How to Live with God: Fall in Love (Pt. 2)
What does it mean to live a life with God? To pursue discipleship? To grow as a Christian? This series explores the most basic… Read More »How to Live with God: Fall in Love (Pt. 2)
Spiritual Disciplines
Idle: Be Still (Ps. 46) Chris Altrock – March 13, 2016
No Health and Wealth
Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School. She studies something called “the prosperity gospel movement.” That’s the movement so popular in America and elsewhere that says “God wants you to succeed,” and “If you have enough faith, you’ll be always be happy and healthy,” and “If you follow God nothing will ever go wrong,” And then Kate got cancer.
Well, it doesn’t take the thoughtful person long to realize the problem with the prosperity gospel. Just think about the people here at Highland. We have lots of genuine, authentic, sincere followers of God here. Yet they have cancer. They have unemployment. They have depression. They know if you follow God things still can go wrong.
Thankfully, the Bible’s pretty honest about this. Psalm 46 is one of those honest places. Following God is no guarantee that life will be sunshine and roses. No. The authors, “the sons of Korah”–temple keepers and temple singers during the time of David and Solomon–describe the world realistically.Read More »Idle: Be Still (Ps. 46) Chris Altrock – March 13, 2016
7 Things I Learned in 30 Days of Silence: #1 God Shows Up When We Shut Up
Silence was the dominant experience during my month-long practice of the Spiritual Exercises. Six to eight hours of silence a day for thirty days. Why?… Read More »7 Things I Learned in 30 Days of Silence: #1 God Shows Up When We Shut Up
7 Things I Learned in 30 Days of Silence: A Strange and Bizarre Journey
“Not more of this! Give it a rest!” “I don’t mean to insult your hobby, Mr. Altrock. But that is pretty strange behavior.” “Stories that… Read More »7 Things I Learned in 30 Days of Silence: A Strange and Bizarre Journey