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Today’s discussion is pretty important as it deals with the types of transactions we have with people. It gets complicated though, as the recipient of any of our words or actions can take them the wrong way and make accusations of us that are totally unfair. We’ll start with the first half… when we findContinue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 44”

As much as the formation happening in my heart is between God and I, there is the observation that God himself made, “It is not good for man to be alone!!” God has created us in his image which includes many things. One of those things is that Father, Son and Holy Spirit have existedContinue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 43”

Almost universally we see faith as a private matter, but if this private matter is transformative in nature there will always be a public result. This is expressed in the purposely ridiculous lyrics I used in a sermon a few weeks ago from Steve Taylor… “I’m devout, I’m sincere and I’m proud to sayThat itsContinue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 42”

In one of the last installments relating to our bodies as part of this redemptive work, the author addresses the issue of Sabbath. In a culture that promotes busyness and getting more things done than the next person as a measure of success, it’s difficult for us to process that committing 1/7th of our weekContinue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 41”

I apologize for the break. I’ve been a part of a retreat of sorts (renovating my heart) so a few days have been well spent but not spent on my blog. We’ve covered the renovation of our hearts, thoughts, actions and the consideration this week has been that of our bodies. As the book states,Continue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapters 37-40”

I’m a big fan of understanding systems theory. Systems theory is the recognition that individual components are a part of a greater whole and therefore the interconnectedness of all of the components is important. Our body is a system of systems. Nerves, muscles, skeleton, circulation and many more are systems that all have to workContinue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 37”

Now we’re beginning to cross over to where the rubber meets the road, beyond theory and into exercise. As I ponder today’s chapter I consider the idea of having “margin” in our life. Remember back in the day of notebooks/notepads/ paper you’d take notes on in class. A large empty headers with margins on eachContinue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 36”

The order of practicing all of this to the fullest extent. Surrender Abandonment Contentment Participation Let me keep it simple today… Surrender: when we surrender our will to God we yield to his supremacy in all things. Abandonment: If our surrendered life is characterized by grace we move on to abandonment. Surrender covers all circumstances.Continue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 35”

Today’s reading starts off with a clear definition of our will. “Our will is what comes from nothing else but us. Will is the ability to originate (or refrain from originating) an act or a thought… what arises from our will is from us alone.” We have the capacity to turn something on or turnContinue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 34”

We’ve spent a lot of time considering our thoughts and feelings, how they are rooted in the condition of our hearts. Today’s topic is that of character. The books definition of character is “the internal structure of self that is revealed by our long-term patterns of behavior.” An old definition is “Who you are whenContinue reading “Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Chapter 33”