#3 of Seven Ancient Practices for Connecting with God Soul Sculpting: The Ancient Practice of Psalm Reading Egyptian Desert of Scete, 384 AD John Cassian is on a research trip. He is observing the spiritual practices of the large movement that has developed in the remote Egyptian desert: Thousands of men and women who…
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Soul Sculpting: Pray A Little, Work A Little
Soul Sculpting Practice #2: Pray a little, Work a Little — Repeat Soul Sculpting for Lent 2021 Seven Ancient Christian Practices for Connecting with God It’s around the year AD 260. Anthony is sitting in his hermit cave deep in the Egyptian desert. It’s dry. The ground is dry, the air is dry, Anthony is…
Lectio Divina with the Book of Nature: Soul Sculpting Lenten Practice # 1
Seven Ancient Christian Practices for Connecting with God: #1 Anthony was 18 years old and sitting in a church service. The reader stood up and read the words of Jesus, ‘Go, sell all you have and give to the poor and come and follow me.’ (Matt. 19:21) Anthony took the verse to heart, sold everything…
Soul Sculpting Project: A Sip of Solitude
Soul Sculpting Project: A Sip of Solitude Aloneness – Loneliness There is a difference. Loneliness is when our felt need for connection with others is not being met. Aloneness is our natural desire for solitude. But is solitude good for us? In solitude we choose to step away from the demands and desires of others…
Soul Sculpting: 4 Minute Sacred Imagination for Easter
You are standing on a well-groomed dirt path. In the pre-dawn light the outline of olive trees is just visible. Feel the cool morning air. Imagination: The act of forming a mental image of something not present to the senses. Imagination is a brain function that we use throughout our day to solve problems and…
Soul Sculpting: 4 Minute Sacred Imagination for Good Friday
Get comfortable. Take a breath. Time travel: Turn back your clock a little over 2000 years. It’s spring time, early morning.. . . Join me for a guided meditation to connect with Jesus. Appropriate for all ages.
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