Halfway There
Each episode of Halfway There features an ordinary Christian sharing their story of spiritual formation on the journey of life with God. Go beyond the classic Christian testimony into the ups and downs, the joys and the difficulties of being a Christian in the 21st century. Our guests offer insights and hope from their own stories. If you ever wondered if God is active and alive, this show is for you.
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Monday Jun 06, 2016
Monday Jun 06, 2016
Spiritual maturity is one of those elusive things that all followers of Christ hope and strive after but can sometimes be difficult to know what it is really like. After all, everyone we know is in process, right?
So how do you know a spiritually mature person when you meet them? Is it by their age or the number of decades since they made that fateful decision to follow Christ? Either sounds good until you think through all the people you know who have believed for many years and still, for one reason or another, know much about God but do not seem to know Him at all.
If you can’t tell a spiritually mature person by the number of years they have been a declared Christian, how do you tell?
Today’s guest (our first!) is a fine answer the the question. When you meet her you will be inspired by her story of coping with a difficult childhood through the church, learning about herself through parenting, suffering loss, and serving diligently in one church for over six decades. (You read that right. 60 years!) But Carolyn Schmitt’s walk with the Lord is more than just the result of passing time. It’s an intimate relationship with Him.
It’s going to sound a little but strange… I’m finding for myself that maturity in Christ is very diametrically opposite to becoming mature as a human being. As a human being we go from absolute dependence…to functioning responsibly…but I’m finding for myself that so often I come into my relationship with the Lord as a very independent person needing to mature in dependence.
Books Carolyn mentioned (Amazon affiliate links):
Eugene PetersonEugene Peterson
The Complete Father Brown: 53 StoriesG.K. Chesterton – The Complete Father Brown Stories
C.S. Lewis – The Last Battle
Dalas WillardDallas Willard
John Ortberg
John Eldridge – Beautiful Outlaw
Philip Yancey – Prayer
The basics of walking with the Lord are still exactly what I need.
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Tuesday May 31, 2016
Tuesday May 31, 2016
Halfway There is a podcast dedicated to sharing the stories of ordinary Christians and their experience with God.
Every Christian has a story to tell about how God entered into their lives but they don’t always get the opportunity to share it. Our discipleship suffers for lack of knowledge about how God works even today. Halfway There changes that by giving voice to ordinary Christians. Think of it as the pulpithood of all believers.
Season 1 is packed with over 300 years of experience walking with God and features people in a variety of stages in life and Christian maturity. You will find a useful gem in each episode that will help you live more faithfully.
If you like the show, please subscribe and leave a rating and review in iTunes. And tell a friend who could use some encouragement.
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