Chapter 2 - Relational Spirituality - Loving Ourselves Correctly (pgs 34 to 41): "We can be defined either by our world or by our God. To love ourselves correctly is to see ourselves as God sees us. This involves a process of exposure to the truths of Scripture with a view to understanding our new identity in Christ Jesus. This chapter contains an inventory of these truths in the form of a series of affirmations from Scripture." Take a look at the affirmations starting on page 36 and pick out the ones that speak to you. Oh, and blog your throughts here BEFORE next Thursday ;o)

Ok, after a week in sunny San Diego, we're seriously back to week 2 in this study: Relational Spirituality - Loving God Completely (pages 27-33). Read through the chapter, review the questions on page 33 and be ready on Thursday 6/21 at 6:15 to discuss. See you there! Oh, go ahead and blog a few thoughts if you get the time...

Week 2 - reloaded! Thanks for joining back in. Take a read at the old blog and think through what Chapter 1 really means to you. Scan through the questions on page 33 and consider carefully at bullet 2. Looking forward to meeting up with you all next Thursday!

Week 2 Assignment

Now that you're familiar with Ken's material, let's dig in! For the second assignment we'll get into facet #1 - Relational Spirituality. For this week, read through pages 27-41. Here, we'll look at Loving God Completely and Loving Ourselves Correctly. In the first chapter on Loving God Completely, please complete the questions on page 33 - you can just write your answers in the bottom half of that page. Which reminds me, it's not against the law to hightlight, mark-up and/or write in your book! As I mentioned before, I went through this back in '07 and re-reading my comments now is interesting to say the least. In your answers, don't just write the one-liner, "right Sunday school answer." Really think through the implications of the love of God in your heart and mind. In the second chapter on Loving Ourselves Correctly, focus on pages 36-41. Try to read those verses every day this week and reflect on what that means to you. And of course, blog your thoughts and comments for the rest of the group! Blessings as you allow God to work in your life...

Week 1 Assignment

Let's get this moving! I trust you all have your books. If you don't - get a move on! After you get over the shock and awe of the college textbook-like look and feel, I trust you'll find that we're going to get a ton out of this study. For week 1 work through these items: 1) Familiarize yourself with the book. 2) Go to www.kenboa.org and get a feel for Ken's work. 3) Read through the Preface and Introduction sections (probably a couple of times). 4) Post comments to the blog on what your initial thoughts are on what we're about to embark upon (you can use the questions on pagwe 24 as a guide).

Welcome to our virtual study

Thanks for joining our virutal study! I am pleased that you have chosen to read through Ken Boa's "Conformed to His Image" book with the group. We will be trying something different with this study. Instead of being perscriptive in our approach (i.e., traditional reading and answering questions), we will each be responsible for contributing to our collective development and insights. I will outline general guidelines and milestones, but it will be up to each of us to contribute to this blog - and to our collective maturity in Christ. Periodically, perhaps once a month, we will meet in person (and via phone) to discuss our collective insights. More to come on this...