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Gifts of Contemplative Grounding for our Later Years
By Tilden Edwards. Tilden is Shalem’s founder and senior fellow. For more on the heart in relation to our egos and minds, see his most recent book, Embracing Spiritual Depth. This blog was excerpted from an article in the 2012-13 annual report. If you’d like to read the entire article or other articles therein, follow…
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Dropping all I’ve carried
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. About a year ago I started to…
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The Call to Go Deeper
Something happened to me last week. In the course of a poetry and prayer weekend, as I led people in practices of deep listening, and preached about Jesus calling the disciples, I myself heard a call. It wasn’t as bold as Jesus’ invitation to the disciples to leave their nets; it wasn’t as clear as…
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What about being vulnerable?
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. She said, “Are you really being vulnerable?”…
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God Comes To You In Your Life
By Margot Eyring. Margot is a spiritual director, well-being coach, and Shalem associate faculty member. “God comes to you in your life,” she said simply, yet profoundly. Although not spoken in a loud voice, these words, offered by a wise Personal Spiritual Deepening Program (PSDP) participant, have continued to speak to me over the past…
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The Holiness of Dry Times
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 guess is that we’ve all experienced…