PCA Conversations

by Mike Farley
The Eucharist contributes to spiritual formation not only by nurturing the growth of virtues but also by embodying practices that train us in the ways of Christ and conform us to His image.  It is ritualized practice of life in the kingdom of God.
In their works on spiritual disciplines, Dallas Willard and Richard [...]

Last February we packed 12 large suitcases, 6 backpacks, 6 people, 1 sheepdog and 1 extra large dog crate into a minivan.  We then drove from Knoxville, TN to Miami, Fl en route to Lima, Peru.  In Miami we got lost dropping off the dog for his flight, broke his crate at customs, bought a [...]

by Mike Farley
Eucharist contributes to spiritual formation by cultivating virtues that conform us to the image of Christ.  Faithful participation in the Lord’s Supper ought to instill a particular set of dispositions toward God, other people, and the whole created order that reflect God’s purposes for us.
The Supper trains us to be humble.  It does [...]

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by Mike Farley
In recent years, American evangelicals have shown increasing interest in viewing the Christian life as a process of “spiritual formation,” and they have sought instruction and literature and practices to pursue spiritual formation from an increasingly broad range of Christian traditions—Protestant, Orthodox, and Catholic.  Authors like Richard Foster and Dallas Willard have led [...]

Seattle is beautiful and we know it.  The city, set on the edge of the Puget Sound with the Olympic and Cascade Mountains to the west and east, provides unmatchable aesthetic satisfaction.  Lake Washington and Lake Union weave themselves throughout the city for the non-salt water enthusiasts, providing space for both house and sail boats.  [...]

by David Cassidy
The Apostle Paul did not go around the Roman Empire cursing Caesar, but rather urging prayer for the man. However, he was also preaching the Gospel of God, a message that threatened and eventually undermined the foundations of Roman power. To confess Jesus Christ as Lord was certainly to deny Caesar the same [...]