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3 Practices to Follow Jesus and Cultivate Love

  • Post published:September 28, 2023
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If you are curious about the spiritual life, and about following Jesus, here are three practices that can help you begin or deepen that journey: Lectio Divina. This is the…

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Domestic Monastery

  • Post published:January 20, 2023
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“Raising small children, if it is done with love and generosity, will do for you exactly what private prayer does.” -Ronald Rolheiser, Domestic Monastery I just read this whole (very…

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Read more about the article Prayer and Talking to God
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Prayer and Talking to God

  • Post published:November 28, 2022
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I used to say that prayer is talking to God.  I was trying to explain prayer to Penny’s friend Rachel, who has Down syndrome and is newly interested in Christianity. …

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Praying Like a Child

  • Post published:November 7, 2022
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I saw a little girl climb up onto her father’s lap on a Zoom call the other day. He was reclined in a large chair. At first, she lay her…

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Peeking Behind the Cosmic Curtain

  • Post published:October 17, 2022
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Prayer is like going behind the scenes with God, like peeking behind the cosmic curtain. We once had a chance as a family to go behind the scenes of The…

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Breaking the Anxiety Boomerang

  • Post published:September 28, 2022
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Anxiety is everywhere. I’ve bought three books that reference anxiety in the title in the past month. The pandemic prompted dramatic increases in anxiety in teens and adults. Anxiety is…

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S6 E1 | Good and Beautiful and Kind with Rich Villodas

  • Post published:September 6, 2022
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Can goodness, beauty, and kindness make any difference at all in a wounded world? Rich Villodas, pastor and author of Good and Beautiful and Kind, talks with Amy Julia Becker about…

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Read more about the article Three Ways to Bring Prayer to the Body
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Three Ways to Bring Prayer to the Body

  • Post published:July 22, 2022
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If you’ve grown up in a Protestant church tradition, as I have, you may have learned that prayer is a spiritual and intellectual experience, not a bodily one. Prayer is…

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A Life-Changing Daily Prayer Practice: Prayer of Examen

  • Post published:July 11, 2022
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I’ve prayed in lots of different ways over the years. I’ve used the acronym ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication). The Lord’s Prayer has been a guide. I’ve tried contemplative prayer.…

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A Prayer for Healing

  • Post published:April 30, 2022
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“I believe. Help my unbelief.” “Lord, save us!” “My little daughter is dying. Please come and put your hands on her so that she might live.” “Don’t you care if…

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