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Show Notes
Three Listener Questions—
[2:35] My question concerns a phrase I hear you use often in Renovaré — referring to people as “Image Bearers.” I must admit this always makes me sit up as it was not a phrase I had encountered much. At first I wondered if it was just a poetic way of referring to humanity, but am coming to realize it is an important truth and attitude but one I feel I have lacked - I think because my evangelical background had focused more on the 'depravity of Man' and begins viewing humanity (especially oneself) from a position of sinfulness, where the Image of God is lost and only restored in Christ. Specifically, HOW you have learnt to see yourself and others as Image Bearers, not just as a theological belief but in practice, and how doing this helps your spiritual formation.
[17:46] I am currently reading The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (and trying, reasonably, to take my time with it), and next on the list is Streams of Living Water. Some dear church friends have begun to visit the churches of other friends — ones they know have a true, deep relationship with God — who attend churches of different denominations, in order to gain a better appreciation and understanding of their traditions. I find myself wishing that we, too, had many friends of other denominations who could not only serve as our safeguards, but with whom we could afterward discuss their traditions and church’s values, and process those of our own more objectively and reflectively. We would greatly appreciate any suggestions you could offer as to how to go about this.
[31:33] From two different listeners in ministry positions:
Resources
Stages of life and faith · “Disturb me Lord” · Knowing when to pause
Sabbath · Reading Protestant and Catholic Authors · Praying for One Another
Trials vs Temptation · What Trips You Up · Measuring Spiritual Progress
QE II · Injustice in the Church · Prayer Labyrinths
View of God · Reading habits · When to pray for healing
Streams · Fasting · Spiritual Conversations with Adult Children
Learning Joy · Caregiving Well · Confrontation
Saying No to Good Things · Faith of Origin · Bodies and Formation
Easy Yoke • True Freedom • Formation in Marriage
Discipleship vs Formation · Transforming Thoughts · The Role of Rootedness
Streams, Spiritual Formation Groups, and Building Friendships
Living in the Tension
Spiritual Practices for Busy People · Why Go Back to Church · Judging Family Members
Losing Faith · Contentment · Spiritual Practices 101
Women in Ministry · The Trinity · Spiritual Direction
Treasures · Struggles With Church · Accountability Without Legalism
Solitude · Sabbath with Small Kids · When Grown Kids Leave the Church
Humility · Disappointment with God · Feeling Like a Square Peg at Church
How to Read the Bible + Its Tricky Parts, and Understanding Spiritual Abuse
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