by Matt Garcia | Jul 28, 2023 | Blogs
Difficult, but necessary I took off my AirPods and stared blankly into the distance near my apartment complex. I had been deep into studying a theological concept for weeks now and I finally realized something that honestly scared me. The books, podcasts, blogs, and...
by Matt Garcia | Nov 17, 2022 | Blogs
Streams of Living Water Historically, there have been six dimensions of the spiritual life that have been emphasized or de-emphasized in the church based on geography, time-period, leadership, culture, and theology. Here are the six traditions: The Contemplative...
by Matt Garcia | Oct 14, 2022 | Blogs
We are always being spiritually formed I’ve heard this idea from many different authors and pastors. They may use slightly different language each time, but there is truth in this. We are always being spiritually formed into something or someone. But the real...
by Matt Garcia | Oct 7, 2022 | Blogs
Here is a great idea from Trey VanCamp in his book that just came out “The Non-Anxious Pastor”. He shares about pace, practice, and purpose and how they relate to our discipleship. “This formula for Christlikeness isn’t a departure from the...
by Matt Garcia | Sep 26, 2022 | Blogs
Discovering Our Soul’s Path to God A sacred pathway “describes the way we relate to God, how we draw near to him.” These are certain predispositions for communing with God. We may have a few predominant pathways, which make up our spiritual...
by Matt Garcia | Sep 9, 2022 | Blogs
Discipleship According to James Clear Recently, I read bestselling book Atomic Habits by James Clear. As I read the book, I couldn’t help but really look at some of his concepts as great ways to practice spiritual formation as a Christian. Now, James Clear is not a...
