Looking Within - A Contemplative Podcast

Today, we continue our Lenten series, “Imagining a New Life and a New Story.” We’re paying close attention to the practices that formed Jesus’ life, giving him a new story and a new life. This week, we consider the practice of “surrender,” in Jesus’ life and his teaching. 

Today, we begin week four of our series, “Imagining a New Life and a New Story.” During this season of Lent, we’re paying close attention to the practices that formed Jesus’ life, giving him a new story and a new life.” This week, we consider the practice of “surrender,” as seen in a story told by Charles of his train trip to Oregon.

Each Friday’s bonus episode will include a guided meditation inviting you into silence and solitude. This week, we have considered Jesus’ practice with remembering the poor. He calls them blessed, having a different perspective on life. As we enter into a time of silence and solitude, let us open our hearts to the wisdom of the blessed poor.

Today, we continue week three of our series, “Imagining a New Life and a New Story.” During this season of Lent, we’ll pay close attention to the practices that formed Jesus’ life, giving him a new story and a new life. This week, we consider the practice of “remembering the poor.” Jesus calls them blessed. They may have much to tell us.

Today, we begin week three of our series, “Imagining a New Life and a New Story.” During this season of Lent, we’ll pay close attention to the practices that formed Jesus’ life, giving him a new story and a new life.” This week, we consider the practice of “remembering the poor.”

Each Friday’s bonus episode will include a guided meditation inviting you into silence and solitude. This week, we have considered Jesus’ practice with a beginner’s mind where we learn to let go of our wisdom, what we want, what we like, and start to understand things from God’s perspective, telling a new story and living a new life.

This week, we continue our series of Lenten podcasts, entitled, “Imagining a New Life and a New Story.” We are paying close attention to the practices that formed Jesus’ life. This week, we consider the practice of having “A Beginner’s Mind.” Today, we observe how Jesus taught this to the disciples, particularly to Nicodemus.

Today, we begin week two of our series, “Imagining a New Life and a New Story.” During this season of Lent, we’ll pay close attention to the practices that formed Jesus’ life,giving him a new story and a new life.” This week, we consider the practice of having “A Beginner’s Mind.”

Each Friday’s bonus episode will include a guided meditation inviting you into silence and solitude. This week, we have considered Jesus’ practice with silence and solitude where he heard not only the voice of scarcity and fear, but also the voice of abundance and love. He let the second voice silence the first and learned to tell a new story and live a new life.

We are now, one year into our journey with Covid-19. Silence and solitude have been challenging for us this past year. On Monday, we talked about Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s time in prison that led to a new story. Today, we talk about Jesus in the silence and solitude of the desert, tempted by Satan, where he learns a new story and a new life.