Hannah Carr

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Perhaps we should think of “being filled with the Spirit” like we do about sailing. Did you know that there are roughly sixty working parts on a sailboat? There’s plenty of work to do when sailing. You can break a sweat. You have to stay attentive. But there are two things you can’t control on a sailboat, and they make all the difference in the world. No amount of elbow grease will (1) control the tide or (2) bring the wind. You can hoist the sail, but only the wind can make a sailboat go. There are plenty of approaches to Spiritual formation that amount to teaching us how to row our own boat. ...more
The Imperfect Disciple: Grace for People Who Can't Get Their Act Together
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