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Inner-Healing Prayer

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

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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Contemplative Prayer

The Spiritual Discipline of Contemplative Prayer Much of our lives is spent trying to understand. We search for answers. We solve problems. We explain. We analyze. We organize

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Centering Prayer

The Spiritual Discipline of Centering Prayer We spend much of our lives trying to accomplish something. Complete another task. Solve another problem. Answer another message. Move on to

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Solidarity in Jesus' Sufferings

The Spiritual Discipline of Solidarity in Jesus' Sufferings Few things test our faith more than suffering. Loss. Grief. Illness. Disappointment. Loneliness. Waiting. There is something within us

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Joining God’s Work of Restoration

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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What Your Words Are Growing

(The Spiritual Discipline of Controlling the Tongue) July 11 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life Most of us remember words that changed us. Some gave courage. Some brought

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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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Speaking Life Into Someone Else

(The Spiritual Discipline of Blessing Others) July 8 — Spiritual Disciplines | Discipleship in Real Life You never really know what another person is carrying. The smile may hide grief.

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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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