Topic: Renewing of Your Minds
Embracing a New Season through Self-Care and Gratitude

Because our modern society has taught us to be resistant to change, we might struggle to experience new seasons. Setting goals in a new year, starting a new job, moving to a new place, or struggling with health are good examples of life-changing seasons. Depending on the situation, new seasons can excite us or bring us anxiety and fear of uncertainty. Three years ago, a leg injury changed my life. During this journey, I gained valuable insights and learned key lessons that shape how I navigate new seasons in life. My recovery took more time than I thought. During this …

Ellen Charry

In Ellen Charry’s book By the Renewing of Your Minds she reclaims the pastoral role of Christian doctrines, once part of the theologian’s basic instruction, in the formation and development of our Christian life. The process of a cultivation of Christian virtues needs to be strengthened with theological content and not only with habits or repetitive actions. This is a very insightful claim that shapes the whole book through its chapters. If used rightly, Christian doctrine is an excellent means to nurture and discern one’s personal life and our communal life. Christian theology — patristic, medieval, or modern — serves …