The Divine Hours

by | Jan 2, 2021 | Spiritual Formation

Fixed-hour prayer, sometimes called the Daily Office or the Divine Hours, is the regular and consistent pattern of praying at set times throughout the day. Usually these times consist of praying portions of the Scriptures along with Bible reading and prayers that have...

Dealing with Failure

by | Sep 15, 2013 | Ministry, Spiritual Formation

What do you do with your failures, sin, and poor choices? What do you do with those images that often suspend time, that play in slow motion like a car accident? Your life flashes before you. Fear grips you and strikes at the core of your being. This is often what...

Why Practice Spiritual Disciplines?

by | Sep 15, 2013 | Spiritual Formation

Good question. What spiritual disciples do is intentionally create a space in your life where you allow God to form your inward life into the nature of Christ. The spiritual discipline does not form you. The spiritual discipline only provides a structure or place to...

How to Do Lectio Divina

by | Sep 15, 2013 | Spiritual Formation

“Prayer is not designed to change God but to change us.” Thomas Keating Definition Lectio divina (lek-see-o de-vee-na) is an ancient prayer form that, for the first thousand years of church history, was an integral part of the Christian experience. It is a...