Christ in Us
“Before we can cry out about Christ to others, however, we have to cry out for Christ to be in us. We have to cultivate Christ in us. We...
Spiritual Depth
“The moral/spiritual life, when treated as one more progressive project, is largely marked by constant failure or worse. We cannot teach...
Superficial
“…you can learn a lot of things and can have a mind like an Encyclopedia, full of all knowledge, but if you don’t know yourself and who...
Symbols
“[The] Church has a symbolic understanding of the world where everything is seen as a symbol of the action of God in the world and where...
Silence and Prayer
“…silence is the preferred sound of the soul. The noise of the mind is the chatter of distraction. Such a description is frustrating to...
Fullness
“Fullness (pleroma), occurs a number of times in the New Testament…In Christian usage, it refers to a spiritual wholeness or completeness...
Trauma
“Trauma is a word for the damage we suffer in extreme circumstances…This experience is as old as mankind itself. Trauma sometimes leaves...
Hardship
“Hardship need not break us. It can build, refine and reveal. That is the work of providence, God’s good will working in us a glory that...
Spiritual Perception/Warfare/Experiences
“The life of a believer is not one of ease but a constant spiritual battle.” (Foundation Study Bible, 2 Corinthians 10:4) “…there is a...
Hindsight
“It is hard to sense the Spirit’s presence in any particular moment. However, with hindsight it is amazing to see His work.” (Pastor...