Discipleship and the Christian Life

The book on discipleship would focus upon spiritual formation or Christian discipleship in the context of the concerning for human flourishing.

Part One – Human Flourishing and the Basic Life question: Why Am I Here? Considering the Organizing Principle of a Life

Part Two- Human Flourishing and A Life-style of Living in the Presence of God

Part Three – Human Flourishing and Participation in a Community That Share Christian Ends

Part Four – Human Flourishing and the Sanctification of Life

Part Five – Human Flourishing and the Heart of a Servant

Part Six - Considering the World: Human Flourishing and Re-presenting Christ to the World

The book on the Christian Life would focus on the importance of the Christian community in the formation of individual Christian life, and would then present an ethic of the Christian life that gives priority to the word of God. It will view the Christian life as our desire to live the Lord's Prayer, using the two great commandments identified by Jesus to love God and neighbor, and using the Ten Commandments to give further content to that love. I will incorporate at appropriate places I Corinthains 13, the Beatitudes, the Household Rules, and the various lists of virtues and vices we find in the New Testament.