#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…
Seven Ancient Christian Practices for Connecting with God: Soul Sculpting for Lent 2021
February 19- April 3 Lent is the church season that Christians developed to get ready for the amazing event of Easter. Lent is a time we can focus on deepening our connection with God. This year I am planning to explore some of the prayer practices used by ancient Christians. We’ll be learning from: Anthony …
Soul Sculpting Project: Deepening Forgiveness [Part 3 of Called to Forgive. But How?]
Soul Sculpting Project: Deepening Forgiveness [Part 3 of Called to Forgive. But How?] From my perspective it was a pretty dysfunctional family. Dad had a favorite kid that he lavished with presents and it didn’t help that the favorite kid was in the habit of relating his night-time dreams of superiority. When the jealous siblings…
Soul Sculpting Project: Called to Forgive. But How? Part 2: The Work of Forgiveness
Soul Sculpting Project: Called to Forgive. But How? Part 2 The Work of Forgiveness Dr. Everett Worthington had become an expert on forgiveness. He had conducted numerous research studies and had developed successful methods for helping others reach forgiveness. Like all of us, Worthington had experienced many opportunities to forgive others. But nothing of this…
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