{"id":2461,"date":"2013-04-29T15:43:36","date_gmt":"2013-04-29T19:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2461"},"modified":"2013-04-29T15:43:36","modified_gmt":"2013-04-29T19:43:36","slug":"how-to-grow-spiritually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/29\/how-to-grow-spiritually\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Grow Spiritually"},"content":{"rendered":"

Presented 4.28.2013<\/p>\n

Remember when you were a kid<\/strong> and you couldn’t wait to be an adult? Now, as an adult, I sometimes wish I could go back to those carefree days of childhood.<\/p>\n

But besides the fact that I can’t go back, I know I couldn’t stand<\/em> to go back. Growing is a good thing. Maturing is what we are supposed to do. And we all know men and women who never grew up, right? That’s not pleasant.<\/p>\n

Spiritually speaking<\/strong>, the Bible warns us not to remain immature. God wants us to grow up, spiritually.<\/p>\n

This podcast speaks of how we can grow up — mature — spiritually speaking, by borrowing and elaborating on Bill Bright’s Five Principles for Growth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2013\/20130428FiveKeysToSpiritualGrowth.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>

Podcast: Play in new window<\/a> | Download<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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