Tag Archives: Discipleship

Becoming A Spiritually Realized Person

Posted on January 2, 2026 by Jason

For several months, I have been reading a daily devotional book entitled Becoming Fire: Through the Year with the Desert Fathers and Mothers by Tim Vivian. Each day highlights two or three excerpts from the desert Christians: a teaching, a … Continue reading →

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Every Step An Arrival: Going Without Knowing

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Jason

In his book The Pastor, Eugene Peterson cites a Denise Levertov poem that closes with this line: “every step an arrival.” Levertov uses the phrase as a description of her development as a poet but her words fire my imagination … Continue reading →

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Luke 9: The Cost of Discipleship

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jason

Reading for Thursday, March 15: Luke 9 Luke 9 is really a pivot point in Luke’s Gospel. We find Jesus doing many of the same things Luke has already recorded: teaching, healing, casting out demons, performing miracles. But we also … Continue reading →

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Dangerous

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Jason

News reports broke last week of a young Indiana woman who was lying on the couch watching television when her boyfriend arrived home and surprised her by asking her to marry him. When she declined his proposal, he became so … Continue reading →

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The Sermon on the Mount 2

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Jason

I began this series by stating my first presupposition when it comes to the Sermon on the Mount, which is that Jesus actually meant what He said. My second presupposition is somewhat broader in nature as it has to do … Continue reading →

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