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Spirituality according to Paul: Imitating the Apostle of Christ is unavailable, but you can change that!

Spirituality often evokes images of quiet centeredness, meditative serenity and freedom from life’s pressures. It’s become a chic commodity, with its benefits evoked by images of sunrises and secluded retreats. Contrast the apostle Paul, who promotes a cross-shaped spirituality for fools making their way though life’s trials. Paul realized that images of crucifixion, burial and resurrection...

seems to provoke more interest, more questions. “Should we take the same approach as Paul?” “Would Paul’s advice work today?” “Do you think Paul was right?” I realize, of course, by the nature of their questions that they have been listening. It’s because they understand very clearly that Paul’s world is different from our world, that Paul faced different challenges than we do today, that Paul’s assumptions do not translate directly into our context, they must ask “So what?” They want to take Paul’s
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