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Books to Inspire Creative Prayer
There are a thousand ways to find yourself in prayer. It would be impossible to list every possible way to praise and lament but here are a few books that I’ve cherished over the years. Writing to God: 40 Days of Praying with My Pen Written for the season of Lent, Rachel Hackenberg invites those weary with words…
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Simple Retreat Resources for this Summer
While my family is living in Germany, we are taking every single opportunity to travel. It is the greatest blessing of being stationed overseas and we are doing our best to embrace it. Our family has had a lot of wonderful adventures and we are looking forward to a whole lot more in the next…
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Holy Threads of Journaling
Packed away with my notes from college and seminary that I can’t bear to throw away are the journals I kept as a young girl. I was faithful in this practice. I wrote every night about all of the happenings of my life in beautiful bound books some of which had lock and key so…
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Holy Threads of the Daily Examen
I started praying the examen years ago when I was really struggling to find God in the midst of my days. It felt, then, that there was just so much to do. I didn’t have time to pause. Or reflect. Or notice a darn thing, so I needed something to look back over the course…
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Holy Threads of Lectio Divina
I have felt a desire to return to the holy, poetic words of scripture. As a preacher and a pastor, I have had the honor of struggling with these sacred words and trying to make sense of them for this present moment. It isn’t always easy and I will never be quite certain that I’ve…
HOLY THREADS 