This post is part of a series. This very popular method of devotional scripture study has four steps, outlined in the acrostic SOAP. Begin by opening your journal (this is a written exercise). And by the way, there is an iOS app for this! Check out...
This series is made up of the following posts: Spiritual Disciplines 01, Lectio Divina Spiritual Disciplines 02, How to pray The Lord’s Prayer Spiritual Disciplines 03, The Lambeth or “African†Prayer Spiritual Disciplines 04, SOAP Spiritual Disciplines 05 – ACTS
This post is part of a series. When we talk of prayer and spiritual disciplines, we often think of solitary pursuits, not public and cooperative methods of spirituality. But this prayer, created by and used at the decennial assemblies of bishops of the Anglican Communion, convened...
This post is part of a series. Many people know “The Lord’s Prayer” by heart because it is chanted like an incantation at many churches, not to mention public events. However, what most people realize is that this prayer was offered by Jesus, not as...
This post is part of a series. This first spiritual discipline is a fantastic way to allow scripture to lead you into an experience with God. It is more experiential than analytic, but that’s OK! Tradition tells us that Lectio Divina as we know it...
I am currently attempting to understand Islam, and part of that journey includes comparing it to both Judaism and Christianity. One way to understand their similarities is in how they view the centrality of Land, Language, and Law. 1. Land Islam probably values land as...
Some suffering can be avoided if we change how we think and act, especially when we are at fault. But some suffering comes from doing good, or from just the difficulty of life. That suffering must be endured, and with a perspective that gives hope...
Second in a mini-series on the book of Hebrews (Part 1 here), this podcast addresses the question “Does God expect all of us to eventually mentor and teach others?” Yes, but we often linger in spiritual infanthood, and God through the passage below, will have...
