Taken by Surprise Some time ago I read a newspaper article about a couple who had been married for over fifty years. The husband made a remark that has always stuck with me. He said that after so many years, he knew his wife extremely well, but that every once in a while she did […]
How Can My Prayer Life Be Deepened?
?Among the important lessons that the spiritual giants can teach us, and on which they have striking agreement, is that we are not likely to experience reality in prayer unless we practice a great deal of silent waiting. Far from prayer being a matter of words, it is often, at its best, freedom from words, […]
Do I Pray Like God Knows My Needs?
Many Words Jesus famously, in his sermon on the mount, offers some simple counsel about prayer just before giving his first followers the model prayer we?ve come to call The Lord?s Prayer: ?And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. […]
Video: An Unhurried Life Q&A
WATCH VIDEO Last weekend, Alan Fadling had the opportunity to share An Unhurried Life with The Church at Rocky Peak in Chatsworth, CA. It was an engaging conversation between Pastor David Cox and Alan. Watch as they discuss: Is our hurried way of life a result of modern culture or has this been a struggle […]
The Upside Down Kingdom
Last Sunday, one of our blog contributors, Troy Walling, had the opportunity to preach at his home church,?Relevant Community. His talk coincides perfectly with Craig’s blog post from Tuesday. We encourage you to listen to Troy by clicking HERE and choosing “Download MP3 Audio.” You can also print a guide with a week’s worth of […]
Friendship in the Kingdom of God
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. … I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.” […]
When Was the Last Time You Asked “How?”
Dallas Willard often mentioned a book that was one of his favorites: Lawson?s Deeper Experiences of Famous Christians. I read it again recently and came across this little paragraph about the difference between surrender and self-abandonment: A will surrendered is not always a will abandoned. ??as Madam Guyon says, ?A will surrendered is not always […]
