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Is That You Lord? – Winner

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

I promised a winner announcement by today at the latest. I’d like to say thank you to everyone who commented, tweeted or shared my post somewhere. The winner of Is That You Lord? by Gary Gilley is Donna Banks. I’ll … Continue reading →

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Is Deception Calling? A review of Jesus Calling by Sarah Young

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

Just the other day I posted that Christians should be wary of God “experiences.” Although there are many prominent promoters of practices that claim to be ways to hear directly from God (other than by reading the Bible), it is … Continue reading →

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Pastor Gilley: Differences between Contemplative Prayer and Biblical Prayer

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

This may be the best explanation of the differences between contemplative prayer (one of the “disciplines” of spiritual formation) and biblical prayer I’ve read. It isn’t brief, but it is well worth the read. (from Pastor Gary Gilley at Southern … Continue reading →

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Discernment Reading

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

Since I can’t write much I wanted to share a few things from around the internet. From Lighthouse Trails: The Roots of Spiritual Formation. You NEED to read this. I cannot stress the importance of understanding where “spiritual formation” comes … Continue reading →

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