David Briggs—Religious but not spiritual: The high costs of ignoring personal piety

Posted by Kendall Harmon

Men would rather watch Monday Night Football than go shopping. Eating too many Hardees Monster Thickburgers is linked to obesity. Texting while driving is a bad idea.

There are times when research findings are so obvious they are almost beyond questioning. So it is puzzling that growing evidence showing the importance of congregations cultivating the spiritual lives of the faithful is so routinely ignored.

Puzzling, and damaging to the health of many of the nation’s churches, especially those most in need of revival.

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Filed under: * Christian Life / Church LifeParish MinistryAdult EducationSpirituality/Prayer* Culture-WatchReligion & Culture* International News & CommentaryAmerica/U.S.A.

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Posted October 28, 2011 at 5:00 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. Robert A. wrote:

The last line seems to say it all: “The mystery is why that is so hard to understand.”

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