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Back to My Post
The recent quietness of my blog means I’ve transitioned! I arrived back to my post of Associate Pastor on June 16, 2014 and was met with 4 pastors, 1 intern, 1 office manager and 500 balloons! Needless to say, my intern and I had fun popping them with ear protection and two pins!… As planned,…
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Intimacy – Jonathan David Helser with Lyrics
Intimacy – Jonathan David Helser with Lyrics in screen and below to ponder… These hands you made to hold yours, my love These feet you shaped to walk with you in our garden These eyes you placed to gaze upon your face These lips you formed to kiss my beloved I was made, I was…
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Five Prayer Focuses of Examen (End of the Day Reflection)
Years ago during my pastoral ministry sabbatical, I enjoyed this reflective prayer exercise. It helped me to re-embrace journalling as a spiritual discipline and gave me an outlet of expressing to the Lord my emotions and thoughts surrounding my day… Scriptures are listed for each section to use as prompting… Five Prayer Focuses of Examen…
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Take Off Your Shoes
My sabbatical mentor passed this along… (From: Seasons of Your Heart by Macrina Wiederkehr) My bare feet walk the earth reverently for everything keeps crying, Take off your shoes The ground you stand on is holy The ground of your being is holy. When the wind sings through the pines like the breath of God…
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Rest. Listen. Enjoy.
Before my sabbatical, I bought Alan Fadling’s book: An Unhurried Life: Following Jesus’ Rhythms of Work and Rest and received an introductory coaching word… Finished his book last week! I am indeed resting, listening, and enjoying my time with Jesus! 🙂 It was a good read with several excellent reminders. It got richer with each…
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Podcast: Remembering the Sabbath
This was an interesting sermon… I learned why we have 2 weekly Sabbaths in North America (5 day workweeks and not 6)… Search iTunes for ‘Mark Driscoll Sabbath’
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Plans…? Hold them loosely… Instead, bask in His love!
Today, I had to release many things in my quiet time with the Lord. I did this in the morning and again in the evening when I followed the prayer of Examen. I realize that I’ve been grieving on my sabbatical with plans thwarted. (I’ve also realized I’ve been grieving the past year over hopes…
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Empty and Full
“Emptiness and fullness at first seem complete opposites. But in the spiritual life they are not. In the spiritual life we find the fulfillment of our deepest desires by becoming empty for God.” – Henri Nouwen “Empty me of me, fill me with you, Holy Spirit.” – My daily Prayer Some verses to reflect…
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Personal Daily Practices by Dallas Willard – (YouTube) Interview
Dallas Willard is another modern day theologian who practiced Spiritual Disciplines regularly. He wrote, “The Spirit of the Disciplines” which I have purchased to read while on Sabbatical. Here’s a personal interview with him on his personal practices… “Dallas’ Personal Daily Practices?” by Dallas Willard – YouTube. Some points… Start the day with meditation on…
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Help, Come, Give, Forgive, Keep, Protect
Matthew 6:9-13 CEV “…Our Father in heaven, help us to honor your name. Come and set up your kingdom, so that everyone on earth will obey you, as you are obeyed in heaven. Give us our food for today. Forgive us for doing wrong, as we forgive others. Keep us from being tempted and protect…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 