These are my top five reasons that I have stayed in ministry. This isn’t the final word, but I do think that these are things that every person in full-time ministry needs to some degree.
All tagged spiritual direction
Reflection Roundup: Joining
Our ultimate powerlessness levels the human playing field yet serves to unite when we courageously join God’s movement, continually willing to dance the faithful steps of contemplation and action.
Reflection Roundup: Challenged and Changed
Let’s bravely take one another in and notice the reflection of Christ in the eyes we mirror each gift of a day, our motivation pure joy rather than any benefit bestowed.
All of You is Welcome Here
To love is to invite each other to bring our full selves and all of our experiences to the relationship.
Spiritual Direction 101
What is spiritual direction, what does a spiritual director do, and how can someone find the right spiritual director?
The Fire of Suffering
Can there be love without suffering? Doesn’t love inevitably and always lead us to suffering?
Why Silence? It’s Hard (Part 2)
I fight solitude with all my being; I resist purposefully stopping to rest with God. Sometimes, I use excuses of all that depends on me to get done.
How Do You Catch a Wave Upon the Sand?
Every great spiritual teacher has instructed their students to practice this way of praying on a daily basis.