Archive for January 2025

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Co 5:17)   God works deep within us to be the people we sensed we could be—the one he knew and chose before the creation of the world (Eph 1:4). It’s simply profound, and yet everything about God inspires awe and…

John L Nevius was a Presbyterian missionary in China from the mid to late 1800s. In one village he met Mr. Kwo who was controlled by a demon. The demon first appeared to Mr. Kwo in a dream and then took over the man’s life. Mr. Kwo became violent, irrational, and generally not himself. He…

I lived in Wisconsin as a girl, and on exceptionally cold winter nights, thick frost covered the inside of my bedroom window. I carved stick figures with a spoon, and moonlight filtering through tree branches created a host of dancing figures on the wall behind me. During a powerful gust, the figures disappeared altogether and…

In this blog I continue the discussion of mysticism, the spiritual disciplines, and Reformed faith. I introduce Antony, the father of the monastic movement, critique the teachings of Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline, share my experiences with meditation before Christ saved me, and present the key elements of biblical faith. Christians who adhere to Foster’s teachings…

I am not the first to address the influences of Roman Catholic mysticism, Eastern religions, and the New Age on evangelical churches. Bloggers and writers have cautioned evangelical Christians about blurring theological boundaries and adopting practices incompatible with Reformed faith.[i] Read along as I wade into these deep waters. Mysticism Mystics believe they can communicate directly…