Dallas

I just got done reading this article about Dallas Willard, a Christian Philosopher one of the deepest thinking and most articulate guys out there. As I've mentioned before, I've read a few of his books, including The Divine Conspiracy, which rocked me like no other book has.

I like this excerpt from the article on the subject discipleship, which unfortunately is way too true:

Generally, what I find is that the ordinary people who come to church are basically running their lives on their own, utilizing 'the arm of the flesh'—their natural abilities—to negotiate their way," he says. "They believe there is a God and they need to check in with him. But they don't have any sense that he is an active agent in their lives. As a result, they don't become disciples of Jesus. They consume his merits and the services of the church. … Discipleship is no essential part of Christianity today.