The Individual in Formation
David Benner: Love and Fear
David Benner Love and Fear Einstein stated that one of the most important questions facing every individual is whether or not the universe is friendly. It would appear that for …
Larry Warner: A Word About Retreats
Larry Warner A Word About Retreats It seems like today more and more Christians are going away for a “retreat“. They are taking a day or even a weekend to …
John Coe: Resisting the Temptation of Moral Formation
John Coe Resisting the Temptation of Moral Formation: Opening to Spiritual Formation in the Cross and the Spirit Abstract There are many dedicated Christians who are in the grips of …
David Benner: Will and Desire
David Benner Will and Desire I recently had an interesting conversation with a friend who just finished reading my book Surrender to Love. He didn’t like it. He told me …
Bruce Demarest: Reclaiming Wisdom: A Gracious Reversal
Bruce Demarest Reclaiming Wisdom: A Gracious Reversal As my wife frowned, my mind drifted back to my youth, when I was a high school student in the New York City …
Dallas Willard: Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, and the Restoration of the Soul
Dallas Willard Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, and the Restoration of the Soul After clarifying background assumptions, I proceed to a description of the soul as the source and coordinating principle …
David Benner: The Heart’s Desire
David Benner The Heart’s Desire The human journey—particularly our spiritual journey—is profoundly shaped by our deepest desires. More often than we expect, we get what we most desire. This is …


