• Becoming Love

    Today’s post is written by Kate Coffey. I’ve been told there are only two states of being: fear and love. All the other inner landscapes that seem so real are simply shadows of one or the other. Just as we are rarely aware of the air we breathe, we often consider it normal to live…

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  • Changes

    By Stephanie Gretchen Burgevin. Stephanie is a writer and retreat leader. She is an associate faculty member of Shalem and a graduate of their Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats Program and leads spiritual and secular programs. Stephanie manages Shalem’s blog. You can see more of her writing atblessedjourneyblog.com. Photo by Stephanie Gretchen Burgevin. We’ve all heard the…

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  • Simple Gifts

    By Stephanie Gretchen Burgevin. Stephanie is a writer and retreat leader. She is an associate faculty member of Shalem and a graduate of their Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats Program and leads spiritual and secular programs. Stephanie manages Shalem’s blog. You can see more of her writing atblessedjourneyblog.com. Photo by Stephanie Gretchen Burgevin. Teacher of Simplicity, who…

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  • The Blessing of Silence

    By Stephanie Gretchen Burgevin. Stephanie is a writer and retreat leader. She is an associate faculty member of Shalem and a graduate of their Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats Program and leads spiritual and secular programs. Stephanie manages Shalem’s blog. You can see more of her writing atblessedjourneyblog.com. I love silent retreats. Usually there are people who…

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  • The Blessing of Laughter

    By Stephanie Gretchen Burgevin. Stephanie is a writer and retreat leader. She is an associate faculty member of Shalem and a graduate of their Leading Contemplative Prayer Groups and Retreats Program and leads spiritual and secular programs. Stephanie manages Shalem’s blog. You can see more of her writing at blessedjourneyblog.com. My daughter graduated from college last month.…

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  • Lectio Divina: Praying with Scripture

    Lectio Divina: Praying with Scripture

    I love praying with scripture. Since my teenage years, I have enjoyed and appreciated the power and beauty of scripture. Certain parables, Psalms, and other verses have spoken right to my heart and now live in me. As many of you perhaps, I can recall some by memory and experience a variety of feelings these…

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