Well Begun Is Half Done
I pushed the desk chair away and stood up from my laptop after nearly four hours of intensive work. “Finished!” I said to myself, “at least for now.” While sitting on the couch and sipping hot tea, I thought to myself, “Why for so long did I put that project off?” It wasn’t because I...
The Purpose for Fasting
International Missions has encouraged our movement to fast and pray for the sake of the gospel in the world. Cofer’s Chapel is also in a 40-Day fast for the future of our church. I just finished a class on spiritual disciplines with Dr. Whitney (one of which is fasting). Seems like God’s trying to tell...
Taking EVERY Thought Captive
How is your thought life? Do you play out every lustful or morbid thought that enters your head? Do you revel in pity parties or harbor bitterness? Do you silently complain when things don’t go your way or wish evil upon those who have wronged you? Do you secretly think you’re better than other people?...
Fasting: Task or Relationship?
There are a number of spectrums available for analyzing cultures (time vs. event orientation, shame vs. guilt, dichotomistic vs. holistic thinking, etc.) One of these spectrums–task vs. relationship orientation–is of particular interest to me. Task-oriented people have the tendency to work on a task to the detriment of relationships. Relationship-oriented people, on the other hand,...
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