Soul Sculpting Project: From Loneliness to Connection with God.

Soul Sculpting Project: From Loneliness to Connection with God January 8, 1930 “This, this has been the finest year of my life. And I have done nothing but open windows – God has done all the rest. There have been few, if any, conspicuous achievements. There has been a succession of marvelous experiences of the…

Soul Sculpting Project: Praying in Our Body

Soul Sculpting Project: Praying in Our Body They would crowd around the upstairs window and watch him while he prayed. His prayer time looked more like a work-out. This ‘athlete of Christ’ prayed with his whole body. He would throw his arms straight up and become an arrow shooting to God. Then he would sprawl…

Soul Sculpting Project: Prayer Journal Minute

Soul Sculpting Project: Prayer Journal Minute It was a case of mistaken identity. My 17 year-old daughter Terese was accused by the police of a crime she had not committed. She said she had not done it and I believed her. The officer, however, was adamant that she was at the scene of the crime….

Soul Sculpting Project: Three Breaths to Connect

Soul Sculpting Project: Three Breaths to Connect I am on a walk. My mind is processing yesterday and planning tomorrow. I take a breath and wake-up to the present. I notice the juniper trees, the canyon rock, cool fresh air, the deep quiet. I begin to notice myself and feel my feet pressing the solid…

Soul Sculpting Project: Fixed-Moment Prayer

Soul Sculpting Project: Fixed-Moment Prayer It was really early in the morning when the bell began to ring. Still dark. I am not a morning person. I got up, put on my clothes, strapped on my head lamp and set off. When I arrived I sat down and began my experience of fixed-hour prayer with…

Soul Sculpting Project: Loving in Conflict: De-escalation Skill

Soul Sculpting Project: Loving in Conflict: De-escalation Skill Quiz: What three-letter word increases a conflict? What one-letter word decreases a conflict? The three-letter word is ‘you’. It works like this. We are running late and we call out, “We are going to be late! Again!!! You always move so slow on Sunday. You just don’t…