God in the Dark: Practice
by Esther Hizsa If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light…
God in the Dark: Theory
by Esther Hizsa Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison…. But while Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him… Genesis 39:20,21 It was lab day for our spiritual direction class. That meant we took…
God Has Given Me
by Elaine Voth God has given me so much more insight into how I listen, through both the classes at King’s Fold, and the preparation of this assignment. He had been gradually revealing to me my self-absorption: my tendencies to…
Expanding Capacity
by Michelle Newsham October 30, 2005 As I was sitting in a small group setting one day, apparently caught up in my own thoughts, someone made the comment to me that I was off in “my own little world.” I…
Discernment
by Katherine Kroeker As I begin to understand discernment from a contemplative perspective, three decision making stances emerge; decisions based on my flesh or the needs of my false self, decisions based on a charismatic view and theology of God,…
Contemplative Living: The Influence of Major Themes on My Life 2
by Coreen St. John I have really struggled in putting this report together mostly because I didn’t know where to start so I decided to write from a place of my heart that I identified strongly with. I know one…
Contemplative Living: The Influence of Major Themes on My Life
by James Murphy Our module on Contemplative Living opened with the prayer of the Apostle Paul for the Ephesians, that we might be able “to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and…
Contemplative Living
by Cindy Klassen Contemplative living used to be such a vague hazy kind of topic. In some respects, that’s why it’s so tantalizing. Today, this is a lifestyle I need for quality of life to be present; I need to…