A Prayer for Solitude
A prayer for stepping away from distraction and performance to encounter God and ourselves with greater honesty, freedom, and attentiveness.
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God's Presence
A Prayer for Silence
A prayer for entering silence without striving, listening honestly to what arises within, and resting receptively in the quiet presence of God.
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A Prayer for Practicing the Presence
A prayer for returning our attention to God throughout the day and recognizing his presence within work, meals, conversations, interruptions, and rest.
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A Prayer for Contemplation
A prayer for releasing the need to analyze, accomplish, or control and learning instead to rest quietly in the loving presence of God.
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Inner-Healing Prayer
The Spiritual Discipline of Inner-Healing Prayer There are places within every heart that we would rather leave untouched. Painful memories. Old wounds. Words that were spoken over
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Fixed-Hour Prayer
The Spiritual Discipline of Fixed-Hour Prayer Our days have a way of carrying us along. One task leads to another. Emails become meetings. Meetings become errands. Errands
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Joining God’s Work of Restoration
The Spiritual Discipline of Justice When we hear the word justice, many different ideas immediately come to mind. Politics. Laws. Movements. Debates. Yet long before justice became part
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Receiving Creation as a Gift
(The Spiritual Discipline of Caring for the Earth) July 9 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life It is easy to move through creation without really seeing it. The
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Carrying the Word With You
(The Spiritual Discipline of Memorization) July 7 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life There is a difference between knowing where to find a verse… …and having it already
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Staying With the Truth
(The Spiritual Discipline of Meditation) July 6 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life We live in an age of constant consumption. More articles. More podcasts. More books. More
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