A MAN WITH AN EXPERIENCE IS NEVER AT THE MERCY
OF A MAN WITH AN ARGUMENT - Leonard Ravenhill
I love Eastern Orthodoxy for several reasons but I especially love their emphasis on the church being 'a way of life' and all theology is to be 'incarnational' in which the church embodies the presence of God on earth. What would happen if more Christians lived out the Divine Liturgy and prayed 'the divine hours' throughout each day? What would happen if 'Lectio Divina" (an ancient way of praying the Scriptures) formed our thoughts and habits?
Is it possible that a sacramental realism permeated God's people like those who tried to reform the church through monasticism centuries ago whereas we can't help but see and sense God's presence no matter where we are at or what we are doing?
At the end of the day, it seems like more and more people want to meet 'divinized' people who have been in the presence of Jesus rather than simply hearing intellectual and rationalistic arguments.
What about you? Would you rather hear good arguments for the Christian worldview or talk to someone whose life story is shaped by an encounter with God?
OF A MAN WITH AN ARGUMENT - Leonard Ravenhill
I love Eastern Orthodoxy for several reasons but I especially love their emphasis on the church being 'a way of life' and all theology is to be 'incarnational' in which the church embodies the presence of God on earth. What would happen if more Christians lived out the Divine Liturgy and prayed 'the divine hours' throughout each day? What would happen if 'Lectio Divina" (an ancient way of praying the Scriptures) formed our thoughts and habits?
Is it possible that a sacramental realism permeated God's people like those who tried to reform the church through monasticism centuries ago whereas we can't help but see and sense God's presence no matter where we are at or what we are doing?
At the end of the day, it seems like more and more people want to meet 'divinized' people who have been in the presence of Jesus rather than simply hearing intellectual and rationalistic arguments.
What about you? Would you rather hear good arguments for the Christian worldview or talk to someone whose life story is shaped by an encounter with God?
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