Things of the spirit, meditations on spiritual life and prayer

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Prefatory Note

This little hook contains no technical treatise, hut practical Meditations on Spiritual Life and Prayer.

They have appeared in The Banner in the years 1917 to 1919, with the exception of the eleventh Meditation. A few changes have heen made to make them more suitahle for puhlication in hook form.

The title, which covers the two suhjects of the Meditations, is taken from I Cor. 2: 12-1^, and the thought expressed in those verses of Scripture runs through every page of the hook.

The appearance of the hook is largely due to repeated requests for a reprint of these Meditations; and the author is thankful for the assurance from several helievers, that his humhle efforts to write on ''Things of the Spirit" have heen a Messing to many.

May the Lord he pleased to make his message contained in these pages, a Messing for many others.

P. J. HOEKENGA

Ripon, California, Christmas, 1919.

Introduction

PART L THOUGHTS ON SPIRITUAL LIFE

I. What Is Spiritual Life ?

II. Beware of Substitutes.

III. Normal Growth of Spiritual Life — Proper Food.

IV. Normal Growth of Spiritual Life — Proper Atmosphere. V. Cultivation of Spiritual Life — Negatively.

VI. Cultivation of Spiritual Life — Positively. VII. Important Means to Emphasize Spiritual Life. VIII. The Fruit of Spiritually Mindedness. IX. The Fruit of Spiritually Mindedness— It Is Life. X. The Fruit of Spiritually Mindedness — It Is Peace.