In the Wesleyan Contemplative Order all vowed members make a covenant to live by a Rule of Life. The term a Rule of Life is simply the traditional phrase for committing to a set of patterns to guide our lives closer to God. Why is a Rule of Life important? Having a Rule of life […]

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Stumbling toward a rule of life My journey toward a rule of life began with cool curiosity. Maybe more like guarded animosity if Im honest. Ok I didn’t like the idea. You see I’m not a big fan of rules. I kind of live by the adage, its better to beg for forgiveness than ask […]

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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR???? What are you waiting for? Hey, wait a minute . . . . WAIT!!!!! “Wait” is one of the most difficult words for us to accept, much less love. Its’ meaning shifts in a mix of ways: an undertone of anger, a whisper to awaken our longings, a sarcastic dismissal, […]

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Something I appreciate so much about summer-time is that during this season, we give ourselves permission to embrace a different rhythm than we are usually accustomed to. This is a rhythm that includes slowing, stopping, and resting. This rhythm opens up time for sacred space, which allows us to encounter God through silence, solitude, and […]

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Download this article as a PDF here Coming to James Fowler for Spiritual Direction The Idolatry of Objectifying God Experiencing Faith in Dynamic Growth   Spiritual Director (SD): Thank you for coming. Please sit and tell me what brings you to Spiritual Direction. Seeker (S): I am a young Mom and I would like to […]

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Spiritual Director (SD): Welcome, please come in and have a seat. Seeker (S): Thank you, I have been thinking of coming to talk with you for a long time but only now had the resolve to show up. SD: No one comes to spiritual direction without some desire beginning to flicker forth. The desire to […]

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Spiritual Director (SD): Please come in. Thank you for reaching out. Seeker: Thank you for seeing me. I don’t really know if I am the right person to come to Spiritual Direction since I am not a believer. The ritual in the church and its symbolic language doesn’t carry meaning for me, but I am […]

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Spiritual Direction about Community and Love   Spiritual Director (SD): Please come in and sit. Not often do I get a seeker from Texas. Seeker: I come seeking spiritual help in regard to two specific concerns. SD: Please tell me about these concerns. Seeker: The first is about community.  I been told that having a […]

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Download this article as a PDF here Seeking God, a Rule of Life and Ways of Knowing Spiritual Director (SD): Thank you for coming. Please sit down. Seeker (S): I didn’t really want to come see you, but I thought one time wouldn’t hurt and maybe you could point me in the right direction. SD: […]

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Download this article as a PDF here Coming to Mary Oliver for Spiritual Direction How to be Empowered in the World The Search for Inner Authority   Mary Oliver (MO): Please come right on in. I don’t get many people requesting spiritual direction and I am not sure what spiritual direction is, but I am […]

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