Chapter 5

Questions to Consider

1. What does it mean to say the Spirit is the “giver of life.” Is every living thing filled with God’s Spirit in the same way?
2. What is your attitude toward nature? Is protecting the natural environment a Christian’s duty?
3. How do the authors explain "living simply"? How simply do you live? Is simplicity something Christians should strive for?
4. What does it mean to "yield to the Spirit"? Have you experienced this?
5. How do we discern the guidance of the Holy Spirit? How much reason is involved? How much are the emotions involved?
6. Do you practice any “spiritual disciplines” on a regular basis? What do you do? How does that impact your life?
7. Who is the most spiritually mature Christian you know? What in your mind makes that person mature?
8. What special spiritual gifts do you possess? What is your experience of some of the more visible gifts of the Spirit like speaking in tongues?
9. How would you describe the "cost and joy of discipleship"?
10. What phrase in the prayer of St. Francis is most meaningful to you?