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
Q: What's the one thing about yourself that you wish you could change? A: I wish I had more discipline. I work hard, but that's not the same thing as discipline. I tend to work hard to throw myself at... Continue Reading →
Evan Howard describes the spiritual disciplines native to the Evangelical movement.
The only definition of eternal life found in the Scripture is John 17:3: "And this is eternal life, that they might know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent." Jesus is the way to the... Continue Reading →
Charles Finney explains what revivals are, what hinders them, and when they can be expected.
We have all things and abound; not because I have a good store of money in the bank, not because I have skill and wit with which to win my bread, but because the Lord is my shepherd. Charles Haddon... Continue Reading →
Jonathan Edwards makes the case for the importance of emotions in the spiritual life.
For myself, I am reverently concerned that I teach nothing but Christ crucified. For me to accept a teaching or even an emphasis, I must be persuaded that it is scriptural and altogether apostolic in spirit and temper. And it... Continue Reading →
George Eliot's scathing critique of an Evangelical preacher of her time bears lessons for Evangelicals of all times.
The Magpie 