“Not I, nor anyone else can travel that road for you. You must travel it by yourself. It is not far. It is within reach. Perhaps you have been on it since you were born, and did not know.” – Walt Whitman
Image via author, unnamed lake, Wallowa Mountains, Oregon The book, "A Guide to True Peace," was published in its current form in 1815 by two Quakers, William Backhouse and James Janson. Since that time, the book has been an enormous influence in the lives of untold numbers of true seekers of the deeper life. It …
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What is the truth of the matter in understanding what it means to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ? The scriptures are clear about the life of the true disciple. Exclusively clear. The following is not meant to be a statement of faith or a set of doctrinal positions. This is a summary of …
This is the fifth installment in a series on developing a conversational relationship with our God by His Holy Spirit. The previous posts were published February 6, April 16, 23, and 30. The key to this entire process of conversational communion with our God the Holy Spirit is the absolute surrender of the person to …
“Those who seek the deeper Christian life and those who want the riches that are in Christ Jesus the Lord seek no place, no wealth, no things, only Christ.” ― A.W. Tozer “Christ is Lord and can make any demands upon us that He chooses, even to the point of requiring that we deny ourselves …
We often hear of people who are considered enemies of Christ Jesus, a title we give to particularly harmful or evil people. We need to exercise caution in speaking of people in such language, especially considering we were all once in that same condition. Yet there is in scripture an example of a class of …
“And you can see them there on Sunday morning Stand up and sing about what it's like up there They called it paradise, I don't know why You call some place paradise, kiss it goodbye” “The Last Resort” (Written by T. Graham Brown and Bruce C. Bouton) The Eagles sang these words as a stinging …
“The Crucified Life – How to Live Out a Deeper Christian Experience” by A.W. Tozer. Bethany House Critical read Must read Good read Read if you want Read something else Why: Aiden Wilson Tozer is a great author, because he is a great thinker. Warren Wiersbe once said of Tozer: “Woe to the pastor who …
(Continued from the previous post) “God doesn't want us to have rigid rituals with Him. In the new covenant, He is more interested in having a relationship with us.” Joseph Prince “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the …
“You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ” Charles Spurgeon “And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.” Galatians 5:24-25 The only life to …
“Abundant life comes to you when the old you ceases to breathe, and the new you comes to life.” A.W. Tozer, perhaps the greatest Christian thinker and writer of the 20th century, compared the New Testament teachings about the cross we are to carry, which he called the “old cross,” with what he called “the …
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