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During his forty days of prayer and fasting as depicted in the blockbuster movie, Last Days in the Desert,  Jesus meets a young boy struggling to free himself from the inner voices that keep telling him he is bad. Eventually, the boy gathered the wisdom and...

When the apostles went to Jesus and asked him to teach them to pray, they observed how Jesus went into solitude each day to be alone with his Father (Luke 11: 1-13). Jesus gained wisdom, guidance, and affirmation from his Father, which flowed naturally into his daily...

In our Christian tradition and perhaps in other faith traditions, we’ve lost sight of the “practices” that allow us to experience the presence of God in mind, body, and spirit. Just like we go for walks to exercise our bodies, stretch our muscles or work-out to help...

When chaosgrips my heartwith ungodly fear When lifeoverwhelms mewith waves of despair I ask a simple questionto coax anxietyoff its ledge “Am   Isafe?” Do I have enough food to eat?a shelter to rest in?people who love meand whom I love? My answer is yesI...

The fiery red globe of light sank toward the horizon as the heavens joined the earth. Threads of angelic blue feathered the sky, mingling with white rolling clouds, as buckets of orange, then red, then dark blue, splashed their colors across the skyline until all that...

That Voice that voicethat inner voicethe one I can’t seeor touch or hearexcept with the ears of my heart that elusive voice,which rises above all others quiet, soft, mysterious,it splashesthe marrow of my heartwith love I seek that voiceRise early in the morningsit in...