Peripatetics: The Art of Walking

Peripatetics: The Art of Walking

  
This page is for the students at Crossroads Bible Church in Double Oak, Texas, because...

We're convinced that walking with Christ is the truly abundant life. There's an art to it, and we're trying help each other live that kind of life. Maybe this will help...

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    Saturday, July 23, 2005

    I picked up a new book to read. It's called The Naked Christian by Craig Borlase. Don't get too crazy, kids. He uses the term "naked" to mean the stripping away of "our process of hiding our true selves away from each other and from God." So, with that in mind, check out this quotation:

    "Forgiveness, honesty, generosity: hardly a particularly glamorous triple cocktail, but what a set of results they sparked. It's the small steps that count, the ability to know, trust and obey God. These are the jewels worth treasuring, the prizes worth chasing. Forget all that stuff about status and success: With God in charge of the destiny, we only need to worry about the direction. So, how about it? Why don't we start by stripping off some of this excess baggage? How about we get naked?"

    For today, do you think we, as a Church, really treasure the "jewels" he mentioned? What are the consequences, good and bad, of stripping off the excess baggage and taking the small steps of knowing, trusting and obeying God?

    Brent 6:06 AM
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    forgiveness, honesty, generosity -- these require humility and vulnerability...ridding yourself of what others might think if they knew "such and such" about you, stripping off the desire for their approval and moving forward, naked, where everyone is able to see your flaws. it's a very uncomfortable place to be and freeing all at the same time. the beautiful thing is...the freedom is contagious.
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