In episode 63, I invite you fireside for a lectio divina 101 chat and together we answer Jesus' invitation in John 21:9-13 to "Come, have breakfast."

Show Notes:

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*Philip Yancey's article, The Death of Reading is Threatening the Soul. Read it here.

*Summer's future book, The Emmanuel Promise has a chapter about lectio divina and free corresponding lectio divina videos throughout. Pre-Order Summer's upcoming April 2024 book, The Emmanuel Promise by clicking here.

This statement by my spiritual direction professor, Robert Woodcock, peaked my curiosity: “We sometimes forget that there are two people in this relationship, us and God. We forget that we are in a relationship with a Person with feelings and hopes and dreams for our life together.  Sometimes we are brave enough to ask God what He thinks but rarely are we brave enough to ask God how He feels.” 

With lectio divina, we slow down the Scripture so we can get to know God's heart.

Show Notes:

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Want to listen to Jesus' heart through John? Start in the sister podcast, The Slow Word Movement, here.

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Pre-order Summer's book on looking at how we've shaped our image of God through the lens of our attachment wounds here.

We've become such a fast culture. Becoming good soil for the word takes an intentional step. Otherwise, our time in scripture feels more like coming up to the drive thru window for fast food.

When I hear people say they can't "do" contemplative exercises, I wonder if they're giving their body time to ground first.

Show notes:

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1. Join the Presence Project newsletter list and receive a free mini-retreat on the weekends here.

2. Find the Renovare episode with Richard Foster I quoted from here.

3. Go from emotional overwhelm to building resiliency with this free 21 pg workbook curated by Summer.

4. Pre-order Summer's upcoming spring 2023 book with Baker Publishing, 

The Emmanuel Promise: Discovering the Security of a Life Held by God here.

Let's make getting away with God on retreat Monday-morning-practical. How do you plan? What do you put in your suitcase? At its most basic, planning a retreat is creating time for unscheduled abiding with God. Let's start small.

Lane Arnold, spiritual director and writing coach, has created resources for your retreat here.

1. Receive weekly mini-retreat newsletter by clicking here.
2. Free 9 page examen workbook with classic and creative practices for reflection
3. God's invitation scriptures: Isaiah 55:1-3, Song of Songs 2:13-15, Proverbs 9:4-5, Matthew 11:28-30 in The Message, Mark 1:17, Mark 6:31-32
4. Untamed Christian; Unleased Church by Terry Wardle
5. Join Table of the Beloved here for LIVE zooms and four years of teachings

Episode 57, show notes:

1. Download worksheet for creating your own tray here.

2. Sign up for a weekly mini-retreat slipped into your inbox by clicking here.

3. Huberman lab podcast episode:

Click here for The Science of Making and Breaking Habits: (Start at minute 24)

4. Presence Project Podcast:

A Beginner’s Guide to the Examen, click here.

5. Nightly Examen: a 7 1/2 minute recording.

Just push play. I’ll lead you through by clicking here.

I've been noticing that what I need through transition has a pattern. Tired? Feeling overwhelmed? Disoriented? I wonder if these stages will resonate with you.

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If we take the time to Stand, Look, and Ask as God invites in Jeremiah 6:16, transition can be a place of powerful growth. There is often a great shifting in liminal spaces. As Madeleine L'Engle said, "It’s a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet and what is sand.” It's not comfortable, but it IS an opportunity.

Advent gives us time to remember that THIS is not the end of the story. This is not the end of your story or your child’s story, your marriage’s story, the church’s story, or our country’s story. Christ, our Beloved and our Victor, WILL return. Truthfully, it’s my favorite time of the church year. After all the hard news and the heaviness of the brokenness of our world, we get to turn our eyes upon Jesus, to gaze there, to Behold our God,

Join me for this 16-day audio Advent Journey to Behold our God and focus on the divinity of Christ through the scriptures and music of Handel's Messiah:

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