The world is not going to change. That's not what's promised here. What's promised here is that you're going to walk out and the world is going to be equally beautiful and horrible. It's your orientation to it that is going to change.
Don't' be afraid of the Spiritual Disciplines. There's nothing to be afraid of. It's not drudgery, it's not punishment, it's not religious rigor for the sake of merit. The Spiritual Disciplines are simply the enabling of a dream. A dream that says, “I want to enter into Jesus' yoke.” Zechariah 7:9-14, 8:1, 3, 7-8, 12-13, …
What kind of God would God be if he overlooked evil in our lives? What kind of loving parent would a father or mother be if they overlooked the destructive behavior of their children.
The word “addict” may conjure images of a disheveled drug-user. But relatively few people are addicted to drugs. However, judging by the way we drive, the way we zone out on mobile devices (even when surrounded by friends), and the way we distract ourselves with multiple forms of media, it seems many of us are …
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