Category Archives: Spirituality

Christmas: It’s not over.

I never tire of reminding people that Christmas lasts twelve days and it takes all of Advent to prepare for it.  More each year I try to observe Advent in the old way, as a time of preparation for receiving … Continue reading

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Charles Spurgeon: Praying in the Holy Spirit: Fervency

When I was looking around for a devotional topic for last week’s Prayer at Six meeting, I came across the evening devotional for that date (October 8th) in Charles Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening. The 20th verse of the book of … Continue reading

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Darkness Is My Only Companion, by Kathryn Greene-McCreight

For devoted Christians who struggle with clinical depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia this book will be a godsend. The author is a trained theologian and Anglican priest who has experienced these forms of mental illness and anguish first-hand. The title … Continue reading

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Prayer At Six

The weekly prayer meeting at Bethel Church has recently moved from Sunday evening to Monday evenings at 6:00 PM (except during holiday weekends). This change was made to make it accessible to more members. The meeting is open to anyone, … Continue reading

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“Nothing Happens Without Prayer”

There’s a popular expression that seems to be going around ministry circles today that says, “Nothing happens (or, nothing gets done) without prayer.” I’ve heard or read this saying many different places. It isn’t meant literally, of course. Lots of … Continue reading

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Hearing God Through the Year, by Dallas Willard and Jan Johnson

Last year I was given a copy of this devotional guide as a gift by some very good friends who seem to know me very well and I have been using it regularly since then. Dallas Willard’s writings are a … Continue reading

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“Nothing matters; everything matters.”

I’ve recently finished another quarter at ATS and I have no classes until October so I hope to be writing more here between now and then. This quarter I took the senior seminar in spiritual formation. This class consisted of … Continue reading

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Emergent Christian Spirituality

In my 19 December posting, I said that I would post a copy of the integrative paper I wrote for my class on Emergent Christian Spirituality at Ashland Seminary. Well there it is. Comments are welcome. The only remark with … Continue reading

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Advent 2006

Some very nice people at Bethel Church are working on an Advent devotional calendar for 2007 and asked me to write something for one of the days. This reflection on what was probably the saddest, and best, Christmas that I … Continue reading

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Break

There’s nothing quite like the feeling that goes with sending your last paper off in e-mail and saying, “I’m done” with another quarter at Ashland Seminary. That was early Friday morning for me. I was exhausted. I’ve finished two more … Continue reading

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