As I went about the following days and weeks, I couldn’t unsee this image andwould check every maintenance hole cover I’d pass, finding many shared a similar fate.
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I wonder what metaphors you would use for spiritual direction? I wonder what metaphors you would use for spiritual direction? How would you describe the experience?
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I write this with a heart full of gratitude for Stillpoint, who has not only introduced me to the art of spiritual direction but also to the ever-growing community of spiritual companions and seekers of contemplative life.
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In spiritual direction we listen for those longings of the soul, and for what they might be telling
us. We lift them up so they can be remembered and acknowledged.
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For the many who sense there is something more, something unspoken, something Divine in all of us, there is an urgent need to provide a way for those people to find the Still Point within themselves that knows beyond words that they are not alone.
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Earlier this year, even my hometown Los Angeles experienced one of our coldest winters. For those of you who know me—cold weather and I are not good friends.
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It is almost a year to the day of my writing that I started the long solo drive east. After 17 years in Los Angeles I found myself driving back across the country towards home.
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On June 1 of this year, after eight years as Stillpoint’s Executive Director and 30 years of service in the church, I will be entering into retirement - a new rhythm of work and rest.
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A day in my Southern California garden shines with peace, quiet, calm. Turning soil and tending plants creates space in my spirit, energizes my body, and soothes my mind.
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When I was introduced to the art of writing sermons, I received advice that became life advice. At the beginning of the week, read your texts and enter your week like a Lectio Divina. Let your life teach you what the texts mean.
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This time of year, our sacred text tells a new and old story of a young person having an encounter with the Divine that changes the course of her life and of history
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We live in a world that does not honor our sacredness. In fact, most of us struggle to honor it in ourselves….
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