Thinking Christianly: Ten Essential Aspects

This entry is part 1 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

My blog’s title is not so much about how I view myself but about what I hope to encourage: Christians thinking. Some writers have used the term “thinking Christianly” to describe this process: thinking well, thinking deeply, and thinking in accordance with the truth of God revealed through Jesus Christ. Today I’m starting a series …

January 25, 2010 – 11:58 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , , , | Comments (4)

Ten Reasons To Think Christianly

This entry is part 2 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

Last week I opened my new series on basic discipleship of the mind by outlining briefly what it means to think Christianly. The next most important question is whether it matters that we think Christianly. Here are ten reasons it does: Knowing God — which is of first importance — means knowing. Jesus said “And …

February 1, 2010 – 6:45 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Comments (2)

Wilberforce: Real Christianity, Discipling Our Minds

This entry is part 3 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

A reference in J.P. Moreland’s modern classic, Love Your God with All Your Mind: The Role of Reason in the Life of the Soul, steered me toward another classic, this one by William Wilberforce: Real Christianity. The link there is to a modern language update published in 2007. I’ve been reading it in ebook form, …

February 7, 2010 – 7:41 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , , , | Comments (3)

Ten Resources for Thinking Christianly

This entry is part 4 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

How does one learn to think Christianly? Where does one begin? Here are my top ten recommendations for anyone who wants to be more intentional about discipling his or her mind. You could view this as a kind of table of contents, for I intend to share further thoughts on all of them over the …

February 11, 2010 – 10:08 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Comments (2)

The Holy Spirit and Christian Thinking

This entry is part 5 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

Last week I included the Holy Spirit on a list of resources for thinking Christianly, with this qualification:   God is certainly not a “resource” in the same sense as the rest of this list, yet the list would be incomplete without him. We can’t progress in any form of discipleship apart from the Holy Spirit’s …

February 19, 2010 – 4:58 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Knowing God, Thinking Christianly | Tagged | Comments Off

The Bible and Christian Thinking

This entry is part 6 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

Number two on my list of recommended resources for Christian thinking is the Bible. In another time this might not have required much emphasis: of course the Bible is central to Christian thinking! But in age when many consider the Bible to be antithetical to good thinking, and when even many Christians take a thoughtless …

March 1, 2010 – 8:20 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Tagged | Comments (1)

Time and Growth in Thinking Christianly

This entry is part 8 of 14 in the series Basic Discipleship of the Mind

My series on Christian thinking was interrupted for a season, but it’s time to begin again. Fourth on my list of Resources for Thinking Christianly was Time. I wrote before, Discipleship takes time, so allow yourself the grace of letting it be a lifelong process. Nobody can learn everything all at once. But be sure …

March 26, 2010 – 10:25 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith, Thinking Christianly | Tagged , | Comments Off