Introduction Are you perfect, becoming perfect? No, not in your field but as a Christian -- loving God, loving neighbor? Hmm . . . as I think about it, that does spill over into your field but in a different manner than the way in which I grew up striving after perfection. Today's Christian Devotional Classics post turns attention to John Wesley (1703 – 1791) and his A Plain Account of Christian Perfection (1766). John Wesley (1703 - 1791) John Wesley's brief biography from Christian Classics Ethereal … [Read more...] about Christian Devotional Classics: Christian Perfection
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What is a Christian Devotional Classic?
Yesterday, inspired by a final exam for Christian Devotional Classics (Evangelical Seminary), I kicked off a series on Receiving from the Christian Devotional Classics with a post on Thomas Merton & the Desert Fathers. Before going further with the series I thought that it would be helpful to wrestle with the question, "What is a Christian Devotional Classic?" Maybe this reminds you of the larger conversation regarding What IS a Christian Book? (A Working Definition), a topic we broached when launching The Best … [Read more...] about What is a Christian Devotional Classic?
Head, Heart and Hands Together: Pandita Ramabai
Inspired by Heading East: Kami in India and our place in Head, Heart & Hands: Bringing Together Christian Thought, Passion and Action, let's briefly consider the life and testimony of Pandita Ramabai (1858 - 1922). Dennis Hollinger begins Head, Heart and Hands Together: The Biblical Case (Chapter 8) with Pandita Ramabai as an example of biblically-balanced head, heart and hands faith. As you read about Pandita Ramabai, who else ('saint' from the past or living in the present) comes to your mind as an … [Read more...] about Head, Heart and Hands Together: Pandita Ramabai
The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education: Family
Introduction Have you considered the influence of your family history (or how you frame your family history) on your vocation and daily life? In Personal Foundations in Ministry, one of my assignments will be to complete a genogram. Have you completed a genogram? If so, what does it reveal? If not, what do you think it might reveal? When preparing a class presentation on the The Incarnational Stream/Tradition, I could not resist delving into my family's Moravian roots1 and drawing connections with my present … [Read more...] about The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education: Family