Beyond Being with Jesus

John Mark Comer's book, Practicing the Way, is getting a lot of attention right now, and I appreciate much of the discussion around it. I agree with a friend that merging insights from the spiritual formation movement (like those of John Mark Comer and Dallas Willard) with Reformed principles could be highly beneficial.

While I appreciate a lot of what Comer writes, I'm cautious about his premise: “Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did.” This sounds sacrilegious, but I believe that being w...