Prisoner of Hope
The invitation this morning....
12 " Return to your Fortress,
you prisoners of hope;
even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you."
Psychological Approach or Spiritual Approach?
Resting in the blend of spirit, mind, emotions, and body that I dwell in, I come into contact with the edges of this question all the time. It is easy to lean more fully on one or the other. Most of us have a comfortable automatic bend toward finding solutions in spirit or material ways. Robert Mulholland, a respected spiritual formation writer and trusted Christian theologian, expands an answer to this wondering that satisfies my soul. I hope it illuminates for you as well: "We need to realize that not only is psychology not a substitute for spirituality, but spirituality is not a substitute for psychology. While most Christians would not tend to make the first assertion, many would and do tend to make the second. As we have already noted, spiritual formation is often seen as the answer to all problems. Often, profound, deep-seated psychological problems are met with demands for deeper faith, more rigorous obedience, more vital spirituality. ...
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