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# NORTHEASTERN SEMINARY BLOG

Posts about:

## personal formation

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### [The Writer's Calling: A Seminary Student's Reflections](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/202479/The-Writer-s-Calling-A-Seminary-Student-s-Reflections)

![book_image_Jae_Newman](https://blog.nes.edu/hs-fs/file-1912323801-jpg/images/istock_000042392636xlarge.jpg?width=311&height=207&name=istock_000042392636xlarge.jpg)What convictions has God planted deep within your heart this semester, this month, this year,  or the past decade? Northeastern Seminary student, Jae Newman (MAT) reflects on his journey of discovering, writing, and the role of seminary.    

[Maria Rambuski](https://blog.nes.edu/author/maria-rambuski) 

[Read More](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/202479/The-Writer-s-Calling-A-Seminary-Student-s-Reflections)

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### [Looking for the Resurrection from the Dead, Life of the World to Come](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/195365/Looking-for-the-Resurrection-from-the-Dead-Life-of-the-World-to-Come)

I entered into lent this year captivated by the idea of anticipating the resurrection. It has been 10 years since I began to observe Lent. During those years I have fasted from habits and I have fasted from food. I have contemplated dying to self, wrestling with sin, and receiving forgiveness. But this year as I entered Lent I was captivated by the anticipation of the Resurrection.

[Lisa Bennett](https://blog.nes.edu/author/lisa-bennett) 

[Read More](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/195365/Looking-for-the-Resurrection-from-the-Dead-Life-of-the-World-to-Come)

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### [Our Struggles—Danger, Punishment, Reward](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/195364/Our-Struggles-Danger-Punishment-Reward)

*![iStock candles Smallb](https://blog.nes.edu/hs-fs/file-584009057-jpg/images/istock_candles_smallb1.jpg)O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death*? Romans 7:24

[Lisa Bennett](https://blog.nes.edu/author/lisa-bennett) 

[Read More](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/195364/Our-Struggles-Danger-Punishment-Reward)

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### [Growth in the Night Times of Life](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/195361/Growth-in-the-Night-Times-of-Life)

![bud sprout](https://blog.nes.edu/hs-fs/file-580231748-jpg/images/bud_sprout.jpg?width=92&height=184&name=bud_sprout.jpg)In the Deep South, although the first day of spring is still officially a few weeks away, the plants and trees around my neighborhood are beginning to show signs of re-birth. Winter is slipping away. Shoots and blossoms, while mostly dormant at present, will soon burst forth with glorious expression.

[Lisa Bennett](https://blog.nes.edu/author/lisa-bennett) 

[Read More](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/195361/Growth-in-the-Night-Times-of-Life)

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### [Why Spiritual Formation is Important in Seminary [Part Three]](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/124361/Why-Spiritual-Formation-is-Important-in-Seminary-Part-Three)

Read Part One [here](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/81026/Why-Spiritual-Formation-is-Important-in-Seminary).

[Sarah Champignon](https://blog.nes.edu/author/sarah-champignon) 

[Read More](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/124361/Why-Spiritual-Formation-is-Important-in-Seminary-Part-Three)

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### [Why Spiritual Formation is Important in Seminary [Part Two]](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/110281/Why-Spiritual-Formation-is-Important-in-Seminary-Part-Two)

[Sarah Champignon](https://blog.nes.edu/author/sarah-champignon) 

[Read More](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/110281/Why-Spiritual-Formation-is-Important-in-Seminary-Part-Two)

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### [Why Spiritual Formation is Important in Seminary](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/81026/Why-Spiritual-Formation-is-Important-in-Seminary)

[Sarah Champignon](https://blog.nes.edu/author/sarah-champignon) 

[Read More](https://blog.nes.edu/bid/81026/Why-Spiritual-Formation-is-Important-in-Seminary)