By Jim Hall on February 12, 2010
I recently read a rather stunning article from Christianity Today entitled, ‘Yawning at the Word’ which talked about the trend in churches to read and quote Scripture less and less because people find it boring! (Not to worry, the author was not saying this was a good thing).
This came on the heels of reading a [...]
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By Jim Hall on February 10, 2010
In October 2009 we have had some friends living with us who have just returned from teaching english in South Korea. In our discussions about the differences between Korean and Canadian culture I was especially interested to learn that in general, Korean culture is considerably busier and faster paced than Canadian culture. Apparently it was [...]
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By Jim Hall on February 5, 2010
In my early days of learning about prayer I heard people talk about the ACTS acronym for the stages of a prayer life: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. It made sense to me but for some reason I always wanted to skip the Adoration part and get on with the rest of the process! To [...]
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By Jim Hall on February 1, 2010
Yesterday I read a quote from Henri Nouwen that really took me aback.
“Without solitude it is virtually impossible to live a spiritual life.”
That is such a strong statement! Very dogmatic.
Perhaps one reason why it strikes me so much is that I do not practice the spiritual discipline of solitude. Don’t get me wrong: I have [...]
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