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by Bill Tenny-Brittian In my book High-Voltage Spirituality I introduce nine broad categories of Spiritual Habits: Projection/Reflection, Prayer, Study, Worship, Giving-Up, Taking-On, Accountability, Retreating, and Faith Sharing. With spring encroaching upon us, it seemed to

By Bill Tenny-Brittian Of all the spiritual disciplines, undoubtedly the most underused and is fasting. I’ll be honest, fasting isn’t one of my "favorite" spiritual disciplines. On the other hand, it has been

By Bill Tenny-Brittian According to Jesus, Paul, James, Peter, and John when we confess, repent, and take reconciliation seriously we become a new creature, all the old things in our lives have passed

by Bill Tenny-Brittian In the early church (as well as in Judaism), the home was a sacred place. It was in a very real sense a refuge from the rough-n-tumble outside world. The

By Bill Tenny-Brittian As I've mentioned in past articles, and will almost certainly mention again sometime in the future, I'm a fidget in church. I can't still very well. The truth is, I'm in

by Bill Tenny-Brittian I have a journal I record ongoing prayer requests in for my daily prayer time, but there are some prayer needs that I want to pray about throughout the day.