Anchorpoint

Next week, please join us for class with Pastor Larry!

This past Sunday, we learned more about Anchorpoint Counseling Ministry. Anchorpoint provides marriage counseling, counseling of kids, tutoring of kids, and parent education.

We also talked about spiritual integration – making spirituality a part of one’s life.

The speaker’s definition of spirituality: Our connectedness to God and all that is sacred to our creator. He said more about it, but I didn’t get it down. In any case, spirituality connotes a relationship with God.

If someone has spiritual integration, then spirituality is just as much a part of his life as mental, physical, and relational aspects of life. Some people suffer from spiritual cut-off, usually due to having a bad experience in a religious setting. Some people suffer from spiritual insulation, where spirituality is present, but is insulated from the other aspects of their life.

There was an interesting handout on “Tests for Mentally Healthy Religion” (Clineball, 1965) but you had to be there to read this, ‘cause I didn’t get a copy.

A metaphor:

Theology = bones, Religion = skin; and spirituality = breath

Luther, Calvin, and Presbuteros

On Jan 10th and 17th we are covering "Presbyterianism" or "What does it mean to be a Presybterian?"

Since I'm pressed for time, I'll just say that on the 10th we had a good overview of Wycliffe, Luther, and Calvin and the church reforms they sought. On the 17th we'll take a closer look at Calvin's thoughts on prayer.

The word "Presbyterian" comes from the Greek presbuteros, which means "elder". The Presbyterian church differs from other church governments in that it is governed by elders, rather than a priest or bishop.