Do you put a premium on pursuing wisdom? Do you know this pursuit can make all the difference in your future? Some people are intelligent, yet they don’t seem to have much wisdom. Some people are articulate, yet they use poor judgement. Some people are very talented, yet they make some very unwise decisions. Some… Continue reading Four Ways to Pursue Wisdom
Category: Spiritual Disciplines
Interview With Trevor Hudson (Part 2)
The following is part 2 of a recent interview that I did with Trevor Hudson. (You can find part 1 here.) Trevor lives in South Africa. He a minister and the author of a number of books. Most recently, he has written a wonderful book entitled Discovering Our Spiritual Identity. I think so much of… Continue reading Interview With Trevor Hudson (Part 2)
Interview With Trevor Hudson (Part 1)
Trevor Hudson lives in South Africa. He is a Christian minister, author, and encourager to many. I have mentioned his latest book Discovering Our Spiritual Identity: Practices for God’s Beloved on this blog. I recently asked Trevor several questions that might be of interest to Christians in general and ministers in particular. The following interview… Continue reading Interview With Trevor Hudson (Part 1)
Trevor Hudson: God Has Stepped Into Human History
Each Thursday, I will be posting a brief video (1:41) of Trevor Hudson’s reflections on what it means to know God and be formed into the image of Jesus. Scot McKnight said the following regarding regarding Trevor’s recent book, Discovering Our Spiritual Identity: Practices for God’s Beloved. Trevor Hudson is one of South Africa’s contemporary… Continue reading Trevor Hudson: God Has Stepped Into Human History
On Resilience 5 (Guest Writer-Charlie Coil)
The following post is the continuation in a series by Charlie Coil. You can read part 1 here, part two here, part three here and part four here. Part V: We Don’t Give Up and Quit–But Why? And How? Forrest Gump sits under a tree beside his beloved Jenny’s grave mulling over one of the… Continue reading On Resilience 5 (Guest Writer-Charlie Coil)
Strengthening the Soul (10)
This morning I read a fine article by Gordon MacDonald in the November 2010 issue of Leadership (print). The article is entitled “Your Regular Checkup.” Basically MacDonald says that if a yearly physical exam is important for people then so is a periodic “spiritual exam.” Sometimes, after one has a physical exam, the physician will… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (10)
Strengthening the Soul (9)
I really felt ashamed at the end of that day. But, I learned something that I have never forgotten. I was in the fourth grade. “Jane” sat in the chair behind me. She often drooled on her desk. She was blond, lanky, and physically challenged. She had difficulty with coordination and often fell down on… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (9)
Strengthening the Soul (8)
How could we have so much information and so little wisdom? I’ve wondered about this. After all, we sometimes make tragic mistakes in our lives, not because of a lack of information but a lack of wisdom. I just read “Wisdom & God in the Age of Information” by Dean M. Riley. (Riley is Professor… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (8)
Strengthening the Soul (7)
What holds you back? What holds you back from being the kind of person that God has called you to be either as a single or as a married person? What holds some of us back is our own immaturity. We get stuck in particular patterns of immature behavior. Some of these patterns include: 1.… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (7)
Strengthening the Soul (5)
Do you hesitate about the wrong things? Sometimes we are more hesitant about doing what is right than doing what we know is wrong. In other words, we may hesitate greatly to do what we know God wants us to do, while we hardly pause at some opportunities to do wrong. The itch to sin… Continue reading Strengthening the Soul (5)