Category: Spiritual Formation

Everyone is not equally temptable. One person can be severely tempted by something that another person barely or is not-at-all tempted. Some...

This is a Q&A blog post by our Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig. Question When did certain believers in the New Testament...

In sacrifice and offering you have not delighted, but you have given me an open ear. Burnt offering and sin offering you have not required. Then I...

Sacrificio y ofrenda no te agrada; Has abierto mis oídos; Holocausto y expiación no has demandado. Entonces dije: He aquí, vengo; En el rollo del...

What should you do when there is no time to pray? On the surface, this appears to be a simple question, but it turns out to be a bit more...

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will...

« Un mandamiento nuevo os doy: Que os améis unos a otros; como yo os he amado, que también os améis unos a otros. En esto conocerán todos que sois...

Last night before going to bed I asked my wife an unusual question, “Should I get up at my normal 6am time and take my regular prayer walk followed...

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and...

We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for...

Así que, los que somos fuertes debemos soportar las flaquezas de los débiles, y no agradarnos a nosotros mismos. Cada uno de nosotros agrade a su...

Open my eyes that I may see the wonderful things in Your Law. Psalm 119:18 There is a vital connection that prayer and Scripture have for each...

I have the privilege of teaching genre-based biblical interpretation at Biola. Here's something I put together that integrates biblical principles...

“Grief never ends...but it changes. It is a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness or a lack of faith...It is the price of...

“El duelo nunca termina. Es un pasaje, no un lugar donde quedarse. El dolor no es un signo de debilidad, ni una falta de fe... Es el precio del...

“All teaching is either about things or signs; but things are learned about through signs.” Augustine In The Silver Chair, Jill Pole is with Aslan...

I went to seminary to be great. I’m sure there was something well-meaning in it, and I’m sure that there was a genuine call on my life to take that...

Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him, but some...

Pero los once discípulos se fueron a Galilea, al monte donde Jesús les había ordenado. Y cuando le vieron, le adoraron; pero algunos dudaban. Y...

A few months ago I wrote about the value of praying small prayers. I’ve received significant spiritual encouragement thinking about and praying...

The following is an excerpt from Thaddeus Williams’ new book Revering God: How to Marvel at Your Maker (Zondervan Reflect), a systematic theology...

There is a line in a well-known story of Jesus (Matt. 20:20-28) that often gets overlooked. James and John have just allowed their mommy to ask...

Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that “all of us possess knowledge.” This “knowledge” puffs up, but love builds up. If anyone...

En cuanto a lo sacrificado a los ídolos, sabemos que todos tenemos conocimiento.El conocimiento envanece, pero el amor edifica. Y si alguno se...

The beginning of the contemporary discussion of spiritual formation began with a simple realization: At some point we stopped talking about...