“Jews are obligated to fulfill the particularities of Mosaic law. They don't light Sabbath candles simply because candles make them feel close to God, but because God commanded the lighting of candles: Closeness might be a nice by-product, but it is not the point. Christians will understand candle-lighting a little differently. Spiritual practices don't justify us. They don't save us. Rather, they refine our Christianity; they make the inheritance Christ gives us on the Cross more fully our own... Practicing the spiritual disciplines does not make us Christians. Instead, the practicing teaches us what it means to live as Christians.” FaithChristianityGraceSpiritual Disciplines Book:Mudhouse Sabbath Source: Mudhouse Sabbath
“The church has long used the concept of sacraments--outward signs of inward grace--to name the spaces where God meets us in an especially present way. For many Christians, however, that language seems abstract, even (sadly) foreign. Dean Nelson lovingly explores those spaces of encountering God; his luminous book has helped me see anew the sacred in the ordinary. I am grateful.” WayLongBookSeemsChristianUsedNamesLanguageChurchSpaceGraceOrdinaryConceptsGratefulSacredAbstractInwardSacramentsDeanLuminousNelsonI Am Grateful Author:Lauren F. Winner
