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Get Out and Worship God in the Desert - N.T. Wright Online
Vervaeke clip on Tim Ferris: The church, the temple, and the mosque used to be places where an “ecology of practices” had a home. It was less about socializing, or communicating, but communing. People would mutually conform to set of rituals and words that would transform themselves, enhancing religio, sacredness, and an awareness of the depths of
... See moreThe Bible has come to life for you in ways you’ve never experienced before. It’s almost like you’re seeing Genesis 1 and 2 for the first time, realizing that we’re made to be makers, commissioned to be God’s image bearers by taking up our God-given labor of culture-making. It’s as if someone gave you a new decoder ring for reading the prophets. You
... See moreJames K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
Live the Psalms in Worship and at the Table
Mason King • A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian
The theme of the desert is so strong in Scripture that Jesus reenacts the desert journey at the beginning of his ministry by fasting for forty days in a desert while facing Satan’s temptation. His desert is living with the hope of the resurrection yet facing the reality of his Father’s face turned against him at the cross.
David Powlison • A Praying Life
He was following Jesus in a new way. That new way led Josh out of the church and into the city—out of the comfort zone and into the chaos zone where things are messy.