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#40DAYSTOPRAY: Praying the Hours
The time is drawing near; Easter is nearly here. But first, we must eat with Jesus in the Upper Room, pray with him in the garden, follow him to the court of Pontias Pilate, watch as he is crucified,...
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#40DAYSTOPRAY: How to Pray the Examen
As we round the corner into Holy Week, it’s time to look back. So far in the #40DAYSTOPRAY series we’ve explored Welcoming Prayer, Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, Breath Prayer, and praying with...
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#40DAYSTOPRAY: How to Use Prayer Beads
I’ve just returned from Iona where I led 10 pilgrims around the Sacred Isle so often referred to as a “thin place.” As I settle back in at home, I’ve been embracing our recent practice of Breath...
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#40DAYSTOPRAY: How to Practice Breath Prayer
We’re halfway through our #40DAYSTOPRAY contemplative prayer series and nearly halfway through the season of Lent. How are things going so far? It’s amazing that even though we’re devoting a week to...
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#40DAYSTOPRAY: How to Practice Lectio Divina
We’ve been practicing together for two weeks now. Have you noticed a pattern? I’ve structured the sharing of each practice intentionally throughout the #40DAYSTOPRAY course, allowing a slow unfolding,...
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#40DAYSTOPRAY: How to Practice Centering Prayer
We’re one week into the season of Lent. Have you been praying with us? Each week during Lent we’re exploring a different type of contemplative prayer together as a community. It’s called...
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#40DAYSTOPRAY: How to Practice Welcoming Prayer
Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent. While fasting is likely on the minds of those who participate in the season, one practice associated with the season of Lent often goes...
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Wisdom of the Body: An Interview with Christine Valters Paintner + a Giveaway!
Winter always makes me think about the body. Not in the play-all-day show-some-skin ways of summer, but in the gentle rhythms of rest and relaxation, hibernation and holy listening. Winter encourages...
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Comfy, Cozy Hygge: A Danish Pilgrimage Right at Home
If you’re an avid blog reader, it’s likely you’ve heard of the Danish tradition of hygge over the past year. Pronounced “hoo-gah” (its adjective is even better: hyggeligt, pronounced “hoo-gah-lee”),...
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My Favorite Resources + Practices for Advent
Advent is finally here, and being the first season in the new liturgical year (after a lengthy Ordinary Time, I might add) it seems that many, like me, are eager to dive in. In my latest monthly...
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5 Ways Spiritual Practices Can Help You Vote
There’s no denying it: Everyone who’s anyone knows that we have a big election in the U.S. coming up. It’s also well-known that it’s been a rough and divisive election season—not just between...
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A Liturgy for Halloween?
It’s a rainy Halloween here in Seattle, and I have no plans of going out this evening. It’s likely that no trick-or-treaters have plans of stopping by, either—we live on an arterial route, and it...
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My Favorite Apps for Spiritual Practice
With our phones being the one thing we most often have on hand these days, it’s no surprise that there’s an app for everything, including tools to promote spiritual practice. I know, I know—I’m a...
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Thin Places, Holy Spaces: Where Do You Encounter God?
This post first appeared in 2014. However, since I’m leading a pilgrimage to Iona next March (only 3 SPOTS LEFT!) and we’ve been dipping our toes into Celtic Spirituality, I thought it would be the...
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How to Create a Brick Garden Labyrinth
I’ve envisioned having a labyrinth in our back garden ever since we bought our house nearly two years ago, and I’m excited to say that now we have one! Two months ago, some friends who had journeyed...
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Sacred Ordinary Days Podcast, S1|E11: Eastertide + Sabbath
For our final conversation during the season of Eastertide, Jenn and I sat down to explore one of my favorite spiritual practices: sabbath. Because we’ve focused on everyday practices or practices...
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New! Prayer Beads Honoring the Sacred Feminine
Today I’m excited to introduce to you my latest set of wearable prayer beads honoring the Sacred Feminine, now available in the Journey Shop and just in time for Mother’s Day! Each set of wearable...
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Sacred Ordinary Days Podcast, S1|E8: Lent & Almsgiving + A Webinar!
It’s our final episode on the season of Lent and its three main practices, and today on the Sacred Ordinary Days Podcast we’re talking about the practice of almsgiving. Almsgiving isn’t a term we use...
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My Struggle with Centering Prayer and Why I Return
I don’t like centering prayer, which is to say that I struggle with it daily. I’m not a fan of struggle, of tension, of staying put amidst discomfort when the rambling voices within are doing their...
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Sacred Ordinary Days Podcast, S1|E7: Lent + Prayer
While fasting is the most common spiritual practice associated with the season of Lent, it’s not the only one—prayer and almsgiving are common Lenten practices as well. This week on the Sacred...
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