Repent, for the kingdom of the heavens is at hand' (Matt 3:2, 4:17, 10:7). This is a call for us to reconsider how we have been approaching our life, in light of the fact that we now, in the presence of Jesus, have the option of living within the surrounding movements of God's eternal purposes, of taking our life into his life.

In Spiritual formation we are aiming at a character and life that is so shaped that the deeds of Christ routinely and easily come from what is inside.

Now, of course, you have guidance devices and all sorts of things. The soul would be more like the way this is all hooked together, a system of coordination.

When we receive God's gift of life by relying on Christ, we find that God comes to act with us as we rely on him in our actions.

I'm practicing the discipline of not having to have the last word.

Blessing is the projection of good into the life of another.

This life is not something that is imposed upon us; we receive it and work with it.