Tag Archives: Motive

A Greater Reason for Simplicity

Posted in May 28, 2009 by Charles in Spirituality | 21 comments

Simplicity has been a spiritual discipline throughout much of church history. Many have chosen to practice this discipline of living with less for Christ's sake. Simplicity allows our souls to discipline our natural urges to be consumed by materialism and "stuff". It is the intentional weeding out of things that unnecessarily add layers of stress and disillusionment to our lives. Simplicity...

Crossroad Part 8 – The Defilement

Posted in May 18, 2009 by Charles in Life, Ministry, New Hope, Relationship, Spirituality | 4 comments

This past Sunday at New Hope, we continued our series of teachings called, "Crossroad: A Theological Praxis from the Streets". This series focuses on developing a theology rooted in the streets as exemplified by Christ's interaction with humanity during his time here on earth. This series is designed to encourage, challenge, and inspire the hearer to...