If you want recommendations, let me point you to my recommended reading list on the right.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Audiobook sale at ChristianAudio
Until July 3rd, ChristianAudio is having a sale. Almost everything is $7.49. This is an excellent deal. Usually their prices are very good anyway, and now they're giving an even better deal. Now is the time to get those Christian audio books you've been eyeing!
If you want recommendations, let me point you to my recommended reading list on the right.
If you want recommendations, let me point you to my recommended reading list on the right.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
May updates
I'm updating you today with a number of various topics. Thanks for reading.
Free Willard talks
As I continue on the journey as one of Christ's apprentices, I continue to find Dallas Willard's teaching to be the most helpful and thorough when it comes to training as a disciple of Jesus. I hope you'll head over to ChristianAudio.com and download all of the free Dallas Willard talks they have available there. As a matter of fact, I'll make it easy for you by linking to each one individually:- The Cross and Discipleship (3 parts)
- Church Staff Retreat 2004 (3 parts)
- The With-God Life (parts 2 and 4 are Willard)
- What Does It Mean to Be Human?
- Interview on Renovation of the Heart
- Interview on Hearing God
- Interview on Knowing Christ Today
Willard's new book
It's been a few years since Renovation of the Heart, and now, Dallas Willard has finally authored another book, Knowing Christ Today: Why We Can Trust Spiritual Knowledge. I am eager to acquire and read this book. Willard's website says:This book deals with the disastrous effects of divorcing the teachings of Jesus Christ and his people from the domain of human knowledge. Its aim is to reposition the substantial teachings of Christianity ("Mere" Christianity) as a body of knowledge in the contemporary world.This is a topic that J.P. Moreland wrote about in the first section of Kingdom Triangle, and I am looking forward to diving in deeper with Willard's long-awaited new book.
Designed for analogy
Have you noticed how useful analogy is for communication and understanding? We use analogy all the time to compare things and make our ideas more accessible to listeners. I have come to believe that God designed the world in such a way that analogy would be incredibly easy. He has created a cosmos in which parallels exist all over the place. And, just as analogy is useful in every topic of discussion, I think that God specifically intended that many things we experience and see on Earth would help us to better understand him. One obvious and common such analogy is that of a parent with his or her child. The things we can learn about God through our own parenting experience are many, and they are the kinds of things you won't learn by reading, but only through the experience of that analogous relationship. By training and observing our own children, and our responses to them, we can gain insight into God's role as our father. Analogy can also be useful in defending your Christian worldview. Just listen to someone like William Lane Craig or Greg Koukl teach and you'll see what I mean. As you observe the world around you, take note of how God created everything in such a way that analogy is easy, and it is everywhere.Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Prewrath radio online
For those of you who appreciate the prewrath view of the rapture, you might like listening to Prewrath Radio Online. You can subscribe to the podcast here.
I've only just discovered this podcast and started listening, but it looks to be a podcast in defense of the prewrath position. I thought you might like to know about it.
I've only just discovered this podcast and started listening, but it looks to be a podcast in defense of the prewrath position. I thought you might like to know about it.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
A roleplaying analogy for the spiritual life
This morning, while thinking, a profound thought came to mind. It was a meaningful thought to me and I'll explain why.
I have been trying to learn to hear God (I recommend Willard's book, Hearing God). I heard J.P. Moreland say in one message that when the Spirit speaks to Christians, there is a certain "flavor" to the voice, and that learning to listen to God includes learning to recognize that unique flavor or tone. I'd call it a "vibe" in my own language. Well, I'm still struggling to understand listening to God, but when this interesting thought came to me this morning, it had the flavor of something that I wouldn't have come up with on my own. It just kind of popped into mind and made sense to me. I'm wondering if this is what the Spirit sounds like as he speaks to us?
So what was the "thought" I'm referring to? Hold on for one more minute while I give you a little background.
One of my favorite hobbies is participating in tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs). I join some friends of mine once a week at lunch to play an RPG. (I sometimes write about roleplaying here.) I'm sorry if the language I am about to use sounds like Greek to you, but I must explain it so that what follows will make sense.
The game we are currently using is called Spirit of the Century. In this game, characters can acquire a number of skills of different types. These skills explain the activities at which the character is good, great, or mediocre - like athletics, driving, sneaking, acts of strength, etc. There are two broad categories of skills in the system used by Spirit of the Century: active and passive. Active skills are those things that require an effort or action taken by the character. This requires an intentional act of the will to accomplish something, be it running a race, making a good first impression, or examining the details of a painting. Passive skills are those qualities that are always "on" in the character. For example, alertness, endurance, and resolve. A character doesn't actively try to be alert. They simply are alert or they aren't, by default, and there are varying degrees to how alert someone can be, by nature or by practice. Endurance means the person has a natural or practiced ability to hold up under pressure. This isn't a concsious effort - it just resides there in the person. Resolve is similar, but refers to endurance of the mind rather than the body.
So this morning, the thought that came to mind was something like: "In the spiritual life, our goal is to make the things of Christ into passive attributes within us. We are to transform our living from the active pursuit of well-doing to the changed nature of passive, ever-present, Christlikeness." This is really just a rewording of a principle that others have stated in better words.
I recently read an article from Christianity Today in which Dallas Willard and Richard Foster were interviewed. In this interview, Willard explains that spiritual formation (or "character formation") is not to be mistakenly understood as "behavior modification". Rather, spiritual formation is intended to change the heart (the deep part of a person that determines how we think and act) so that it becomes like that of Christ himself.
My sense is that this morning, the Spirit was giving me new wording for this principle to color it more vividly in my mind. And that's exactly what it did. The same principles I've read over and over in Willard's books were made all the more clear this morning as the idea of active vs. passive popped into my mind.
For instance, my nature is to be prideful. The antithesis of this condition is humility, which is not present in my nature. Being a follower of Christ, I know that I am to be humble and not improperly prideful. There are two options before me. The first option is to mentally "muscle it".
Given a situation where I feel my pride swelling and the urge to perhaps boast or make myself look good, I can remember the lessons I learned from Jesus and fight the pride down. I can tell myself, "You're not as great as you think you are." This is an act of humility. Active. Behavior modification. I am consciously struggling on a case by case basis against the flesh by my will to do good. But the goal of spiritual formation into Christlikeness is to make that humility passive. Then, in the same situation, there won't be a desire for boasting. That part of me has been taken away, or at least diminished in some measure. Where I used to desire attention for self, I now desire for attention to be directed to Christ, or the Father, or to the good of another person. This is passive - true transformation. It's always "on", rather than a case by case skill to exercise by willful exertion. This is the goal.
As another example, take giving in secret. I can consciously make myself give money or goods to someone in need, and I can even keep it secret. This is a choice to do what I know is right, the desire to do a good deed, the pursuit of a righteous action. Now, this isn't a bad thing. But again, the goal is to make is so that my nature is to behave in this way. So, rather than choosing on a case by case basis which good deeds to perform, I do these things by default, because my changed heart leads me to do it. My passive state of heart should become that of a secretive giver.
This applies to many sins and virtues. You can decide how it looks in your own life. Maybe you struggle with lust. The goal is to not fight down each case of lust day to day (active), but to lose that lustful desire altogether, redirecting that time and energy to the good of God's kingdom. Maybe you find yourself reluctant to serve others in any capacity. The goal is not to force yourself into every opportunity for service, but to regenerate that part of your heart to serve others joyfully by nature, as a passive state of being, so that it is no longer a struggle but a delight. Maybe you struggle with the delicious desire to gossip and slander. Rather than biting your tongue in each conversation with your friends as you avoid speaking those nasty thoughts, the goal is to reform that part of your heart so that you naturally see the good in people and delight in building others up, and living with a quieter tongue and a listening ear. The struggle flees as the passive state of the renewed heart takes over in you.
Active vs. passive. This is the meaningful thought that came to mind this morning, and I am thankful. It has given me another way to meditate on the journey of character formation. This all sounds very good, you might think, but it sounds so difficult. Maybe you've been wanting to change for months or years, but there is very little change. Let me encourage you by saying that there is a way to pursue change. You are not powerless. Let me direct you to some resources that will guide you in the journey of heart transformation. All you need to do is carefully and thoughtfully read about and put into practice what these authors advise. Pick up the following list of books, in this order, and you will learn something very valuable about spiritual formation into Christlikeness. Also make note of the other books listed in the right-hand column of this blog. If we are going to grow and change, we need to be intentional about our pursuit. These books tell us how and why.
Renovation of the Heart: A thorough overview of transformation of the inmost depths of your being.
The Spirit of the Disciplines: A theoretical, historical, and practical overview of Christian spiritual disciplines.
Celebration of Discipline: A very practical and detailed guide to several classic Christian spiritual disciplines.
The Divine Conspiracy: A comprehensive look at discipleship and the life of the disciple.
I have been trying to learn to hear God (I recommend Willard's book, Hearing God). I heard J.P. Moreland say in one message that when the Spirit speaks to Christians, there is a certain "flavor" to the voice, and that learning to listen to God includes learning to recognize that unique flavor or tone. I'd call it a "vibe" in my own language. Well, I'm still struggling to understand listening to God, but when this interesting thought came to me this morning, it had the flavor of something that I wouldn't have come up with on my own. It just kind of popped into mind and made sense to me. I'm wondering if this is what the Spirit sounds like as he speaks to us?
So what was the "thought" I'm referring to? Hold on for one more minute while I give you a little background.
One of my favorite hobbies is participating in tabletop roleplaying games (RPGs). I join some friends of mine once a week at lunch to play an RPG. (I sometimes write about roleplaying here.) I'm sorry if the language I am about to use sounds like Greek to you, but I must explain it so that what follows will make sense.
The game we are currently using is called Spirit of the Century. In this game, characters can acquire a number of skills of different types. These skills explain the activities at which the character is good, great, or mediocre - like athletics, driving, sneaking, acts of strength, etc. There are two broad categories of skills in the system used by Spirit of the Century: active and passive. Active skills are those things that require an effort or action taken by the character. This requires an intentional act of the will to accomplish something, be it running a race, making a good first impression, or examining the details of a painting. Passive skills are those qualities that are always "on" in the character. For example, alertness, endurance, and resolve. A character doesn't actively try to be alert. They simply are alert or they aren't, by default, and there are varying degrees to how alert someone can be, by nature or by practice. Endurance means the person has a natural or practiced ability to hold up under pressure. This isn't a concsious effort - it just resides there in the person. Resolve is similar, but refers to endurance of the mind rather than the body.
So this morning, the thought that came to mind was something like: "In the spiritual life, our goal is to make the things of Christ into passive attributes within us. We are to transform our living from the active pursuit of well-doing to the changed nature of passive, ever-present, Christlikeness." This is really just a rewording of a principle that others have stated in better words.
I recently read an article from Christianity Today in which Dallas Willard and Richard Foster were interviewed. In this interview, Willard explains that spiritual formation (or "character formation") is not to be mistakenly understood as "behavior modification". Rather, spiritual formation is intended to change the heart (the deep part of a person that determines how we think and act) so that it becomes like that of Christ himself.
My sense is that this morning, the Spirit was giving me new wording for this principle to color it more vividly in my mind. And that's exactly what it did. The same principles I've read over and over in Willard's books were made all the more clear this morning as the idea of active vs. passive popped into my mind.
For instance, my nature is to be prideful. The antithesis of this condition is humility, which is not present in my nature. Being a follower of Christ, I know that I am to be humble and not improperly prideful. There are two options before me. The first option is to mentally "muscle it".
Given a situation where I feel my pride swelling and the urge to perhaps boast or make myself look good, I can remember the lessons I learned from Jesus and fight the pride down. I can tell myself, "You're not as great as you think you are." This is an act of humility. Active. Behavior modification. I am consciously struggling on a case by case basis against the flesh by my will to do good. But the goal of spiritual formation into Christlikeness is to make that humility passive. Then, in the same situation, there won't be a desire for boasting. That part of me has been taken away, or at least diminished in some measure. Where I used to desire attention for self, I now desire for attention to be directed to Christ, or the Father, or to the good of another person. This is passive - true transformation. It's always "on", rather than a case by case skill to exercise by willful exertion. This is the goal.
As another example, take giving in secret. I can consciously make myself give money or goods to someone in need, and I can even keep it secret. This is a choice to do what I know is right, the desire to do a good deed, the pursuit of a righteous action. Now, this isn't a bad thing. But again, the goal is to make is so that my nature is to behave in this way. So, rather than choosing on a case by case basis which good deeds to perform, I do these things by default, because my changed heart leads me to do it. My passive state of heart should become that of a secretive giver.
This applies to many sins and virtues. You can decide how it looks in your own life. Maybe you struggle with lust. The goal is to not fight down each case of lust day to day (active), but to lose that lustful desire altogether, redirecting that time and energy to the good of God's kingdom. Maybe you find yourself reluctant to serve others in any capacity. The goal is not to force yourself into every opportunity for service, but to regenerate that part of your heart to serve others joyfully by nature, as a passive state of being, so that it is no longer a struggle but a delight. Maybe you struggle with the delicious desire to gossip and slander. Rather than biting your tongue in each conversation with your friends as you avoid speaking those nasty thoughts, the goal is to reform that part of your heart so that you naturally see the good in people and delight in building others up, and living with a quieter tongue and a listening ear. The struggle flees as the passive state of the renewed heart takes over in you.
Active vs. passive. This is the meaningful thought that came to mind this morning, and I am thankful. It has given me another way to meditate on the journey of character formation. This all sounds very good, you might think, but it sounds so difficult. Maybe you've been wanting to change for months or years, but there is very little change. Let me encourage you by saying that there is a way to pursue change. You are not powerless. Let me direct you to some resources that will guide you in the journey of heart transformation. All you need to do is carefully and thoughtfully read about and put into practice what these authors advise. Pick up the following list of books, in this order, and you will learn something very valuable about spiritual formation into Christlikeness. Also make note of the other books listed in the right-hand column of this blog. If we are going to grow and change, we need to be intentional about our pursuit. These books tell us how and why.
Renovation of the Heart: A thorough overview of transformation of the inmost depths of your being.
The Spirit of the Disciplines: A theoretical, historical, and practical overview of Christian spiritual disciplines.
Celebration of Discipline: A very practical and detailed guide to several classic Christian spiritual disciplines.
The Divine Conspiracy: A comprehensive look at discipleship and the life of the disciple.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Your moral obligation to NOT vote for Barack Obama
If you listen to the Stand to Reason podcast, you'll know that Greg Koukl has given the current U.S. presedential election some very insightful commentary over the last several weeks. This week's discussion may be the most important yet. In this discussion, Koukl read a recent article by Robert George entitled "Obama's Abortion Extremism." I am writing to encourage you to head over to Public Discourse and read this article.
You may be thinking, "I don't want to read another article. I'm fed up with this election."
I have two responses. First, Robert George is not simply another uninformed citizen spouting fruitless gripes. Read this short bio from the foot of the linked article:
Robert P. George is McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University. He is a member of the President's Council on Bioethics and previously served on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. He sits on the editorial board of Public Discourse.In other words, this guy has a reason to talk. And he does it well.
My second reason you should read it is this: you are morally obligated to vote because politics involve moral issues. God cares greatly about morality, and so should you, if you claim to be a moral person. And when you vote, you better be sure you're making the right choice. There are two nominees for this election, and one of them is a morally better choice than the other. You are required, as a moral person, to choose the better option in this case.
If you have been considering a vote for Barack Obama - I implore you to read the article by Robert George, and then rethink your position. If after reading this article you still plan to vote for Mr. Obama, you should be ashamed. Regardless of the other issues at stake in this election, there is no way for a person with correct moral thinking to place their vote on the most extreme pro-abortion candidate ever to run for office.
Now, if you knowingly admit yourself to be an immoral person, or if you think taking the lives of tiny human beings in any form is a good thing, by all means, vote for Barack Obama. But if you are an American citizen, and claim to be a follower of Christ according to any denomination, you had better be prepared to vote, and to make the right choice when you do.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Making sense of God's providence
I'm a devoted listener to Greg Koukl's radio show and podcast "Stand to Reason". Stand to Reason is a very valuable ministry for those who like to think reasonably about the Christian worldview and realize that believing in God and Christ is not a "leap of faith".
This week's podcast was a bit odd to me because Koukl spent a large portion of the show talking about why he is a Calvinist, specifically regarding the topic of God's providence and human free will. There were two things that bothered me here. First, Koukl didn't explain why he doesn't agree other views of God's providence. He briefly mentioned Arminianism, but didn't, as far as I remember, even mention Molinism (or Middle Knowledge). Second, Koukl's view assumes certain foundational truths, but he didn't argue for these foundational truths. What I mean is, he takes a Calvinist stance based on some assumptions which may or may not actually be true.
My point is not to argue against Calvinism here, so I won't go into detail on the issue, but for a brief example, Koukl explains that humans have compatiblist free will, but doesn't really argue for why he thinks this. He assumes it using a common sense approach. He asked if it would be possible for humans to live sinlessly and assumed the answer to be "No." But what if someone thinks the answer is "Yes"? Regardless of what the answer is, I don't like that he simply appealed to common sense on this issue.
Since Koukl left out mention of Molinism, I am assuming that there are many teachers out there who are doing the same. For this reason, I am writing today. I want to make sure that you have had the opportunity to research this view. Perhaps you haven't even heard of it. A more common term for this view is "Middle Knowledge". The modern father (if you will) of this view is Dr. William Lane Craig. With his wonderfully logical thinking, Craig has been very effective at explaining and teaching about this view of God's providence and human free will.
I will not try to explain the view here because it has been thoroughly explained elsewhere. My goal is to bring the view to your attention and to encourage you to read some resources on the topic. My goal here on Reverentium is always to encourage you to think. This is an issue worth thinking about. A few years ago, I had never had solid convictions on the topic. Then, a friend introduced me to Craig's arguments for the Middle Knowledge view. This view, I think, makes the most sense of Bible passages on the topic. It solves the issues present in Calvinism and Arminianism, and it takes a totally different perspective on some foundational ideas assumed by Calvinists.
You might find the Middle Knowledge view to be refreshing.
Some good resources are:
The Only Wise God, by William Lane Craig
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, by J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig
LeadershipU
This week's podcast was a bit odd to me because Koukl spent a large portion of the show talking about why he is a Calvinist, specifically regarding the topic of God's providence and human free will. There were two things that bothered me here. First, Koukl didn't explain why he doesn't agree other views of God's providence. He briefly mentioned Arminianism, but didn't, as far as I remember, even mention Molinism (or Middle Knowledge). Second, Koukl's view assumes certain foundational truths, but he didn't argue for these foundational truths. What I mean is, he takes a Calvinist stance based on some assumptions which may or may not actually be true.
My point is not to argue against Calvinism here, so I won't go into detail on the issue, but for a brief example, Koukl explains that humans have compatiblist free will, but doesn't really argue for why he thinks this. He assumes it using a common sense approach. He asked if it would be possible for humans to live sinlessly and assumed the answer to be "No." But what if someone thinks the answer is "Yes"? Regardless of what the answer is, I don't like that he simply appealed to common sense on this issue.
Since Koukl left out mention of Molinism, I am assuming that there are many teachers out there who are doing the same. For this reason, I am writing today. I want to make sure that you have had the opportunity to research this view. Perhaps you haven't even heard of it. A more common term for this view is "Middle Knowledge". The modern father (if you will) of this view is Dr. William Lane Craig. With his wonderfully logical thinking, Craig has been very effective at explaining and teaching about this view of God's providence and human free will.
I will not try to explain the view here because it has been thoroughly explained elsewhere. My goal is to bring the view to your attention and to encourage you to read some resources on the topic. My goal here on Reverentium is always to encourage you to think. This is an issue worth thinking about. A few years ago, I had never had solid convictions on the topic. Then, a friend introduced me to Craig's arguments for the Middle Knowledge view. This view, I think, makes the most sense of Bible passages on the topic. It solves the issues present in Calvinism and Arminianism, and it takes a totally different perspective on some foundational ideas assumed by Calvinists.
You might find the Middle Knowledge view to be refreshing.
Some good resources are:
The Only Wise God, by William Lane Craig
Philosophical Foundations for a Christian Worldview, by J.P. Moreland and William Lane Craig
LeadershipU
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Re-visioning God
My current reading includes Dallas Willard's The Divine Conspiracy. I shouldn't be surprised, but this book, as with any other book by Willard, is absolutely masterful. Willard has, again, skillfully clarified a series of important features of the Christian life. In this book, he does so by taking a nice long look at the sermon on the mount - the most in-depth and helpful teaching I've ever heard on Jesus' "discourse on the hill" as Willard calls it. From there, he develops the topic of discipleship, which is one of Willard's passions, as you may know from his other writings. If you are interested in studying discipleship, start here. Other authors will tell you the same thing: "Here's what I want to teach you. But I must recommend you read Dallas Willard's book, because he wrote about the topic best, and I'm not going to try to rewrite it here." (Not an actual quote, just my summary of what I've seen in other books).
Writer Janet Batchler has commented on The Divine Conspiracy before, in better words than I ever could. Make sure to check out her posts:
Book Thoughts: The Divine Conspiracy
Notes from The Divine Conspiracy
As I've been swimming through the richness of this book, I've found numerous quotes and passage which I would love to share with you. There are so many that I would be breaking copyright laws to post them all here for you. So, all I can say is: if you want to grow and train as an apprentice of Jesus Christ, read this book. It's up to you to sink the bucks and devote the time.
Today, I have chosen one little topic and a few quotes to share with you. Hopefully this will be a pleasant appetizer for you. This is only a crumb of the goodness in this book.
Early in the book, Willard explains the importance of re-visioning God in our current lives. It is essential to view God in a certain way, to behold him and give him the proper consideration that is due him by his very nature. It is not only easy to forget how grand God is and who he is, but it is also easy to make him something he isn't, in our own minds. If we understood God as he truly is, it would be impossible to belittle him as we tend to do. Willard says:
Willard goes on:
As humans, we often live for great experiences. As physical beings, we desire to squeeze the value out of life by experiencing good and grand things, and sharing them with others. Willard says:
Writer Janet Batchler has commented on The Divine Conspiracy before, in better words than I ever could. Make sure to check out her posts:
Book Thoughts: The Divine Conspiracy
Notes from The Divine Conspiracy
As I've been swimming through the richness of this book, I've found numerous quotes and passage which I would love to share with you. There are so many that I would be breaking copyright laws to post them all here for you. So, all I can say is: if you want to grow and train as an apprentice of Jesus Christ, read this book. It's up to you to sink the bucks and devote the time.
Today, I have chosen one little topic and a few quotes to share with you. Hopefully this will be a pleasant appetizer for you. This is only a crumb of the goodness in this book.
Early in the book, Willard explains the importance of re-visioning God in our current lives. It is essential to view God in a certain way, to behold him and give him the proper consideration that is due him by his very nature. It is not only easy to forget how grand God is and who he is, but it is also easy to make him something he isn't, in our own minds. If we understood God as he truly is, it would be impossible to belittle him as we tend to do. Willard says:
"Central to the understanding and proclamation of the Christian gospel today, as in Jesus' day, is a re-visioning of what God's own life is like and how the physical cosmos fits into it." (The Divine Conspiracy, HarperSanFrancisco, 1997, p.62)All things point to our great God, the Father, whom Jesus proclaimed. If this is so, then it follows that we should properly understand and imagine God. He is as he is, not as we want him to be, and not who we make him to be for our own uses. Willard goes back to appreciating and loving God much later in the book, when writing about discipleship. But how can we love a God we do not properly understand?
Willard goes on:
"We should, to begin with, think that God leads a very interesting life, and that he is full of joy. Undoubtedly he is the most joyous being in the universe. The abundance of his love and generosity is inseparable from his infinite joy. All of the good and beautiful things from which we occasionally drink tiny droplets of soul-exhilarating joy, God continuously experiences in all their breadth and depth and richness."Thank you, Dr. Willard for reminding us of the vast good of God. God is so wonderful, so terrible, that it is difficult for us to find fitting words. Our minds can hardly begin to grasp it without straining and bursting. Only when we see God as Willard describes him, can we learn to love him as he is. Oh, but when we do see him and love him as he is, this is the seed that will grow in our hearts, beginning our transformation. This is a big point late in the book.
As humans, we often live for great experiences. As physical beings, we desire to squeeze the value out of life by experiencing good and grand things, and sharing them with others. Willard says:
"We treasure our great experiences for a lifetime, and we may have very few of them. But he is simply one great inexhaustible and eternal experience of all that is good and true and beautiful and right." (p.63)These quotes from Willard are just tidbits. With them, I hope to turn your mind to your love for the Holy God. And in that place of love, I hope you will take time to read The Divine Conspiracy and allow yourself to receive Willard's unique training. This training will lead the intentional reader toward the transformed life of those who aspire to be true apprentices of Jesus of Nazareth.
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