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In Part 2 of this great conversation with Jan Johnson, author, and spiritual director, Jan continues to share lessons she learned from her mentor, friend, and co-author, Dallas Willard. She shares how using our imagination, our five God-given senses, and an openness to the power of the Spirit can transform "the mental chore of prayer" into a beautiful, personal relationship with God. In her book, "When the Soul Listens," she writes, "In contemplative prayer, the curtains of impression management come down. There's no one you have to impress; you are accepted as you are. The real you gladly runs to a just but tender God who wants nothing but the best for you." Heartlifter, let that one thought sink in as you listen and experience a Lectio Divina of Luke 7:11-16.

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Are you looking for a deeper connection with God? In today's episode, author and spiritual director, Jan Johnson, opens a beautiful, heartwarming conversation about contemplative prayer. With humor and candor, she shares how her own prayer life had become mechanical and transactional, leading her on a quest for more.

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• Fabulous article by Jan, "Contemplation: No Better Place to Be Than With God"
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Have you ever felt like a wallflower? You know, the invisible woman sitting in the corner of your community? Unnoticed. Forgotten. Our guest today, Cheri Strange, author of "Can You See Me Now?: Good News for the Lonely, Left Out, and Less Than" definitely knows that feeling. The community of faith doesn't talk about this subject enough, so today, Cheri and Janell open up a very honest, heart-to-heart, about how to reframe a "wallflower mentality" in order to leave "wallflower ways" behind.

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Great thinkers and theologians all agree that prayer without meditation is "like putting a thing in a bag with holes," (Manton), or "an arrow shot with a weak bow," (Bates), or basically, is just "unfruitful" (Toon). In Season 10, we examine the role of prayer and meditation in our everyday lives. We are being invited to develop a new rhythm and habit of daily prayer. We are learning this doesn't have to be complicated, in truth, it is an invitation to simplicity. Find a few quiet moments to soak in this beautiful meditation read by Asheritah Ciuciu, author of "Prayers of Rest: Daily Prompts to Slow Down and Hear God's Voice."

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Growing a daily habit of prayer can be daunting in this crazy, hurried culture we all live in, but developing this daily habit adds so much meaning to life. To help us learn simple, practical ways to incorporate prayers of rest into our lives, author Asheritah Ciuciu shares and reads from her newest book, "Prayers of Rest: Daily Prompts to Slow Down and Hear God's Voice."

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Were you more aware this week of those Anxiety Elephants trying to stomp in your life? Thanks to Caris Snider, author of the "Anxiety Elephants" series for adults and tween boys and girls, we received a powerful visual image of the heavyweight anxiety plays in our everyday lives. This week, we continue this conversation and are again invited to consider something C. S. Lewis called, "baptized imagination." What role might our baptized imagination play in the management of our emotional and mental health? How can our baptized imagination help us make the journey from our heads to our hearts a much safer, more efficient one?

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Is there any better way to visualize anxiety than picturing an elephant sitting on your chest? Author Caris Snider creates this mental picture in her new devotional, Anxiety Elephants for Tween Girls and Tween Boys. In Part I of this interview, Caris shares her own story of when anxiety elephants came and sat on her chest. Anxiety is heavy. Caris and Janell offer ways to manage the heaviness.

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What does it mean to be content? This little seven-letter word is an enigma. It seems elusive, hard to find, and even more difficult to live out every day. With absolutely everything we need or want available at the click of a mouse or touchpad, is it even a possibility we can be content? The apostle Paul seems to think so. In Philippians 4:11, he shares how he had to learn the secret of being content, in any given situation or circumstance. Today, we dig deep into his thoughts and hopefully, learn that secret, too.

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What is "the secret place" in the life of our everyday faith? What images come to mind when you hear words like, "silence," and "solitude?" Perhaps they bring up somewhat negative or scary memories of having to be "seen and not heard" as a child sitting in the pews of the church. In today's episode, Janell invites us to get to know a little more about the secret place and the high value it can bring to your everyday faith journey.

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Author J. R. Rim writes, “The morning is in itself a miracle, the chance to be able to live life - is the greatest gift we have. The morning is a reminder of that, every day.” In this Season 10 opener, "The Everyday Series," we open a vital conversation about how to make the 24-hour framework of our lives rich in meaning, purpose, and most importantly, deep contentment.

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5. Download the 2025 Advent Guide: The Great Glimmer Hunt
6. Meet me on Instagram: @janellrardon