To be Christian is to be charismatic. “To each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” However, the individual believer does not need to seek to identify what his or her particular charism is. He does not need to name it and classify it. The Pentecostal-Charismatic movement, while rightly emphasizing [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Ministy: Yieldedness to Spirit (in Ordinariness)
Posted in Ministry on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The Slow Work of God
Posted in Discipleship on March 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the hustle-bustle culture we find ourselves in, it is far too easy for us to become impatient with God’s work in our lives, to grasp for a perfection that is long in coming. If we aren’t careful, we begin to think of our spirituality in concepts (unconsciously) borrowed from the buy-and-sell goings-on of our [...]
A Good Word to Go Away With
Posted in Christian life, Discipleship on March 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago, some friends and I went to hear Brennan Manning speak at a conference hosted by a nearby church. At times sentimental, at others profound, combining pop-psychology with provative and nuanced theology, Manning’s talk was interesting throughout. Several statements remain with me.
“We make our image of [...]
