Around the Fire

The purpose of The Trailhead podcast is to take you deep into spiritual formation country, helping you find the way to spiritual growth and a deeper life with Jesus. Subscriptions, both free and paid, keep you in the loop and keep the conversation growing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit genemaynard.substack.com/...

The purpose of The Trailhead podcast is to take you deep into spiritual formation country, helping you find the way to spiritual growth and a deeper life with Jesus. Subscriptions, both free and paid, keep you in the loop and keep the conversation growing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit genemaynard.substack.com/...

The purpose of The Trailhead podcast is to take you deep into spiritual formation country, helping you find the way to spiritual growth and a deeper life with Jesus. Subscriptions, both free and paid, keep you in the loop and keep the conversation growing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit genemaynard.substack.com/...

The purpose of The Trailhead podcast is to take you deep into spiritual formation country, helping you find the way to spiritual growth and a deeper life with Jesus. Subscriptions, both free and paid, keep you in the loop and keep the conversation growing. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit genemaynard.substack.com/...

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit genemaynard.substack.com/subscribe

A Mercy Prayer, by Clement of Rome O Lord, who hast mercy upon all, take away from me my sins, and mercifully kindle in me the fire of thy Holy Spirit. Take away from me the heart of stone, and give me a heart of flesh, a heart to love and adore thee, a heart to delight in thee, to follow and to enjoy thee, for Christ's sake. Your Mercy Prayer * What prayer of mercy are you writing? What 3-5 words...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Both free and paid subscriptions make it possible for us to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Laboratory Background: “Shh! Quiet Prayer” Post in the Compass Newsletter Here is the link to the article. It includes extra information a...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Both free and paid subscriptions make it possible for us to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Laboratory Background: “Joseph Your Brother” Post in the Compass Newsletter Here is the link to the article. It includes extra information...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Both free and paid subscriptions make it possible for us to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Laboratory Background: Prayer Wrestling Post in the Compass Newsletter Click on the Compass Newsletter Button to find the “Heartfelt Grate...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Both free and paid subscriptions make it possible for us to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Laboratory Background: Heartfelt Gratefulness Post in the Compass Newsletter Click on the Compass Newsletter Button to find the “Heartfelt...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Subscriptions, both free and paid, make it possible to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Christian Centering Practices My formative years in ministry were spent in a contemplative Christian community that valued centering prayer. Ce...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Subscriptions, both free and paid, make it possible to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Christian Centering Practices My formative years in ministry were spent in a contemplative Christian community that valued centering prayer. Ce...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Subscriptions, both free and paid, make it possible to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Christian Centering Practices My formative years in ministry were spent in a contemplative Christian community that valued centering prayer. Ce...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Subscriptions, both free and paid, make it possible to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Christian Centering Practices My formative years in ministry were spent in a contemplative Christian community that valued centering prayer. Ce...

The objective of the Trailhead podcast is to inspire and aid your spiritual growth. Subscriptions, both free and paid, make it possible to maintain a substantive conversation concerning the pathway from superficial spirituality to a deeper life with Jesus. Christian Centering Practices My formative years in ministry were spent in a contemplative Christian community that valued centering prayer. Ce...

Christian centering practices are daily rituals that may help you become more aware of God's presence. Here is what you’ll find: First, a centering scripture. Second, a prayer exercise to assist you in finding prayer language appropriate for your current circumstance. Third, the audio includes a few comments about the centering scripture and an invitation to pray with me today. Centering Scripture...

Christian centering practices are daily rituals that may help you become more aware of God's presence. Here is what you’ll find: First, a centering scripture. Second, a prayer exercise to assist you in finding prayer language appropriate for your current circumstance. Third, the audio includes a few comments about the centering scripture and an invitation to pray with me today. Centering Scripture...

Here’s my Compass newsletter and podcast plan going forward: To amplify spiritual formation resources offered by Compass, I’m making four adjustments here on Compass: * WRITING: I've got something exciting to share with you all! Every single week, I'm going to provide you with not one, not two, but THREE totally FREE spiritual formation articles! Just because an article is free doesn't mean it’s w...

Christian centering practices are daily rituals that may help you become more aware of God's presence. Here is what you’ll find: First, a centering scripture. Second, a prayer exercise to assist you in finding prayer language appropriate for your current circumstance. Third, the audio includes a few comments about the centering scripture and an invitation to pray with me today. Centering Scripture...

Christian centering practices are daily rituals that may help you become more aware of God's presence. First, a centering scripture. Second, a prayer exercise to assist you in finding prayer language appropriate for your current circumstance. Third, the audio includes an invitation to pray with me today. Centering Scripture: Matthew 4:19, 8:22, 16:24-26, 19:21 Centering Prayer Read these sacred wo...

You’ll find several resources to help you center your life today in a deeper awareness of Jesus. First, a centering scripture. Second, a prayer exercise will help you find the prayer language that best fits your situation. Third, you’ll find an invitation to pray with me today. Christian centering practices are daily disciplines that help you move out of the spiritual shallows into the depths of s...

You’ll find several resources to help you center your life today in a deeper awareness of Jesus. First, a centering scripture. Second, a prayer exercise will help you find the prayer language that best fits your situation. Third, you’ll find an invitation to pray with me today. Finally, you’ll find a list of resources to help you move out of the spiritual shallows into the depths of spirituality,...

You’ll find several resources to help you center your life today in a deeper awareness of Jesus. First, a centering scripture. Second, a prayer exercise will help you find the prayer language that best fits your situation. Third, you’ll find an invitation to pray with me today. Finally, you’ll find a list of resources to help you move out of the spiritual shallows into the depths of spirituality,...

You’ll find several resources to help you center your life today in a deeper awareness of Jesus. First, a centering scripture. Next, a spoken prayer. Third, a prayer exercise will help you find the prayer language that best fits your situation. If art moves you, you’ll find a worship song that flows with the scripture and the prayer. Finally, you’ll find a list of resources to help you move out of...

On the latest episode of the Trailhead podcast, Dr. Terry Morgan discusses with Gene Maynard the importance of Sabbath keeping for pastors and leaders in Christian ministry. He shares his personal experience with burnout and the need for self-care. Dr. Morgan emphasizes the need for pastors to prioritize their spiritual formation and take regular Sabbath rest. He defines Sabbath as a time for wors...