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The Forge Journal
Resources, reflections, and stories from the heart of
The Formidable Way.

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The Power of Discipleship
https://youtu.be/wNForoU3S68?si=x978mBy3S4b7tWrX
formidableliving
Dec 17, 20251 min read


Craving the Stimulus or Drinking the Still Waters
The soul was designed for communion — to live in continual conversation and connection with its Creator. But when the soul loses that communion, it hungers still. What was meant to be holy appetite becomes unholy craving. When discernment collapses, the soul begins to grasp for stimulation. The senses, dulled to the still movements of God’s Spirit, demand louder, faster, stronger sensations — things that make us feel alive for a moment, even as they quietly drain life from wi
formidableliving
Nov 9, 20252 min read


What to expect "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom...",
Matthew 13;1-23 I have been thinking back upon our men's retreat at Blue Bronna Wilderness Camp and wondering what the first few days back home were like for you. At the camp many of you experienced God speaking to you personally. What was it like to bring that Word home with you? Jesus taught his disciples, in this circumstance, what to expect. He said, "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom...", One of 4 things will surely follow. Either: " the evil one comes and snat
formidableliving
Nov 9, 20251 min read


“No Saints to inspire me. No sinners sinful enough”
William McNamara: “My grievance with contemporary society is with its decrepitude. There are few towering pleasures to allure me, almost no beauty to bewitch me, nothing erotic to arouse me, no intellectual circles or positions to challenge or provoke me, no burgeoning philosophies or theologies and no new art to catch my attention or engage my mind, no arousing political, social, or religious movements to stimulate or excite me. There are no free men to lead me. No saints t
formidableliving
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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