The Doctor Is In

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Series: The Path

Collision of Worlds

June 13th, 2006 · 15 Comments

Introduction to the Path series, an essay on the intersection of the physical and spiritual in life.

The Path - I:
Genesis

August 3rd, 2006 · 15 Comments

Part 1 of the Path series, a journal of one fool’s journey, and the faith which found him.

The Path - II:
Exodus

September 9th, 2006 · 5 Comments

Part 2 of the Path series, a journal of one fool’s journey, and the faith which found him.

The Path - III:
The Triumph of Failure

September 24th, 2006 · 3 Comments

Part 3 of the Path series, a journal of one fool’s journey, and the faith which found him.

Justification, Sanctification, and Grace

January 6th, 2008 · 18 Comments

If you’re browsing along, and see the topic of this post, chances are good you’ve already clicked the next link on your blogroll, especially if you’re not a Christian. You probably don’t realize this isn’t really a theological discourse — well, in a way it is, I suppose, as all discussions of the spiritual life […]

The Sword of Grace

January 13th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Third in an ongoing series on grace in Christianity:

On Purpose
Justification, Sanctification, & Grace

 
We struggled through some intimidating “God-words” — justification and sanctification – in my previous post, and in the process I lost both of my regular readers, leaving but a few wandering insomniacs whose Ambien prescription had just run short. For those now drifting […]

Getting to Grace

January 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Fourth in an ongoing series on grace in Christianity:

On Purpose
Justification, Sanctification, & Grace
The Sword of Grace

 
We’ve spent some time recently on relatively heavy-duty topics — like justification, sanctification, and grace — as we’ve explored Christianity as a faith founded on grace and mercy rather than obligation and judgment. Most non-Christians — and far too many […]

The Road to Grace: Transparency

February 10th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Fifth in an ongoing series on grace in Christianity:

On Purpose
Justification, Sanctification, & Grace
The Sword of Grace
Getting to Grace

 

We’ve been discussing some of the core principles of how the Christian faith works — not by adhering to a new set of moral dictates or rules to follow, but by undergoing a transaction which begins with forgiveness […]

The Road to Grace: Honesty

February 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Fifth in an ongoing series on grace in Christianity:

On Purpose
Justification, Sanctification, & Grace
The Sword of Grace
Getting to Grace
The Road to Grace: Transparency

 
Honesty.
Perhaps the rarest of all human virtues, treasured mostly in its absence, brought into focus most sharply in its antithesis.
If you ponder the subject for a moment, you may well find it surprising […]