Honest To God | Bill Hybels

"You see, in the space of a day my relationship with Jesus Christ can fall from the heights to the depths, from vitality to superficiality, from life-changing interaction to meaningless ritual. That’s a humbling admission, but it’s true. In a mere twenty-four hours, I can slide from spiritual authenticity into spiritual inauthenticity." - Bill Hybels

Honest To God | Chapter Two 

Based on Honest To God | Chapter 2 by Bill Hybels (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990.)

Over the years, as I traveled and spoke at churches and conferences, I occasionally met leaders who somehow seemed to avoid the daily slide into artificial Christianity. Whenever I could, I asked what their secret was. In almost every case, they said “journaling”—the daily process of examining and evaluating their lives in written form.

Two Rooms | Driven To Jesus

Today I wanted to publish two small essays, one of which was a letter written almost 700 years ago, the other a blog entry from this decade. Both speak to the grace and goodness of Jesus. (Authors are St.Catherine of Siena and Joshua Rogers) 

Two Rooms

My dearest sister and daughter in sweet Jesus Christ. I Catherine, servant and slave of the servants of Jesus Christ, write to you in his precious blood; with desire to see you a true servant and bride of Christ crucified. Servants we must be, for we are redeemed by his blood.

Make two homes for yourself, my daughter. One actual home in your cell, so that you do not go flitting from place to place, except out of some necessity, or in obedience to the prioress, or for charity's sake; and another spiritual home, which are to carry with you always--the cell of true self-knowledge, where you will find within yourself knowledge of the goodness of God. These are two cells in one, and when abiding in the one it is fitting that you should abide in the other, for otherwise the soul would fall
into either confusion or presumption. 

Wichita Lineman | Ashley Campbell

 

Wichita Lineman | Restless Heart Band