While most people I speak with believe that balancing their time will balance their life. Balancing your life is about stopping, gathering all the areas of life together, and prioritizing your life around your values. Personal Growth Personal … [Read more]
Growth Begins With Community
No where have I seen community initiate growth like the halls of Alcoholics Anonymous. When men and women begin their AA journey, they have an entire community that comes around them to encourage and guide them in their growth. Whether you agree or … [Read more]
Only Do What You Have To
When Henry Ward Beecher was asked how he could accomplish so much more than other men, he replied: “I don’t do more, but less, than other people. They do all their work three times over: once in anticipation, once in actuality, once in rumination. … [Read more]
A Short List of Christian Spiritual Disciplines
I do not believe spiritual disciplines are rules to follow. They are only help to put us in the path of God. I use 1 Timothy 4:7 as a guide for the disciplines. Not all spiritual disciplines are for everyone and not one of these will make God love … [Read more]
Managing Our Time With Prayer
'Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of the time, because the days are evil. ' Ephesians 5:15-16 Can we ever really manage our time? We've all heard it said, "Every moment is a gift" but few have … [Read more]
The Phoenix As Proof of the Resurrection – St Clement
I am currently rewriting the First Letter of Clement to the Corinthians. The letter is filled with many references to the Old and New Testament and a few other ancient writings. The story of the Phoenix is a part of a larger section on the … [Read more]