Tag: Paul Miller

• I Pledge My Life to Jesus & the Gospel

  I pledge my life to Jesus and the Gospel. I want Jesus not to be just part of my life or something that makes me feel good, but to be the very center – controlling everything. I want only the knowledge of the love of God. I want to know Christ. I want no desire,…

  Dennis Griffith

  January 6, 2016

  Christian Life, Creeds & Confessions

  Christian Creed, Jesus Pledge, Paul Miller

• Q & A w/ Paul Miller

  The folks at Desiring God have published a series of posts from an interview with my friend Paul Miller. Paul is the author of the acclaimed book, A Praying Life; and was the developer of the influential discipleship curriculum SONSHIP. To read each of the short posts, click the word below reflecting the theme: Prayer…

  Dennis Griffith

  January 7, 2011

  Christian Life, Gospel-Driven, Prayer

  A Praying Life, Desiring God, Desiring God Ministries, Gospel-Driven, Paul Miller, Prayer, seeJeus.net, Sonship

• Prayer Mirrors the Gospel

  “Prayer mirrors the gospel. In the gospel, the Father takes us as we are because of Jesus and gives us his gift of salvation. In prayer, the Father receives us as we are because of Jesus and gives us the gift of help. We look at the inadequacy of our praying and give up, thinking…

  Dennis Griffith

  November 23, 2009

  Gospel, Graffiti, Prayer

  Gospel, graffitti, Paul Miller, Prayer, Quotes

• More Like Jesus

  “To become more like Jesus is to feel increasingly unable to do life, increasingly wary of your heart. Paradoxically, you get holier while you are feeling less holy. The very thing you were trying to escape – your inability – opens the door to prayer and then grace.”  – Paul Miller, A Praying Life

  Dennis Griffith

  November 12, 2009

  Graffiti, Spiritual Formation

  A Praying Life, Grace, Graffiti, Paul Miller, Prayer, Sanctificaton, spiritual growth

• A Praying Life

  “Lord, teach us to pray.”   That’s the request of the disciple of Jesus. (Luke 11.1)  That’s a request that should not be limited to ages past or the pages of the Bible. It is the heart request of any disciple of Jesus.  My friend, Paul Miller is Jesus’ tool to answer that request in this generation.  In…

  Dennis Griffith

  August 26, 2009

  Books, Prayer

  A Praying Life, Books, Paul Miller, Prayer, Prayer Life, Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Health

• The Jesus Pledge

      What does it mean to be a disciple of Christ? What does it mean to be Gospel-driven?  I think my friend, Paul Miller, expresses it beautifully in The Jesus Pledge: I pledge my life to Jesus and the Gospel.  I want Jesus not to be just part of my life or something that…

  Dennis Griffith

  January 13, 2009

  Gospel, Gospel-Driven, Spiritual Formation

  Christianity, Discipleship, Gospel, Gospel-Driven, Grace, Paul Miller, Spiritual Formation, The Jesus Pledge