Category Archives: The Inner Life

A Part of or a Parting of? (#worship)

[Listen to post here.] ~ ~ ~ There is an ancient Christian classic in the mystic tradition called The Cloud of Unknowing.  The understanding behind its title is that there exists between our soul and God a dense, all-but-impenetrable barrier … Continue reading

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Get Real (#worship)

[Listen to post here.] ~ ~ ~ Worshiping in “truth” has two sides to it, one Godward and the other manward.  The Godward side has to do with the truth of Who God is, including all of His attributes, works, … Continue reading

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Neither Here Nor There (#worship)

[Listen to post here.] ~ ~ ~ There is a great deception in the Church today that embraces the mindset that if an assembly of believers merely does the externals of “worship” well, they’re doing worship well. Across the landscape … Continue reading

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The “Love”-“Hate” Relationship – Part 6c: Loving God With All Our Heart (beneficial/sacrificial action – cont.)

We will now continue in our consideration of the “greatest commandment” and how it is to be fulfilled in our lives according to the principle and power of the new covenant.  In the previous post we compared the way that … Continue reading

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