The Great Annual Examen
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SHOW NOTES Each year we hear about New Year’s Resolutions – we make plans to lose weight, become more organized, be on time more. All great goals, but how many times have those goals been forgotten in February? (I raised my hand too!) In today’s podcast we discuss “The Great Annual Examen,” a simple question and answer exercise to help you reflect on the past year and anticipate the year to come. There are several different categories given for you to reflect on: My Physical Health. My Emotional Health. My Relational Health. My Vocational Health. My...
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God's Design for our Dilemma
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SHOW NOTES In this episode we are treated to a special preview of the Potter’s Inn Soul Care Institute where Gwen Smith teaches on Sabbath Keeping: God’s Design For Our Dilemma. The discussion includes the origin of Sabbath, why we feel so much guilt concerning Sabbath, and why God gave us Sabbath in the first place. Gwen also introduces her 4 Pillars of Sabbath: Rhythm - Sabbath is God’s built-in way of giving us rhythm in our lives instead of just running full-steam continuously. Protection - In a sense, Sabbath protects us from ourselves and the violence that we inflict on...
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Becoming the Beloved
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SHOW NOTES In our heads, we know that being is more important than doing. But the reality of our day-to-day life is that we easily drift into a performance-based relationship with God and others. Jesus modeled a different way to live. In today’s episode, we learn how Jesus lived a life that began with acceptance by his Heavenly Father and ended by achieving more than any human being ever has. He has shown us the way---living as the beloved of God. RESOURCE RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST Moment to Breathe: by Henri J.M. Nouwen by Frank Lake ...
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I Think I Need 100 Days Like This
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This cool breeze by the river bank. A great blue heron feeding in the shallows. The pilated woodpecker serenading the forest with its haunting song. I think I need one hundred days like this! Slowly, ever so slowly. Here. Now. This! Bit by bit and little by little, I feel a twinge of what may be life. A steady erosion has happened in me. It’s taken time to do this damage. It will take more time to regain what’s been lost. The locust have ravaged much I feel now. Sad stories, and far too many of them, have layered my heart with deep grief. I think I need one hundred...
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Blessing for the Brokenhearted
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Allison's Story
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The River of no Agenda
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Discernment: Finding Our Way, Part 2
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Discernment is the process of gaining clarity on finding direction for the next step of our journey. SHOW NOTES Today’s podcast is part two of a discussion between Steve and Spiritual Director Martie McMane. Martie is a retired minister, artist, and spiritual director who used a collage process with Steve & Gwen to help them make some crucial life decisions during a period of repositioning. They continue the conversation today about how the collage process can work in each of our own lives Thank you for joining us in today’s conversation! ABOUT MARTIE MCMANE ...
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Ep 146: Discernment: Finding our Way, Part 1
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Discernment is the process of gaining clarity on finding direction for the next step of our journey. SHOW NOTES Last year Steve and Gwen went through a period of repositioning: changes were on the horizon but any clarity about what to do next was clouded by the realization that they were not on the same page. They reached out to a trusted Spiritual Director for help and the result was what they called a “Discernment Retreat.” They needed clarity. They needed discernment. Today’s podcast is a discussion between Steve and the Spiritual Director they called on for...
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Ep 145: Walter Brueggemann's Prophetic Imagination
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I am simply humbled at this stage in my career, to have the privilege to tell Walter’s story and to help amplify his amazingly relevant voice. Getting to know Walter has been a healing and restorative experience for me as a former pastor and a professor deeply committed to social justice when so much of the church and society has forgotten what the biblical text says about God’s care for the marginalized. — Conrad L. Kanagy SHOW NOTES Steve’s chats with Conrad Kanagy, the author of coming soon book Walter Brueggemann's Prophetic Imagination: A Theological Biography....
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Hosts Joe Chambers and Jeremy Frye sit down to discuss prayer – starting from a child’s point of view to what prayer means to us as adults. Listen in as Joe and Jeremy discuss how we all can transition from the conventional thinking of prayer towards a more contemplative approach.
Example of Prayer Practices
- Reading of Prayers –Psalms, Ted Loder, Old Hymns, etc
- Journal your prayers – write them out and review later
- “Monkey’s in the tree,” aka the wandering mind – instead of trying to stop the mind from wandering, follow that wander and pray for where it takes you. Example – mind wanders to a meeting that day, just pray for that meeting.
- Centering prayer –a form of prayer that tries to quiet scattered thoughts and help you be present with Christ.
RESOURCES MENTIONED IN PODCAST
The Long Wandering Prayer by David Hansen - https://amzn.to/2NgcH9U
Mention of “Like monkeys in a banana tree” from The Way of The Heart by Henry Nouwan https://amzn.to/2CaqhoO
Help Me Listen- https://bit.ly/2PLK4TC -- From Guerillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle by Ted Loder - https://amzn.to/34zJgFF
Exodus 32 – The golden calf - https://www.bible.com/bible/111/EXO.32.NIV
Richard Rohr – https://cac.org/richard-rohr/richard-rohr-ofm/
Moment to Breathe - Simple Prayer by Henri Nouwen, The Way of the Heart, pp 82-83. https://www.pottersinn.com/help-me/2019/simple-prayer-by-henry-nouwen