Lord, now that I’ve left Your ocean
I find myself struck by the notion
That salt is the thing that I lack
For which I must always go back
Tag Archives: sanctification
1/15 Limerick: Agency from Powerlessness
StandardIf we’re to live life that is glorious
We must believe God is now One with us
When power I lose
I’m still free to choose
For I can align with His plan for us
1/3 Limerick: Holy Won
StandardOf holiness there is but one
Who’s fit to make us wholly won
His love we don’t doubt
Christ came inside-out
That we may live out what He’s done
“And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.””
Matthew 3:17
12/26 Limerick: Beyond Sacrifice
StandardTo see God with eyes that are fresh
We must let him prepare our flesh
For mere sacrifice
Won’t make us think twice
Until we’re reborn in a crèche
My Sin-Thesis: Load-Bearing Beams
StandardLoad-bearing beams are the psychological/spiritual “strongmen” that limit our capacity to cultivate Christ-like redemptive relationships
Continue reading12/17 Poem: A Measure of Faith
StandardThe measure of Faith
Is how we respond
When circumstances
Tempt us to despond
11/24 Poem: Thanctify
StandardO Lord, being thankful is hard
When my heart feels pierced by a shard
Of this world, now broken and torn
By people so lost and forlorn
11/22 Poem: Expansive Praise
StandardIf gates of Hell we would raze
We must learn to weaponize praise
11/3 Limerick: Miss-Conception
StandardUnion with Christ, if it’s true
Leads to reproducing You
Freedom from sin
Means deep within
I’m letting You make “me” anew
Limerick: Loving Enmity
StandardWe’d much rather they’d bought the farm
(those Others who do to us harm)
Or at least find a way
To do as we say
Lest they be led off by gendarme!
Limerick: Un-Doing
StandardThe truth that my heart has been brewing
Is that Christ-likeness comes from UN-doing
Trusting in Jesus
Means that He frees us
From lesser things that we’re pursuing
Requiem for The Flesh
StandardOur flesh is the shame
God built into our genes
To help us survive
Without Him
The Quantum of Solace
StandardLord help me to see
Problems as
Possibility
Anjali’s Catechism: A Childlike Invitation to Spiritual Christianity
StandardAnjali’s Catechism: The Book is coming in Summer 2019. Preview now.
The Invitation
Are you ready to:
- Embrace the One who created the universe as the Heavenly Father who loves you like Jesus?
- Submit your awareness, values, and goals to becoming more like Christ’s?
- Receive God’s Spirit, Word, and Body to reveal and heal the wounds in your spirit that hinder you from becoming like Jesus?
- Value God’s happiness, glory, and relationships more than your own?
- Practice generosity and vulnerability so others can see Christ in you?
- Surrender childlike happiness for the grown-up joy of loving like Jesus?
Lessons
Lesson 2/6: Growing Up (Anjali’s Catechism)
StandardDiscipleship: Make Us Like Jesus
As we mentioned last time, the whole point of being a Christian is to become like Jesus: knowing God and loving others the way He did. In fact, the very word “Christian” means “little Christ.” We are supposed to be pictures of Jesus Christ, the way Jesus is a picture of God the Father.
So how do we get there?
Does Seminary Conquer Sin?
StandardA kind friend pointed out that the seminary focuses I dissed in my last post:
- Theological knowledge
- Pastoral skills
- Relational experiences
may not be sufficient for spiritual maturity, but are necessary.
In fact, what I should have said is that the latter require the former:
LEAD! A.10 Soul’s Sanctification
StandardIn Which We Are Set Apart For Obedience to Jesus, And Suffer For It — Becoming Holy in The Process
This week we round out our discussion on salvation and conviction by focusing on sanctification, or holiness, words that include being both “set apart” and “made righteous.” The overall idea is forming God’s character in us the way we were originally created to be, before mankind was corrupted.
The process of sanctification is central to our calling as disciples and leaders, yet often poorly understood. Let us dig into God’s word to try to find out what all it involves…
Radically Happy 