The thing about spiritual formation...

The thing is, much of today's spiritual formation is about doing things, not trusting in what Jesus already did...

The spiritual formation movement is widely promoted at colleges and seminaries as the latest and the greatest way to become a spiritual leader. It teaches people that this is how they can become more intimate with God and truly hear His voice. Even Christian leaders with long-standing reputations of teaching God's Word seem to be succumbing. In so doing, many Christian leaders are frivolously playing with fire, and the result will be thousands, probably millions, getting burned.

It isn't going into the silence that transforms a person's life. It is in accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and allowing Him to change us that transformation occurs.

-Understanding the Error of Spiritual Formation
Roger Oakland

*By the way, here is an update on Roger Oakland's condition.