Originally this website was intended to focus on Southwest Florida, especially Sarasota and Manatee counties. However, people who are pursuing Christian Spiritual Formation have responded from all over the globe. We are all continually being formed. The primary question is what is forming you and toward what goal are you being formed? Many are looking for encouragement or resources to help them grow. Some have begun to find that the ancient Christian practice of Spiritual Direction helps them sort out their life with God and fosters spiritual growth. Many find that organizations like Renovare have excellent resources for cultivating a deeper life with God.
Perhaps you have glimpsed a vision of a faith filled community that is vital, living and dynamic. Unfortunately, too often our communities fall short of that. Regardless, let's keep that vision as our goal and diligently pursue the journey towards it.
SPIRITUAL FORMATION - Mulholland said it so well - "The process, initiated by the Holy Spirit, of being formed into the image of Jesus Christ for the sake of others." For a more robust description, which include scripture references try http://acalltospiritualformation.info/default.aspx
Our lives were intended to be tuned to play glorious music with our creator and the rest of creation. The reality is that we are terribly out of tune. No matter how hard we try to tune ourselves the dirt, temperature and humidity of life warps our strings. Occasionally a clear, sweet note will sound but it gets lost in the distractions of dailyness. Spiritual Disciplines or Holy Habits are ways to put ourselves in the hands of our creator so he can tune our lives to eternal melodies. We are invited to join the grand symphony declaring “repent (re-tune your life) the Kingdom of God is at hand.”
.WARNING - All are welcome here - just being upfront with you that there is a bias towards Jesus on this site. There have been a lot of confusing (and sometimes wrong) ideas about what it means to be "in Christ" so check out the page Stepping over the line for some discussion on what is meant here.
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