Dallas Willard

Beverly’s Messy Plate

Better than a How-to-Book

It was not uncommon for my parents to head to Beverly’s after church when we were young. A group of their friends would gather at an old location at the intersection of May and Northwest 16th Street with kids in tow. For what seemed like … Continue reading

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The Greatest Spiritual Discipline: An Interview with Philip Nation

“A cloistered journey impoverishes your own soul,” asserts Philip Nation. Christian spiritual formation may best be practiced in community.… Continue reading

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Love Re-casts Neighbors, Re-forms Neighborhoods – Dallas Willard

“Incarnation is more than a theological word.” – Dallas Willard

Dallas Willard challenges pastors, and all Christians, to see our love for God as the means that funds our love for others, especially our neighbors. I am glad technology allows the preservation of these memorable moments.

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Conspiring Goodness, Conspirators, and Character – Dallas Willard

Ironic language subverts our givens. Divine and conspiracy seem as likely to be title companions as chaos and order. When Jimmy gave me a copy of The Divine Conspiracy: Rediscovering Our Hidden Life in God, I recall feeling a bit of vertigo. That was 1998.

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Brian McLaren, James MacDonald, The Elephant, Part 2

What happens though when someone inside the machine says all the right things and is exposed to not do the proper things?

The first part of this post is here.

My online friend Bill Kinnon posted on Facebook that he has received an email with a link to … Continue reading

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