Quotes from Keith R. Anderson

Who is God? Who am I? What does God want to do for his kingdom purposes through my unique voice?

Christian tradition is the lived and tested experience and reflection of a diverse body of people over time united by a commitment to approach the purpose and way of life through the lineage of Jesus Christ" (emphasis added).4 These four words are descriptive of the process: lived, tested, reflected and committed.

Much spiritual self-help today fails because the focus remains exclusively on the self How can I grow? How can I experience God more fully? How can I access the power of the Holy Spirit? How can I develop my faith? All of these are limited questions that lead to disappointment because they do not focus on God. The unison voice of the classical spiritual teachers recounts that spiritual growth always begins with an awareness of the character and nature of God. God starts the process; we respond.

Often Bible study consists of a brief half-page devotional, the predigested thoughts of others or the pooled ignorance of feelings-dominated Bible studies in which the primary question is "What does this passage mean to you?