Spiritual Practices That Carry Me Through
Everyday for the last decade or more, I get up before everyone else in my home. Over the years, the practices themselves have evolved. It started initially with a meditation practice that transformed my quite unhinged life at the time (if I’m honest).
It started with a minute or two and grew and grew and grew to an average of 20 minutes a day.
Paying Attention to the Quiet: Mindfulness and Ministry
In our fast-paced world, ministry leaders often find themselves swept up in the “adrenaline of busyness.” Consider how mindfulness practices—like meditation apps (Headspace, Calm, Lectio 365) and prayer—can help us notice and tend to our inner life. Sometimes the most faithful thing we can do is simply stop, breathe, and listen to what our souls are trying to say.