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If you are lucky enough, you know one. The person who has great faith. The person who perseveres in spite of great difficulty.  The person of strength.  The person who does not struggle with their faith; they have great ease. … Continue reading →

I have written about this before but it was in another book. Earlier in the year, I blogged on the perfect type of communication between people who really care for each other, people who love each other. The best way … Continue reading →

Have you ever thought that a life in Christ is your own private spiritual adventure? What does God want you to do on your adventure with Him? Dr. Willard says He wants to “keep us from harm and keep us … Continue reading →

In chapter 5, Dr. Willard refers to Christians who hear from God [they think] but then cannot articulate a “clear, sane meaning” for their communication. Maybe they have a dream.  Maybe they have a vision.  Maybe they have a feeling … Continue reading →

Dr. Willard expresses what the less mature Christian needs. But what they think they need, can they really handle it? They need the spectacular. He bases his comments on the relationship we see between Aaron and Miriam and Moses in … Continue reading →

Dr. Willard poses a question in Chapter 5 that deserves comment. Do we need anything more than the Bible? It seems he is reflecting the thought that some Christians have that the Bible and the church are all that God … Continue reading →

We have all heard it: the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. We know: Father refers to God, Son refers to Jesus, Holy Ghost refers to the divine spark that resides in all of us. Dr. Willard gets down … Continue reading →

What does it mean when someone says “that image is rich.” To me that means that the image is full of significant meaning. An image is a representation of something.  The image may be a real thing that you can … Continue reading →

Dr. Willard quotes Samuel Shoemaker on being used as a speaker for God: the quote bears repeating. “Something comes into our own energies and capacities and expands them. We are laid hold of by something greater than ourselves.  We can … Continue reading →

When God uses a human to speak to you, Dr. Willard calls that speaking conjointly. We must be careful in our use of the word “use”. God does not take a living, breathing, thinking human being and use them like … Continue reading →