August 28, 2006
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Just a few quotes from Chapter 3: Training Vs. Trying: The Truth About Spiritual Disciplines of John Ortberg’s The Life You’ve Always
Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary PeopleSpiritual disciple: Any activity that can help me gain power
to live life as Jesus taught and modeled it. (p. 48)A disciplined person is someone who can do the right thing
at the right time in the right way with the right spirit. (p. 50)Life counts – all of it.
Every moment is potentially an opportunity to be guided by God into his
way of living. Every moment is a chance
to learn from Jesus how to live in the kingdom of God. (p. 54)