by Brian | Jan 14, 2020 | Practical Spirituality, Spiritual Life
Does Jesus confuse you? I mean really confuse you–like, Christianity seems frustrating and full of contradictions and maybe not worth pursuing at all. Some of the stories you hear about Jesus seem great–sometimes he seems full of love and acceptance and,...
by Brian | Dec 10, 2019 | Practical Spirituality, Spiritual Life
Unity is something people in Christian circles discuss a lot. And for good reason. Consider, for instance, what Paul wrote in his letter to the Ephesian church (chapter 4, verse 3), that we must be”endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of...
by ccpwebteam | May 25, 2018 | Christian History, Practical Spirituality, Spiritual Life
Have you ever heard of communal reading? Evidently, it was the norm among the first Christian believers. Check this out, from an interesting, and important, interview: Can you give a picture of what a first-century communal reading would look like? It would have...
by ccpwebteam | Aug 8, 2017 | Monday Study Notes, Practical Spirituality
Last night we took the evening to look at Paul’s letter to the Philippians and ponder this topic: How can we have joy, even in difficult times? Here are the notes: How to Stay Joyful: A Trip Through Paul’s Letter to the Philippians Previous to writing the...
by ccpwebteam | May 2, 2017 | Monday Study Notes, Practical Spirituality
Last night we continued our study in Practical Spirituality, this time looking at how to repent. Here are the notes: What is repentance? When we talk about repentance, we’re talking about turning away from sin. We’re talking about a change of heart and mind and a...
by ccpwebteam | Apr 25, 2017 | Monday Study Notes, Practical Spirituality
Last night we continued our series on practical spirituality, taking some time to think about one aspect of how a Christian handles stress. Here are the notes. First, we looked a point in King David’s life when I he got some very stressful news, and how he...
