We come into this world with our fingers curled, and only slowly, by repeated practice, do we learn to open our hands.
04220 – We Christians Should Ask Ourselves…
A short list of questions we Christians need to be better about asking ourselves regarding our beliefs: How might I be wrong? How might the passion of my beliefs regarding an issue be causing me to ignore errors about my beliefs themselves? Do my beliefs about social...
03552 – Go Practice!
You can either practice being right or practice being kind.
03220 – Without Courage…
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.
03198 – Holiness: God’s Intended Destiny for Us
God has only one intended destiny for mankind—holiness. His only goal is to produce saints. God is not some eternal blessing-machine for people to use…. Never tolerate, because of sympathy for yourself or others, any practice that is not in keeping with a holy...
03057 – Bad & Better
The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better.
02981 – Courage: The Most Important of All Virtues
Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.
02768 – Liturgical Churches Misunderstood?
I was wrong and embarrassingly ignorant to assume--no, believe!--liturgical churches of any kind were dry & boring with meaningless rituals practiced by detached people and that liturgical churches (across the board!) did not value the Scriptures OR the gospel the...
02455 – Prayer for Others
Prayer for others cannot be seen as an extraordinary exercise that must be practised from time to time. Rather, it is the very beat of a compassionate heart.
02360 – Spiritual Practice
Spiritual practice is not just sitting and meditating. Practice is looking, thinking, touching, drinking, eating, and talking. Every act, every breath, and every step can be practice and can help us to become more ourselves.