Refresh: Connecting with Christ Through The Examen

by on 24. Jun, 2010 in Blog, Grow

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series Refresh: Creative Ways to Connect with Christ

In her “Spiritual Disciplines Handbook,” Adele Calhoun describes more than 60 spiritual disciplines.[i]  Some of these disciplines are familiar to and practiced by many Christians today.  But other disciplines in Calhoun’s list are unfamiliar and new to contemporary Christians (though they’ve long been common in older Christian traditions).  This series takes up 10 of the [...]

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Refresh: Connecting With Christ by Praying Scripture

by on 19. Jul, 2010 in Blog, Grow

This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series Refresh: Creative Ways to Connect with Christ

Introduction Mark Thibodeaux suggests there are four kinds of prayer.[1]  He illustrates each kind through a story about himself and his Aunt Sally.   First, there is “Talking at God.”  When Thibodeaux was four years old, his Aunt Sally came to visit.  Tongue tied, Thibodeaux didn’t know what to say to her.  His mother said, [...]

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