http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox default.jpg Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:47:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our theme for Lent in 2008 is "The Way of Jesus ... The Way of the Cross." A Guide has been prepared as a resource to go along with the challenge of fasting and praying during this 2008 Lent Season. The Guide is available for download as a PDF ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2008/01/28/2008-guide-for-lent/ Sometimes a verse or passage from the Bible is so important to us that we might choose to memorize it. There are many verses that are so important to me that I have memorized them so they are always with me to help guide me. They have had ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2008/01/28/scripture-memorization/ Since ancient times, Christian meditation has been rooted in the Bible. Don't think of meditation as a guru in the lotus position. God in his Word actually commands us to meditate. We find meditation referred to in the Bible 58 times. The very first Psalm opens with and ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2008/01/28/christian-meditation/ The "Book of the Month" idea is a guide for individuals or life groups to read and apply insights from God through a different book of the Bible each month. So in just over 5 years, you could read every book of the Bible and not be overwhelmed with ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2008/01/03/book-of-the-month/ Often confession brings up ideas of going to a confessional to be heard by a priest. Confession is also often thought of as asking for forgiveness. While it is biblical to confess our sins to one another (James 5:16) and it is normal to ask forgiveness in our ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2007/12/07/confession/ We typically think of worship as a worship service and/or the activities of singing, praying, praising and taking communion. These may lead to worship, but worship is so much more than these activities. We can worship everyday in many ways. So we move beyond the forms of ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2007/12/07/worship/ Jesus often sought places of quiet and solitude. It was a regular practice of his. 40 days in the desert (Mt. 4:1-11) Before choosing the 12 (Lk. 6:12) On news of John the Baptist's death (Mt. 14:13) After feeding the 5000 (Mt 14:23) After a day of crowds and activity (Mk. 1:35) After a mission ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2007/12/06/silence-solitude/ Celebration of Discipline - The Path to Spiritual Growth By Richard Foster HarperCollins - 1988 The Spirit of the Disciplines - Understanding How God Changes Lives By Dallas Willard HarperCollins - 1990 Running on Empty: Contemplative Spirituality for Overachievers By Fil Anderson Random House, Inc - 2005 The PAPA Prayer: The Prayer You've Never Prayed By Larry Crabb Thomas Nelson - ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2007/12/06/books-on-spiritual-formation-disciplines/ A Lenten guide has been prepared by the Africa Life group as a resource to go along with the challenge of fasting and praying during this 2007 Lent Season. The Guide is available for download as a PDF document. Lent Devotional http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2007/02/22/lent-devotional/ Walter C. Kaiser Jr. Peter H. Davids F.F. Bruce Manfred T. Brauch InterVarsity Press Downers Grove, Illinois One-volume edition copyright 1996 Hard Sayings of Jesus Many of those who listened to Jesus during his public ministry found some of his sayings “hard” and said so. Many of those who read his sayings today, or hear them read in ... http://pccwired.org/sftoolbox/2007/01/28/hard-sayings-of-the-bible/