Category: Spiritual Formation

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Emerging Church, Part 2

On Jan.07.08 , In Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Formation by

The second day was very helpful. Kimball didn’t say it this way but my filter puts it in terms of my own belief and practice. The challenge is to be able to read and assess the context of the individual or group in order to respond appropriately (would this be another form of proper distinction […]

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Emerging Church

On Jan.04.08 , In Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Formation by

I am attending Youth Ministry 2008 sponsored by the LCMS Office of Youth Ministry.  The speaker is Dan Kimball, author of Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations and They Like Jesus But Not the Church.   Kimball contends that the Christian sub-culture has created a “bubble” that prevents interaction with the surrounding culture.  Kimball is […]

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Life, “under the Word”

On Oct.14.07 , In Spiritual Formation, Unfiled by

My senior DCE students and I are reading and discussing Bonhoeffer’s Life Together.  This is the 20th class that I have discussed this book with and each year I find it to be such a blessing of discovery.  Bonhoeffer starts off by writing, “In the following we shall consider a number of directions and precepts […]

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Faith Formation Across the (?) Lifespan (?)

On Oct.11.07 , In Spiritual Formation, Unfiled by

I heard a true story today of a person entering into The Third Age (over 50). This person lays flat all day and needs assistance to roll over, eat, toilet….actually needs assistance for everything. This person can only communicate with grunts and noises with an occassional expression of the eyes or a small movement of […]

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Spiritual Wellness

On Sep.28.07 , In Spiritual Formation, Unfiled by

When Jesus says, “Peace be to you,” He offers wholeness and completeness.  Jesus makes us whole and complete through His acceptance and love.  The wholeness and completeness is a free gift that begins a transformative process in each aspect of our life. The transformation of the spiritual core leads to the ability to respond with […]

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