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Life on Hold

The repercussions of COVID-19 are spreading wider than we anticipated. We suddenly find ourselves at home quarantined with life on hold. What do we do when all our plans are thrown out the window with seemingly no way to consider what the future may hold?

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Devotionals Prayer Life Spiritual Formation

Centering Our Souls During Social Distancing

Our state officially went on lockdown, a.k.a “Stay at Home, Stay Safe,” Monday. Though I continue to write about discernment, I thought it’d be nice to pause and practice discerning prayer in an unsettling time. I’ve put together an outline for a prayer practice, you may use it as you like. With a mandate to social distance and live a more isolated lifestyle, we are all feeling disoriented as to how to use our time.…

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Mind the Gap

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Tear Apart your Heart: A Lenten Reflection

Devotionals Ordinary is Extraordinary Spiritual Formation The Pilgrim Life

Moving in Ordinary Ways

Our ordinariness is, in fact, extraordinary. (click for the previous story)  When we view ourselves as magnificently created beings, we realize our greatness comes from our maker and the one whom we choose to follow. We are not great alone, but in our connectedness, first with God and then each other, we can live with extraordinary purpose. To reach our potential, purpose, and fulfilled-ness we must find our way back to the path in which we…

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