Common Ground is the name of chapel services on campus here at Seminary. Today and tomorrow is Spiritual Life Conference. Keith Meyer spoke and mentioned how Dallas Willard has had a profound impact on his life and ministry. He shared some quotes I thought would be apropos to post here as a reminder and encouragement. They are as follows:
1) The greatest enemy of intimacy with God is service for him.
2) In tribulation, even though I may "go down with the ship, I only fall into the Father's hands.
3) The Father wants to give us rest.
4) 2 Peter 1 is the strongest passage regarding spiritual formation.
Chris is at a Q&A with him now and I pray she receives wonderful nutrition for her soul. It is one of those things that seems to always gets put on the back burner, soul care that is. He made the point not to make the mistake of setting aside soul care thinking seminary training and my gifts/strengths will suffice or even compensate. He suggested to cultivate soul care now. I find that avoiding soul care has no immediate impact, however when 'life' happens and I find myself running to soul refreshment and nutrition I wish I would never have left the disciplines that nourish and sustain my soul.
In my Theology & Mentoring class, one of the professor's recommended a book on the spiritual disciplines Adele Calhoun titled Spiritual Disciplines Handbook. It contains probably over 50 different types of spiritual disciplines along with all kinds of resources to refresh and sustain the soul. I'm very excited to take November and December and plan out 2011's goals for soul care and spiritual formation.
Tonight is another session for the Spiritual Life Conference. I look forward to feasting again. Possibly more to share this evening. In the meantime I have a paper for Church History to write, and my paper for Hermeneutics to edit and do the second draft. Cheers.
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