“To accept, with confidence in God, that I do not immediately have to have my way, releases me from the great pressure that anger, unforgiveness and the “need” to retaliate imposes upon my life.”
p. 74, Renovation of the Heart by Dallas Willard
The above quote (out of context from the main point) made me realize, that [...]
I was reading Chapter 2 of Dallas Willard’s, Renovation of the Heart, and came across this break down of the human life on page 30.
1. Thought (images, concepts, judgments, inferences)
2. Feeling (sensation, emotion)
3. Choice (will, decision, character)
4. Body (action, interaction with the physical world)
5. Social context (personal and structural relations to others)
6. Soul (the factor that [...]
But–I reemphasize, because it is so important–the primary “learning” here is not about how to act, just as the primary wrongness or problem in human life is not what we do. Often what human beings do is so horrible that we can be excused, perhaps, for thinking that all that matters is stopping it. But [...]
At Bethel Seminary San Diego’s recent spiritual renewal conference, Dr. Dallas Willard presented VIM, a reliable pattern of kingdom growth. VIM stand for Vision, Intention, and Means and it is a method of change, including spiritual change.
Vision is our reality of what is good, that which governs us.
Intention is a decision whose stability is [...]
At Bethel Seminary San Diego’s Recent Spiritual Renewal Conference, Dallas Willard touched on three main aspects of discipleship.
Learning to do as Jesus did and taught.
Learning to handle the ordinary events of daily life within the principles and power of God’s rule.
Learning to act in God’s power.
I want to try and expand these ideas, and unfortunately [...]
