by The Practice Church | Oct 13, 2014 | Sunday Reflections
“Return to your rest, my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.” — Psalm 116:7 Last night was all about the “how” of Sabbath. Didn’t Sabbath take on a whole new meaning for you? It did for me. Wow. Aaron shared a helpful way to frame Sabbath,...
by The Practice Church | Sep 22, 2014 | Sunday Reflections
Last night felt to me like a great circling together, a gathering of brothers and sisters in Christ, a community serious about rearranging our lives to follow Jesus. From our coffee and dessert to our prayers of intercession to our sharing of stories, and from our...
by The Practice Church | Sep 15, 2014 | Kingdom Practices, Sunday Reflections
What a powerful night we had last night as Phileena Heuertz shared her story, taught us the history of contemplative prayer, and led us in the practice of centering prayer. I am still thinking about these words: Solitude teaches us how to be present. Silence teaches...
by The Practice Church | Sep 8, 2014 | Sunday Reflections
Here Are My Desires Last night we started our journey into the practices of silence and centering prayer as a first step out of the noise of our rushed, over-scheduled lives and into communion with God. I don’t know about you, but the first couple segments of silence...