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The link between suffering and joy
Often it is the people closest to suffering who have the most powerful joy. Friends of Mother Teresa say that instead of being overwhelmed by the suffering around her, she fairly glows with joy as she goes about her ministry of mercy. One of the English officers imprisoned at Flossenberg with Dietrich Bonhoeffer said of…
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Counterfeit love, joy and peace
I remember one day, and so this is Sydney, Australia 1986-1987, and so it was the height of rave parties in Australia. So, the drug ecstasy was running rampant, and in the university scene, people were doing ecstasy and people going to rave parties. I hadn’t seen my friend for about three days. I was…
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A disciplined Christian
A disciplined follower of Jesus is someone who discerns when laughter, gentleness, silence, healing words or prophetic indignation is called for, and offers it promptly, effectively and lovingly. John Ortberg – American Pastor (1957 – )Click to TweetFrom the book “The life you've always wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People” Available on amazon.co.uk*Available on amazon.com*
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Enjoyable spiritual disciplines
Many of us have got the impression somewhere that for an activity to count as a spiritual discipline it must be something that we would rather not do. However if we are training for a life characterised by joy, peace, and affection, we should assume that some of the practices are going to be downright…
