Chris Yeager Writes Blog

Essays on life from a Christian perspective. A normal guy trying to live a life that honors God and blesses others.

  • A Philosophy of Spiritual FormationIncarnation and Carnalization in Spiritual Transformation: Life of the Spirit vs. Life of the Flesh By Chris Yeager During a class discussion one day in graduate school, the question was asked, “Where does Spiritual transformation begin?”  The answer: the incarnation.  Spiritual transformation begins and ends with Jesus Christ, the Alpha and Omega of all things.  He is the height, breadth, width and depth of God’s love in the flesh.  Our life with God begins with an acceptance of who Christ is – “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” (Matthew 16:16) – and moves toward our absolute surrender to His rule in our life – “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”  (Galatians 2:20) The tragedy at every level of Christian experience – individual, corporate and cultural – is that we tend to immediately turn the power of the incarnation into works of the flesh.  In other words, our misunderstanding of the incarnation leads us into carnalization.  For the purpose of this paper it…
  • About CD Yeager WritesMy name is Chris Yeager, an aspiring writer and hopeful blogger.  I am married to a wonderful woman and call two little girls my daughters.  My writing is certainly informed by my Christian faith, but is not always about Christianity, religion or spirituality.  My hope is that what I put out in the ether through Wordpress will encourage and challenge those who read.  While I will make an effort to respond to comments, time and a two year old may take precedence.
  • My Life as a Tree: Growing from Season to Season (Skipping Rocks #6 – Part 4)

    There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to […]

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    February 8, 2010
    Spiritual Transformation
    Christianity, Devotions, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world, Wisdom
  • My Life as a Tree: Growing Up by Digging Deep (Skipping Rocks #6 – Part 3)

    I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and […]

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    February 1, 2010
    Spiritual Transformation
    Christianity, Faith, Inspiration, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world, trees
  • My Life as a Tree: Getting Life from the Source (Skipping Rocks #6 – Part 2)

    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams […]

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    January 27, 2010
    Spiritual Transformation
    Christianity, Faith, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world
  • My Life as a Tree: Growing Strong by Being Still (Skipping Rocks #6 – Part 1)

    Blessed are those who trust in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not […]

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    January 20, 2010
    Spiritual Transformation
    blessing, Devotions, Faith, Inspiration, Meeting God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world, Wisdom, Writing
  • Green (Skipping Rocks #5)

               Green is my favorite color.  When my daughter and I take our walks around the property, especially around the stream and pond, we love the green.  Green grass, green trees, green shrubs and even some green bugs.  I even like it as a sentiment when sung by Kermit the Frog, but I don’t want […]

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    January 15, 2010
    American Society and Culture, Spiritual Transformation, The Sleeping Habits of Daughters and Other Fatherly Observations
    Christianity, daughters, ecology, green, Meeting God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world, Wisdom
  • Treasures in a Shallow Pond: Caddisflies and Other Amazing Discoveries (Skipping Rocks Blog Post 4)

    Have you ever seen a Caddisfly?  It is an insect that spends its larval stage in the water, usually streams, creeks and ponds.  It sometimes camouflages itself with gravel and twigs, attaching itself to rocks in the current to catch food. (They also make excellent bait).   The Caddisfly is just one of dozens of critters […]

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    January 9, 2010
    Spiritual Transformation, The Sleeping Habits of Daughters and Other Fatherly Observations, Uncategorized
    blessing, Christianity, daughters, fatherhood, Meeting God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world, Wisdom
  • Change is Good: The Gift of Seasons (Skipping Rocks Blog Post 3)

    Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction. 2 Timothy 4:2 (NIV) When my Mom passed away, the opportunity for us to move in with my Dad in his new home was no coincidence.  The blessings from that decision have been beyond measure for […]

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    January 1, 2010
    Spiritual Transformation
    blessing, Christianity, Faith, fatherhood, Inspiration, loss, Patience, Relying on God, Spiritual discipline, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and the natural world, Timing, Wisdom
  • How I Learned to Roll With the Ripples: God’s Un-Random Acts of Kindness (Skipping Rocks Part 2)

    Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. – […]

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    December 31, 2009
    Spiritual Transformation, Uncategorized
    Devotions, Faith, fatherhood, Inspiration, Patience, Religion, Relying on God, Spiritual Growth, Timing, Wisdom, Writing
  • Skipping Rocks and Other Spiritual Disciplines Part 1

    Come and see the works of the LORD, the desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear, he burns the shields with fire. “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, […]

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    December 28, 2009
    Spiritual Transformation, The Sleeping Habits of Daughters and Other Fatherly Observations
    Christianity, daughters, fatherhood, Meeting God, Spiritual discipline, Spirituality and the natural world
  • A Picture May Be Worth Less Than You Think

    16 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. 17 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. 19 But […]

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    December 21, 2009
    American Society and Culture, Spiritual Transformation
    Spiritual discipline
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