Forming our personal spiritual formation – David Merrill

About this episode

Professor David Merrill discusses personal spiritual formation and its relation to suffering and walking near to God.

What is personal spiritual formation? Is suffering a part of it? What does it look like to walk near to God? Professor David Merrill from Biola University joins the show, to answer these questions, study Scripture, and much more. Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here *This conversation originally took place on April 10, 2026

People in this episode

Host: Bill Arnold

Guest: David Merrill

Topics covered

• spiritual formation
• suffering
• walking with God
• Scripture study
• Christianity

Keywords

• spiritual formation
• suffering
• God
• Scripture
• Christianity
• David Merrill
• Biola University

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Biola University

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