Talbot School of Theology Faculty Blog /blogs/good-book-blog/articles/category/spiritual-formation John McKinley “Here I am again. What does it mean to do this in Christ?” This was my thought as I rode my carbon-fiber bicycle on the streets of Torrance on Sunday afternoon. I was nervously warming up for my first bicycle race after having been away from the... Fri, 29 May 2026 12:11:50 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/sanctification-by-revisitation-romans-8-28-29 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/sanctification-by-revisitation-romans-8-28-29 Kyle Strobel The primary question I hear when I go to conferences, or when people in full-time ministry reach out to me, is “What does spiritual formation look like in the church?” They often want a simple answer, but there is no simple answer. There are many... Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:39 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/spiritual-formation-and-the-church /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/spiritual-formation-and-the-church Ed Stetzer Alyson Pryor brings a breath of fresh air into an evangelical world often obsessed with activity and achievement. With her training as a spiritual director, including a master degree in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot Institute... Wed, 06 May 2026 17:48:00 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/20-truths-from-come-away-and-rest-a-guide-to-personal-spiritual-retreats /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/20-truths-from-come-away-and-rest-a-guide-to-personal-spiritual-retreats Kyle Strobel There are many things that sound right that are not. I find that for many, there is a kind of <em>feeling </em>that is used when reading Scripture or asserting a theological position, that if a claim fits the overarching <em>sense </em>they have about God, the... Fri, 01 May 2026 19:43:45 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/love-from-a-full-self /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/love-from-a-full-self Kyle Strobel When I first came to seminary, I called myself an Arminian. That wasn’t true, really. The reality was that I just didn’t like people I knew who called themselves Calvinists! I simply knew too many folks who were far too arrogant and far too... Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:30:00 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/the-heart-of-reformed-spirituality /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/the-heart-of-reformed-spirituality Kyle Strobel In a wonderful recent episode of the Dallas Willard Podcast, we get to listen to Dallas teach about what it looks like to bring spiritual formation to the church. In so many ways this is a wonderful listen. I encourage you all to check it out. One... Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:01:00 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/dallas-willard-and-spiritual-formation-for-the-church /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/dallas-willard-and-spiritual-formation-for-the-church Kyle Strobel I always felt so bad for my kids when they would wander into our room, complaining about how much their legs hurt while they tried to sleep. Growing pains are hard. But once they heard they were growing pains, that made the pain a bit easier. Kids... Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:30:00 -0700 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/the-growing-pains-of-faith /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/the-growing-pains-of-faith Kyle Strobel If you have read my blog for any recent length of time, you have probably heard me talking about the importance of a developmental spirituality. But, admittedly, it might not be clear what I mean. There are, in fact, many things that could go... Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:42:57 -0800 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/the-importance-of-a-developmental-spirituality /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/the-importance-of-a-developmental-spirituality William Lane Craig <em>This is a Q&amp;A blog post by Talbot School of Theology Visiting Scholar in Philosophy, William Lane Craig.</em> Question Hi Dr. Craig, I appreciate your work and am a long-time listener. I am submitting a question on a topic that is probably... Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:35:33 -0800 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/is-it-wrong-to-retire /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/is-it-wrong-to-retire Kevin Lawson <em>A Maskil of Asaph.</em> <em>Give ear, O my people, to my teaching;</em> <em>incline your ears to the words of my mouth!</em> <em>I will open my mouth in a parable;</em> <em>I will utter dark sayings from of old,</em> <em>things that we have heard and known,</em> <em>that our fathers have told us.</em> <em>We...</em> Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:57:37 -0800 /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/setting-our-hope-in-god /blogs/good-book-blog/2026/setting-our-hope-in-god