As my role begins the process of changing, it has led me to do some extensive and intensive prayer and study in God’s Word, as well as research in areas that I feel the need to press into more deeply. Of course for all of us that claim to follow Christ, we are both equally bound and terrified by the word evangelism. No other word is seemingly so compelling and repulsive at the same time. It falls into that category…
I’ve been studying the spiritual disciplines with a fellow sojourner and friend and we have been using Willard’s Renovation of the Heart. Aside from being incredibly weighty and thought-provoking, it also has really pushed in on my heart in some amazing ways. Recently it has been with my understanding of Luke 9:23-24, Then he [Jesus] said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must put aside your selfish ambition, shoulder your cross daily, and…