Why do people not like fasting? Why do churches not teach or practice fasting? Sure, some Christians do. But not the ones who mentored me in my childhood, not the ones who taught my Bible classes. My understanding of fasting was so uninformed by the church that I was somewhat offended when my spiritual nurture [...]
Archive for October, 2007
CSD 9: Fasting? Give Me My Cheeseburger!
Posted in Fasting, Spiritual Disciplines, tagged Christian spiritual discipline, Fasting, spirituality on October 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
CSD 8: We are Sodomites
Posted in Poverty, Simplicity, Spiritual Disciplines, tagged Christian, poor, Poverty, Simplicity, Sodom, Spiritual Disciplines on October 2, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Disclaimer: Ouch! I’m talking to myself this morning!
When I mention Sodom, what comes to mind? Wait! Don’t tell me; I probably know.
For many of us, the word Sodom makes us think of sins that disgust us, things we would never do (or at least so we claim). We think of the story in Genesis 19, and we [...]
Conflict + Grace = Healing
Posted in Conflict, tagged article, Christian, Conflict on October 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Monday morning! For today’s message, check out my short article about dealing with conflict as Christians. You can find it via the following link:
http://www.campuscrosswalk.org/2007-summer-17.html
Questions for thought:
1. What lessons about handling conflict did you learn as a child?
2. What troubles you about interpersonal conflict?
3. In what ways can Christian spirituality help us in dealing with conflict in [...]
Steven Gaines
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