Take Stock

From “Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters Most” by Miroslav Volf, Matthew Croasmun, and Ryan McAnnally-Linz Next, take stock of some key aspects of your life: how you invest your time, money, and attention. Maybe even go straight to the sources – flip through your calendar, look through your recent expenses, or scroll […]

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the sacred compass that God provides

From “Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment” by J. Brent Bill Discovering spiritual direction is simple – but in an amazingly countercultural and counterintuitive way. It is about heeding the Holy Spirit. Learning to follow the divine compass means stopping and paying attention instead of looking for a magical map with the shortest route

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A frightening freedom

From “Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life” by Henri Nouwen with Michael J. Christensen and Rebecca J. Laird Within the churches there are as many opinions and visions as outside the churches. There is no virtue that is not called sin somewhere, and no particular sin that is not called virtue somewhere else. Within

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trust is hidden from view

From “The Speed of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything” by Stephen M. R. Covey One time I hired a guide to take my fly fishing in Montana. As I looked out over the river, he said, “Tell me what you see.” Basically I told him I saw a beautiful river with the sun

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