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Aug 22, 20222 min read

Centering Prayer Updates (Plus an Invitation to a Free Zoom Gathering on 8/27)

Greetings friends, Here are two quotations that I've been pondering this past week as part of my contemplative practices: Julian of...

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Aug 7, 20223 min read

Praying for Illumination and Astonishment When Reading Scripture

Reading Scripture for deep transformation requires that we open ourselves fully to the work God desires to do in us. Praying for a Real...

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Jul 6, 20225 min read

My Top Ten Favorite Resources on Centering Prayer / Brian Russell, Ph.D.

While writing Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life (Paraclete Press, 2021 https://amzn.to/3tEQuHe), I...

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Aug 21, 20212 min read

The Four "R's" of Centering Prayer

The four "R's" are the classic advice to practitioners of centering prayer on how to think about and surrender our thoughts while in...

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