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The Emmanuel Promise is an invitation to set down shame and recognize that your attachment story, your earliest relationship with your caregiver, may be what's obstructing your relationship with God. Your caregivers were human. Limited. Living with their own broken and imperfect story. God's love is lavish. He's . Compassionate. Perfect. But, since our neural pathways for relationships were created in those first three years, our brains have to be rewired to Perfect Love.

The neural pathways for relationship are developed in the first three years of a person's life. This affects even our relationship with God and is at the heart of attachment theory. Therapist Maggie Rhine, the head of the Healing Care Center, tells the story of her struggle to gain a secure attachment after having multiple surgeries as an infant.

"Looking at our attachment stories is not dishonoring to our parents. So many of them did the best they could. It is not blameworthy, or shame-worthy, but it is grief-worthy and we've got to name it and bring it into the presence of God so we can heal." Maggie Rhine

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• Attachment theory and the many obstacles to a life immersed in the Trinity's Love
• Honest conversation about detaching to attach in our marriages
• Understanding our attachment story and style in order to heal and live out of knowing you are God's beloved.
• The simple, but profound spiritual practices which have been a gift for Terry
• Experience Terry Wardle lead you into Jesus' Presence through Safe Place

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Terry Wardle has written a treasure trove of incredible books including Identity Matters

and one of my favorites, Every Breath We Take, a book every Presence Project Listener will LOVE.

He also has a weekly podcast called Slingstones: Listen here.

The insecure anxious attached hope to get an "A" in Lent to try to be more worthy for God. They're afraid they have to clean themselves up before God wants to be in their presence.

The insecure avoidant attached like to keep things more intellectual, reading about someone else's Lent. If they have sin in their lives, they think they have to go at it alone.

The truth is that the Holy Spirit wants to be the One in charge of inviting us to new areas of increased freedom. He wants us to come to Him to become unbound. We were never meant to do this alone.

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Books and Resources:

Kate Bowler On Being with Krista Tippett: On Having a Body

https://onbeing.org/programs/kate-bowler-on-being-in-a-body/

Celtic Benedictions with J. Philip Newell

Jamie Winship: Fearless Living

Tanner Olson: Walking a Little Slower

David Benner: Soulful Spirituality

John O'Donohue: Bless the Place Between Us

Get Summer's free resource to move through tangled emotions here.

Show Notes for Episode 66 with Alan Fadling:

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Pre-order Alan Fadling's newest book, A Non Anxious Life: Experiencing the Peace of God's Presence which releases February 6th. Pre-Order here.

Buy Steve Macchia's accessible book on Rule of Life: Crafting a Rule of Life HERE.

Get Margaret Silf's book Inner Compass with chapters on Holy Desire HERE.

Join Summer's twice-monthly retreat, Table of the Beloved to work on our Rule of Life together HERE.

Get Summer's newsletter to receive mini-retreats through your inbox as well as more resources for your life as His Beloved HERE

Show Notes for Episode 66 with Alan Fadling:

Pre-order The Emmanuel Promise by Summer Gross for $11.39!!! HERE

Find A Year of Slowing Down: Daily Devotions for Unhurried Living by Alan Fadling HERE

Pre-order Alan Fadling's newest book, A Non Anxious Life: Experiencing the Peace of God's Presence which releases February 6th. Pre-Order here.

Buy Steve Macchia's accessible book on Rule of Life: Crafting a Rule of Life HERE.

Get Margaret Silf's book Inner Compass with chapters on Holy Desire HERE.

Join Summer's twice-monthly retreat, Table of the Beloved to work on our Rule of Life together HERE.

Get Summer's newsletter to receive mini-retreats through your inbox as well as more resources for your life as His Beloved HERE

What if we were invited to savor the holidays, the moments of delight we initiated as well as the unforeseen joys, all as gifts from our Emmanuel?

For many, the holidays are full of reminders of pain and we either overschedule ourselves or numb, hoping not to pop up until after January 1st when all the painful nostalgia is over. Barb McMaster, a member of the Presence Project shares her practice of creating a delight list, the neuroscience of why it matters, and how we can experience God's joy in our joy.

Episode 65 show notes:

1. Pre-Order The Emmanuel Promise: Discovering the Security of a Life Held with God here from Baker Books. And friends, thank you. Your pre-orders are the way booksellers make decisions of what books to stock on their shelves.
2. FREE Savoring Christmas Delight Journal: Click here to start your journey to more joy this holiday
3. Need to know that God sees you in the middle of your heaviness this holiday? Click here for the FREE Workbook will walk you through.
4. Barb McMaster, who was my conversation partner this episode, and a thoughtful and articulate guide, has created a podcast here.
5. You can join the Presence Project including the twice-monthly retreat called Table of the Beloved @ www.patreon.com/thepresenceproject

How burning out from performance Christianity could actually save your life. AJ Sherrill teaches us how after burning out as a young church planter, he found a new rule of life based in contemplative prayer and discovered a depth to the Christian life he didn't know was available. And it all started with learning to slow down, and create rhythms of being with God throughout the day.

Show Notes:

1. A.J. Sherrill's website
2. AJ's book: Being with God: The Absurdity, Necessity, and Neurobiology of Contemplative Prayer just $10 on Amazon. A wonderful resource
3. Pre-order Summer's book: The Emmanuel Promise: Discovering the Security of a Life Held by God
4. Get on Summer's mini-retreat newsletter list to find out about groups and resources, including the upcoming Lectio Diving journal.
5. Receive free 21 page workbook helping you go from overwhelm to emotional resiliency by clicking here.