Month: June 2011
My Journey into Solitude
Over the next several days I want to share some thoughts on the spiritual practice of silence and solitude. When you mention either of these disciplines out loud, you get a variety of, often strong, responses. The type A personality sees it as a waste of time. “You mean you don’t DO anything?” The Relational ...
Rooted in Spiritual Reality
The invitation by Jesus to “abide” or keep company with him (John 15: Matt. 11), is not so much about strategy as is being attentive to his continual, available presence. In other words, Bible reading and prayer are not the only two activities that count spiritually. When we only view spiritual practices as prayer and ...
A Heart Greater Than Our Wounds
"You have been wounded in many ways. The more you open yourself to being healed, the more you will discover how deep your wounds are. The great challenge is living your wounds through instead of thinking them through. It is better to cry than to worry, better to feel your wounds deeply than to understand ...
Gail Johnsen 