Tag Archives: Habits

Being Purposeful

12 Apr

As mentioned previously in other posts, my Spiritual Traditions class from earlier this year has prompted me to consider the necessity of discipline.  I know that it is not a new thing to say, but we live in a culture that generally has a short attention span.  Even within the evangelical wing of Protestantism, we [...]

Quieting the screaming monkeys (pt 2)

19 Jan

For one of my classes about Christian Spirituality, we were assigned readings about some of the great men and women of the faith.  Monks, nuns, preachers, and theologians were all introduced to us and their spiritual practices were explained.  While all were very impressive and they challenged me to take my faith more seriously, one [...]