Grace is not opposed to effort; it's opposed to earning.

Fasting confirms our utter dependence upon God by finding in Him a source of sustenance beyond food.

One does not miss heaven by a hair, but by constant effort to avoid and escape God.

Grace is not opposed to effort; it's opposed to earning.

When we pass through what we call death, we do not loose the world. Indeed, we see it for the first time as it really is.

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.

Everyone receives spiritual formation, just as everyone gets an education. The only question is whether it is a good one or a bad one. We need to take a conscious, intentional hand in the developmental process. We need to understand what the formation of the human spirit is, and how it can best be done as Christ would have it done. This is an indispensable aspect of developing a psychology that is adequate to human life.