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THE WONDER OF THE PRESENT
Stillness and silence are rare in a world of clamoring noise and distraction. Enter in and be quiet. Be still. Inhale. Exhale. Experience the wonder of the present. God is here.
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AN EXAMEN OF 2012 | LOOKING TO 2013
Christmas is drawing near and 2012 is coming to a close, bringing a new year and some new rhythms for 2013. What new rhythms does this bring to your personal Rule of Life? What rhythms will mark your life in 2013 as you look to a new year? If you find it helpful, use this…
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YOUR PERSONAL RULE OF LIFE
Your personal rule of life is just that….yours…and personal! God has beautifully and wonderfully made you as a unique person. And thus, you’re wired and fashioned like no other human being on the planet. How incredible is that?! The above example not only represents a personal rule of life…it represents a unique expression of one’s…
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ADVENT: GOD WITH US
A wonderful video by The Village Church to remind us of the beauty of Advent. Watch. Wait. Remember the First Advent. And may you long for the Second Advent of our Lord.
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AN ADVENT RETREAT
With the beginning of Advent just a few days away, we invite you to consider an Advent-focused retreat to meditate on the coming of our Lord. To help, Leadership Transformations has created a retreat guide with this purpose in mind. You can check it out here. There are retreat guides for individual and group use…so feel…
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A Quiet Place of Rest
A quiet place of rest. A posture of listening and waiting. A soul that has been stilled before the Lord. Serenity. Peace. Assurance. Hope. May you find sometime this week to find a quiet place where you can experience the very near presence of God. May it be part of your spiritual rhythm and…
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LIVING IN COMMUNITY
Do you live in community with others? Community seems to be a “buzz-word” over the past few years–often overused or misunderstood. But very honestly, would you ask yourself, “Am I truly living?” And then ask yourself, “Am I truly living in community?” Truly living means that we fully become the person/people that God intends for us…
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OPEN DOORS
We certainly know several purposes of a door–security, warmth, separation, privacy, etc. But a door may also represent a place of invitation. I’m sure you’ve said it before to someone else “I’m just praying for an open door.” And what most people are communicating in such a statement is this: “I’m looking for the right…
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MONDAY….AGAIN?
It’s Monday morning. 9:59 AM EST. Have you had a frustrated and hurried morning? A disastrous circus of getting kids out the door to catch the bus? Is there a pile of emails awaiting you? A long to-do list that has likely spilled over from last week into this week?Maybe you have a dreadful work situation; unfriendly…
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A QUIET PLACE
When is the last time that you found a quiet place to commune with God? Putting away the distractions of technology. Creating both an internal and external silence. Journaling. Listening. Inhaling. Exhaling. Watching. Waiting. Resting. We encourage you to re-engage the practice of a soul care day if it has been some time since you…
Crafting a Rule of Life 