Rev. Gordon Green, M.Div., M.A. Counseling As we continue this year-long study on what it takes to maintain 2020 vision, the next means for staying focused is remembering—recalling and recounting God’s goodness, faithfulness, and redemptive work in our lives. In biblical times, the nations of Israel would build stone monuments to commemorate God’s mighty acts […]
2020 Vision: Serving
Rev. Gordon Green, M.Div., M.A. Counseling Continuing our series on how to navigate life’s journey with 2020 vision, the ninth element of spiritual clarity (and third of our escape routes from temptation) is serving. As mentioned in my last two articles, God always provides a means for avoiding that first step toward sin’s downward spiral […]
2020 Vision: Co-Creating
Rev. Gordon Green, M.Div., M.A. Counseling Continuing our series on how to navigate life’s journey with 2020 vision, the eighth element of spiritual clarity (and second of our escape routes from temptation) is co-creating. As mentioned in last month’s article, God always provides a means for avoiding that first step toward sin’s downward spiral (1 […]
2020 Vision: Worship
Gordon Green, M.Div., M.A. Counseling Continuing our series on how to navigate what lies ahead with 2020 vision, the seventh though ninth elements of spiritual clarity share a common theme: escape routes from temptation. As Paul reminds the church in Corinth, God always provides a means for avoiding that first step toward sin’s downward spiral:
2020 Vision: Praying
Gordon Green, M.Div., M.A. Counseling Continuing our series on how to navigate what lies ahead with 2020 vision, the sixth element of spiritual clarity is praying. Much has been written on this Christian discipline because much is made of it throughout Scripture. Yet, the Bible does not define prayer—largely because its original audience intuitively understood […]
2020 Vision: Renewing
Gordon Green, M.Div., M.A. Counseling Continuing our series on how to navigate what lies ahead with 2020 vision, the fifth element of spiritual clarity is renewing. I had formulated my list for this yearlong series in December (well before COVID-19 was a thing). Now it seems that taking our thoughts captive and renewing our minds is even more […]
