His gentle and pastoral way of teaching, his humor, and his love for the subject matter also come through clearly. Note: The quality of a few of our older recordings may be poor, but we still offer them here due to the value of the content. It's always helpful to hit the pause button and make notes when Dallas says something extraordinary. To enhance your listening we are providing three additional resources:. Search Go Advanced Search. Home Results. Hearing God. Nietzsche v. Jesus Christ.
The Divine Conspiracy Continued. The Genius of Jesus. How does one live a spiritual life in a secular world? Henri Nouwen responds from the depths of his heart to this dilemna posed by his friend Fred Bratman. Nouwen's own interpretive reading of the text lends a sense of immediacy to the audiobook. By: Henri J. Eugene H. Peterson considers all the ways that Jesus is the Way compared to the distorted ways the modern American church has chosen to follow.
Arguing that the way Jesus leads and the way we follow are symbiotic, Peterson begins with an extensive study of how the ways of those who came before Christ - Abraham, Moses, David, Elijah, Isaiah of Jerusalem, and Isaiah of the Exile - revealed and prepared the "way of the Lord" that became complete in Jesus.
By: Eugene H. When Christians share their faith, they often appeal to reason, logic, and the truth of doctrine. But these tactics often are not effective. A better approach to spread Christ's word, Dallas Willard suggests, is to use the example of our own lives. To demonstrate Jesus's message, we must be transformed people living out a life reflective of Jesus himself, a life of love, humility, and gentleness. Here is the modern classic that interweaves the solitude, silence, and prayer of the fourth- and fifth-century Egyptian Desert Fathers and Mothers with our contemporary search for an authentic spirituality.
By: Henri Nouwen. In this new edition, popular author Walter Brueggemann writes that the Sabbath is not simply about keeping rules but rather about becoming a whole person and restoring a whole society. We want more, own more, use more, eat more, and drink more. Brueggemann tells listeners how keeping the Sabbath allows us to break this restless cycle and focus on what is truly important: God, other people, all life.
By: Walter Brueggemann. Dallas Willard, the author of the best-selling spiritual classic The Divine Conspiracy , now fulfills his revolutionary vision of how the kingdom of God is made real on Earth in this sequel, the last book he was working on before his recent death.
In The Divine Conspiracy , revered Christian philosopher and scholar Dallas Willard critiqued the church's obsession with "sin management" and revolutionized our understanding of true Christian discipleship. Jesus is not a remote savior, waiting to welcome us into heaven after we die, Willard argued. By: Eugene Peterson. Outwardly, he appeared successful. So, he turned to a trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words: "Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.
Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life. By: John Mark Comer , and others. It is evident in the rising rate of divorces among Christian couples. We find it in the high percentages of Christians, even pastors, who regularly view pornography. And we face it each time a well-known leader in the Christian community is found in sexual sin or handling finances dishonestly. Perhaps you have struggled with your own character issues for years, even decades, to little avail.
That's good news. You can experience significant growth in your Christian walk, shed sinful habits, and increasing take on the character of Christ. In Renovation of the Heart , best-selling author Dallas Willard calls it "the transformation of the spirit"- a divine process that "brings every element in our being, working from inside out, into harmony with the will of God or the kingdom of God. Dense material that was well-worth the listen. I have a friend that is reading the book, and the Audible format was comparitively easy to understand.
Dallas Willard is a deep thinker, and has reasoned through his presentation with conviction and straightforward talk with no apologies. Dallas Willard is one of the originators of the modern spiritual formation movement. Willard, and his protege, Richard Foster, have done much to refocus the Evangelical world on spiritual disciplines and intentional focus on spiritual growth.
Renovation of the Heart is the most comprehensive book I have read by Willard on the why and how of truly changing and he means heart, mind and actions. Willard responds to this common frustration not by creating a five step program or some other silver bullet, but a fairly detailed discussion of what it means to really change.
This is a fairly dense book. I spent more than three weeks working on it and really I am not sure how to review it. On the positive side, there is real spiritual wisdom here. On the negative side, there is a lot of rabbit trails and it could have been organized better.
I also listened to the book as an audiobook read by Willard himself. He is not the best reader and I think even if he had been a good reader, this is content that should be read in print, not listened to on audio. I am planning on re-reading it in a little while. Over the past couple months I have been meeting with a spiritual director and this book was helpful to the discussion of our last meeting. Knowing something is important, but knowledge by itself does not create change.
Not through willpower, or correct knowledge but by becoming the type of person that is the type of person that does what you want to do. We do this in part by actually just doing what you want to do, knowing you are forcing yourself and not always doing it willingly. And creating the discipline it takes to actually change.
Personally I am extraordinarily undisciplined. Dallas Willard and John Ortberg explore what it means to live well now in light of God's kingdom. They reflect on the power of the Trinity in our lives, the meaning of knowledge, the importance of spiritual disciplines and much more. Dallas Willard offers poignant thoughts about what it will be like to transition into the very presence of Christ in heaven. Adapted from the talks given at the "Knowing Christ Today".
The ideal end of Christian spiritual transformation is when all of the essential parts of the human self are effectively organized around God, as they are restored and sustained by Him. Spiritual transformation in Christ is the process leading to that ideal end, and its result is love of God with all of the heart, soul, mind, and strength, and of the neighbor as oneself.
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