The Practice Podcast

The Practice is an experimental gathering where we immerse ourselves in God’s dream for humanity, practice the historic disciplines that align us with His dream, and carry each other along the way. We are learning to live out Jesus’ teachings in the world.

Embodied Prayer of Detachment 01/12/2021

Embodied Prayer of Detachment Father Michael Sparough leads us in an embodied practice of detachment. Find the entire teaching . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/17518229

Desiring Deeply: Freedom and Detachment 01/12/2021

Desiring Deeply: Freedom and Detachment Father Michael Sparough begins a new teaching series titled "Desiring Deeply: Freedom and Detachment." We are reminded of the truth that Jesus invites us to hold all things with open hands in order to find the fulfillment of our deepest longings in God alone. Then, we practice a powerful embodied prayer of detachment. Find more info on our website . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/17518196

Practice Daily Office: Advent 12/20/2020

Practice Daily Office: Advent This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (10:01), and the last for evening (14:00). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we embrace the season of Advent. How might we wait on the Lord in preparation for Christmas? /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/17218238

Advent: Hoping for Home 12/15/2020

Advent: Hoping for Home Marion Medina continues our Advent journey as we listen to the longings revealed in this season. What is percolating below the surface? How are we being invited into a deeper life with God, into our heart's truest home? For more info on our website . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/17203772

Advent Lament 12/07/2020

Advent Lament Advent is especially needed during a year as painful as this one. In our Advent series, Jason Feffer explores the invitation to lean into all this year has been, to find our longing in it, and to wait for Jesus. Find more info on our . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/17096063

Practice Daily Office: Advent 12/06/2020

Practice Daily Office: Advent This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (11:23), and the last for evening (15:19). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we embrace the season of Advent. How might we wait on the Lord in preparation for Christmas? /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/17074970

Practice Daily Office: Advent 11/29/2020

Practice Daily Office: Advent This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (8:00), and the last for evening (11:56). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we embrace the season of Advent. How might we wait on the Lord in preparation for Christmas? /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16978637

Love and Incarnational Listening 11/17/2020

Love and Incarnational Listening Ian Simkins concludes our “Love and…” series. Ian reminds us that love begins with listening, the kind of listening that not only hears others but is incarnationally present to them. Find more info on our . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16848128

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 11/15/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (8:54), and the last for evening (12:52). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we focus on the Sermon on the Mount. How might Jesus form us as we soak in this important teaching for three month. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16776488

Love and Chaos 11/10/2020

Love and Chaos Nicole Howe reminds us of how God can bring order out of chaos. When everything in us and around us seems to be swirling out of control, we can rest in Our Creator who ordered the whole world, the cosmos, with beauty, goodness, and truth. In our practice, we lean into the chaos while also inviting God's creative Spirit to meet us and bring cosmic order. Find more info on our . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16758470

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 11/08/2020

A Practice of Discernment 11/05/2020

A Practice of Discernment As our community discerns the way forward, we offer this practice of discernment. In this prayer, we will listen to the Holy Spirit while letting go of what stands in the way of following God fully, and we will employ the Ignatian concepts of consolation and desolation as we listen with loving attention. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16696892

A Practice Update 11/02/2020

A Practice Update Jason Feffer shares two updates about the future of the Practice community, then we lean into God in prayer. Find more information on our website . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16651667

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 11/01/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (8:00), and the last for evening (11:54). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we focus on the Sermon on the Mount. How might Jesus form us as we soak in this important teaching for three month. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16618139

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 10/25/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (11:04), and the last for evening (15:02). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we focus on the Sermon on the Mount. How might Jesus form us as we soak in this important teaching for three month. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16618109

Love and Fear 10/20/2020

Love and Fear Jason Feffer continues our series on Love with a look at Love and Fear. In a season that is full of fear and anxiety, how might we allow love to complete its work in us and drive out fear? Then, we practice a welcoming prayer through our fear. Find more info on our website . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16474358

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 10/18/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (9:38), and the last for evening (13:36). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we focus on the Sermon on the Mount. How might Jesus form us as we soak in this important teaching for three month. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16312523

Love and Prophetic Witness 10/13/2020

Love and Prophetic Witness Stephen Kelly continues our series on Love with a look at Daniel and God’s invitation for us to be a prophetic witness in this world. How might we speak truth to power in love during this divisive season? Then, Jason Feffer leads us through a prayer of reflection for how we might actually put this into practice. Find more info on our website . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16382714

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 10/11/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (7:56), and the last for evening (11:54). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we focus on the Sermon on the Mount. How might Jesus form us as we soak in this important teaching for three month. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16312493

Love and Admitting I Might Be Wrong 10/06/2020

Love and Admitting I Might Be Wrong Adele Calhoun guides us through the invitation to admit that we might be wrong. In this season of hardship and division, many of us have a tendency to get stuck listening to those with whom we already agree while trying to prove others wrong. Yet, the invitation of Christ is to be willing to consider that we may not have everything right. Adele leads us through the loving idea of admitting that we might be wrong. Then, we practice a reflection and a breath prayer. Find more information on our website . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16292345

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 10/04/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 09/27/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (8:57), and the last for evening (12:54). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we focus on the Sermon on the Mount. How might Jesus form us as we soak in this important teaching for three month. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16216976

Love and Downward Mobility 09/21/2020

Love and Downward Mobility Jason Feffer continues our series on the self-emptying love of Christ and how it leads to a posture and lifestyle of downward mobility. Then, we practice an embodied prayer of surrender. Find more info on our . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16099064

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 09/20/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (11:42), and the last for evening (15:42). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we focus on the Sermon on the Mount. How might Jesus form us as we soak in this important teaching for three month. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16216916

Love and... 09/15/2020

Love and... Jason Feffer begins a series called “Love and…” in which we look at how God is inviting us to love our neighbors in the midst of a divisive season. Jason reminds us of the great commandment of Jesus: to love God by loving our neighbors. Then, we practice an imaginative prayer as a way of experiencing God’s deep love for us, which leads us to love others. Find more info on our . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16018115

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 09/13/2020

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount This resource includes three prayers: one for morning, another for midday (7:57), and the last for evening (11:55). The prayers will follow a consistent pattern each week with new scriptures every day. In this series, we focus on the Sermon on the Mount. How might Jesus form us as we soak in this important teaching for three month. /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/16216853

Practice Daily Office: The Sermon on the Mount 09/06/2020

Embodied Spirituality: Touch 08/25/2020

Embodied Spirituality: Touch Eric Case continues our series on embodied spirituality and explores the connection between touch and blessing. In a season when physical touch may be limited, how might we bless those around us by being present to them in a variety of ways? Jason Feffer then leads through a practice of preparation in which we listen for who God is inviting us to bless. Find more info on our website . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/15748166

Hearing Practice 08/14/2020

Hearing Practice In August of 2020, we are focusing on embodied spirituality. Each week, we engaged a practice based on one of the five senses. In this practice, we explore the sense of hearing. After grounding ourselves in silence and God's love, we spend time in gratitude for what we hear. Then we pay attention to what we hear around us, what we hear within us, and what we hear from the Lord. Will you join us in this practice? /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/15604700

Embodied Spirituality: Sight 08/11/2020

Embodied Spirituality: Sight Eric Case kicks off a series on Embodied Spirituality by asking the question, “How do our senses help lead us toward or away from God’s loving presence?” Beginning with our sense of sight, Eric explores how our eyes can both open us to God’s presence all around us, and sometimes cause us to live by sight, rather than faith. Then, we practice a prayer with images, asking God to open our eyes to the stories that are deeper than our eyes can see. Find more info on our . Sign up for our email list . /episode/index/show/thepractice/id/15574133

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