The Practical Disciple

The following post is a distillation of a sermon I preached this past Sunday. If you enjoy the post and would like to hear the full sermon you can do so using this embedded player.   [Audio clip: view full post to listen]   Or, you are welcome to right click on the link below to download the sermon.   http://www.thepracticaldisciple.com/audio/thin_places.mp3   Here’s the post… Celtic Christians have a wonderful expression for places where we more readily seem to experience God. They refer to these places as “thin places.” Thin places are those places where for some inexplicable reason God seems more present.   I have experienced a number of thin places. The sanctuary at our church is a place where I almost immediately feel peace and proximity to God. I don’t frequently slip in there … Read entire article »

In a couple of prior posts I have mentioned “body holiness.” Essentially observing body holiness is about honoring God with our bodies. There are two main ways we do this:   1) Use our bodies in ways that honor God. We can do this by serving God with the strength of our bodies by literally laboring on mission projects. Or, we can honor God with our bodies by lifting our hands in prayer … Read entire article »

  Do you ever tell someone you will prayer for them and then forget until the next time you see them? That use to happen to me, but now I have three surefire methods that have proven effective in helping me remember.   1) Catch it During Lent I carried a notebook that readily fit in my pocket to “catch” names of people for whom I wanted to pray. I got the idea after reading an article … Read entire article »