Discipline Quote by James K.A. Smith

““Discipline is aimed at formation for a specific end, and that end is determined by our founding narrative.””

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“too often we look for the Spirit in the extraordinary when God has promised to be present in the ordinary.5”

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“Formative Christian worship paints a picture of the beauty of the Lord--and a vision of the shalom he desires for creation--in a way that…

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“Too much of our cultural analysis is rooted in thinking-thingism: we scan culture, listening for “messages,” bent on rooting out “false” teachings. But if…

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“We confess knowledge without certainty, truth without objectivity.”

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“Worship, then, needs to be characterized by hospitality; it needs to be inviting. But at the same time, it should be inviting seekers into…

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“Discipleship, we might say, is a way to curate your heart, to be attentive to and intentional about what you love.”

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“Your deepest desire,” he observes, “is the one manifested by your daily life and habits.”6 This is because our action—our doing—bubbles up from our…

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“Foucault. The seemingly disturbing, even Nietzschean claim that “power is knowledge” should push us to realize what MTV learned long ago: (a) the cultural…

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“The doubter’s doubt is faith; his temptation is belief, and it is a temptation that has not been entirely quelled, even in a secular…

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