This site collects the best insights I've come across in my reading of the great works of Christian spirituality from across the millenia and today
One of my great regrets is that I have not studied enough. I wish I had studied more and preached less. People have pressured me into speaking to groups when I should have been studying and preparing. Donald Barnhouse said... Continue Reading →
The early Christian monks who fled the cities to the deserts of Egypt developed great pastoral wisdom as they struggled with Satan in the wilderness. Their insights are sometimes jarring to our modern sensibilities, but they bear listening to. There... Continue Reading →
Holiness has to do with very ordinary things: truthfulness, courtesy, kindness, gentleness, consideration for others, contentment with our lot, honesty and courage in the face of life, reliability, dutifulness. Intent, as we think, on the higher reaches of spirituality, we... Continue Reading →
Four principles for scaling spiritual formation to reach an entire congregation, denomination or mission agency.
There are two reasons people become religious: to approach mystery, and to escape mystery. Scott Peck
A practical method to integrate the spiritual disciplines into your life.
Paradox is truth standing on its head and waving its legs to get our attention G.K. Chesterton
Spiritual growth must have a clear means, or there is no way to move towards it.
