The Suburban Christian (Al Hsu):
http://thesuburbanchristian.blogspot.com/
What Al says about himself--
Hi, I'm Al Hsu (pronounced "shee"), also known as Albert Y. Hsu. I'm married to Ellen Hsu, and we're the proud parents of Josiah and Elijah. I'm an acquisitions and development editor at InterVarsity Press, working with authors and books in such areas as church & mission, global justice issues, spirituality and cultural engagement.Loud Time (Dave Zimmerman): http://www.loud-time.blogspot.com/
Dave says of himself--I'm a writer and an editor. My books include Deliver Us from Me-Ville ("astonishingly refreshing and helpful," Worship Leader Magazine), Comic Book Character: Unleashing the Hero in Us All ("an instructive delight," Brian McLaren) and the forthcoming Parable of the Unexpected Guest.
Be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds; then you will know the good, acceptable and perfect will of God. - Romans 12:2
The term ‘paradigm shift’ is popular in this century. It signifies the changing from one way of thinking and doing to another. We breeze along in life thinking a certain way and Boom!, there is a totally different way of seeing the same issue.
This shifting happened to me during my sophomore year in college. I was striving intently to succeed in academics, financially, and in relationships. But I was hitting a wall. The harder I tried the more I fell short. Yet my persistence only caused me to hit the wall harder. I was not a quitter. I would win.
Conversations provides thoughtful, in-depth article treatments of topics aligned around a particular theme. Conversations covers “five continuing themes, each representing an enduring aspect of the soul—thought, emotion, behavior, relationship, and intention.” It is the kind of resource that provides fundamental discussion in discipleship building and incorporates the depth of discussion and authoritative insight that is crucial for individual growth in becoming like Jesus.
Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation by Kenneth Boa
This is one of the best books I have ever read on spiritual formation. It covers twelve different facets of Christian spirituality. Topics covered include (but are not limited to) falling in love with God, cultivating an eternal (versus temporal) perspective, grasping our true identity in Christ, and warfare spirituality. While the book was designed for use as a seminary text, it is very readable for all of the rest of us! I found many profound insights in this book that really did change the way I thought about certain issues.
And let the loveliness of our Lord, our God, rest on us, confirming the work that we do. Oh, yes.…
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Paradigm Questions To which of the following commands of Christ’s do you only pay only lip service? Love your enemies…
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Eugene Peterson’s book, Eat This Book gets its name from Revelation 10:9-10 when John asks for the scroll containing God’s…
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This Christian apologetics written by C. S. Lewis and first published in 1942. Lewis composed a book of letters from…
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Bob Dylan in the song Watered-Down Love describes the treacheries of watering down the love that God has for us.…
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Bruce Cockburn’s song Dialogue With The Devil powerfully describes the ease of slipping away from the presence of God and…
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Academy Award nominated film from 1973 about the spiritual awakening of St. Francis of Assisi. The style of the film…
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Amazing Grace is a historical drama about William Wilberforce who was elected to British Parliament at the age of 21…
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The finished diamond is one of the most beautiful and desirable gems.
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As we abide in him and he abides in us, we are receiving his life rather than creating our own…
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“falling in love with God,” as Boa’s subtitle for the facet explains. In this approach we attempt to enter into…
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We experience a great sense of the wonder, boldness, and overwhelming awe of God through our relationship with the Holy…
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Praise is adoration of God for who He is, His person, His character, His names. It is loving God because…
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What does it mean to be a Christian?
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What does it mean to be a disciple, to follow the disciplines necessary to serve Jesus with our whole heart?
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And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. Mark 16:15
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