hope, a study blog, part 3

hope, a study blog, part 3

by | spiritual formation

One OT and one NT image of hope captivated me during my research. In word studies, one has to take care and be slow to assume that the same word in a different context sheds light on the word’s meaning universally. For example, the fact that the same three letters...
intentionality

intentionality

by | faith, spiritual formation

Feelings are fickle, flighty things, with low, erratic life spans. Though not innately evil, they are innately unsustainable. Spiritual sustainability requires spiritual intentionality: our Spirit-empowered wills must take the lead, regardless of our emotional states....
In Dry Seasons

In Dry Seasons

by | faith, spiritual formation

Cooking is not in my primary gifting cluster. I could live indefinitely on avocados, mangos, and nuts. But I will never forget a lesson my gourmet Dad taught me about making gravy. “Dad, I’m supposed to make gravy for the group tonight. It’s crazy thin. I must have...
Sensing God

Sensing God

by | faith, mental muscle, spiritual formation

If Jesus is with us continually, why do we not sense Him evenly? Why are there crescendos in our awareness? Why are there rests in which we sense nothing? When we speak of “sensing God’s presence,” we are crossing multiple dimensions. Our physical senses are earth...

Not A Feeling

by | spiritual formation

After a worship service years ago, one of my children said, “Everyone else feels God but me. Maybe I don’t really know him.” “Or,” I suggested, “maybe knowing God isn’t about a feeling.” In our experience-addicted age, we tend to assume that intimacy with God is...

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