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January 2020

January 24, 2020

Where Does Your Identity Come From?

  Do you know that you are loved by God? That is where our identity...

January 14, 2020

Are You Carrying Shame and Guilt Because of Smartphone Overuse?

I first realized that smartphones may be a bigger problem than I suspected when I...

April 2019

April 27, 2019

Facing the 3 Types of Distractions from Prayer

Guilt tends to show up at one time or another in our spiritual practices. When...

April 19, 2019

The Struggle to Pray with a Reactive Mind in a Social Media Society

Do you struggle to pray? Perhaps this question may help get to one of the...

April 08, 2019

How to Make Room for the Wonder of God

Author Christine Sine is sharing a guest post today about her highly anticipated new book,...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

Which Kind of Anxious Christian Are You?

For years I described myself as an anxious Christian, especially when it came to prayer....

March 02, 2019

Finding Time to Pray vs. Time for Facebook

When I released Flee, Be Silent, Pray, a book that’s essentially about finding time to...

February 2019

February 11, 2019

Prayer Trains Us to Be Present for God Within Us

Contemplative prayer can be one way that we are filled to the full measure of...

February 02, 2019

Should Our Spiritual Practices “Spark Joy“?

Is it time for Christians to tidy up our beliefs and spiritual practices? That is...

January 2019

January 03, 2019

How Silence Can Help You Speak Up This Year

Silence has long been a cornerstone practice for Christian spirituality, ministry, and activism. This may...

December 2018

December 20, 2018

What Keeps Us from Praying? Part Four: Where to Begin with Prayer?

If you don’t know where to begin with prayer, it can become extremely frustrating and...

November 2018

November 19, 2018

How to Make Time for Gratitude: Try This App (No Really)

I tend to be suspicious of the ways smartphone apps promise quick and convenient fixes...

November 17, 2018

What Are Your Failures and Sins Trying to Tell You?

Moving from a shame and guilt-based spirituality to a silent, contemplative space has required a...

November 08, 2018

Why Soul Care Is Easy to Neglect

  At a Christian writers conference this year, I had a few moments to speak...

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