Breathing In Christ

Pastor Matthew Best, serving St. Stephen New Kingstown, shares how his walk with Jesus embodies all four of the spiritual types: earth, water, air and fire. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Lutheran Pastor Elaine Dent and Lutheran leader Jennifer Lau explore their faith practices through the lens of the air spiritual type. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Mother Barbara Hutchinson, rector at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Shippensburg, PA, passionately shares how exploring her spiritual type deepens her awareness and attentiveness to God’s presence. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Newest Breathing in Christ team member Ashley Moss shares how her in-the-moment God experiences, service to others and relationships reflect the water spiritual type. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Charlie Roberts, Lower Susquehanna Synod Director of Faith Formation and Youth Ministry, shares how his personal and communal rhythms embody the fire and water spirituality types, especially during this season. For those desiring to support mission and ministry in Lower Susquehanna Synod, donations can be made online at lss-elca.org Read more at Breathing In Christ

Deacon Marsha Roscoe interviews Lower Susquehanna Synod Bishop James S. Dunlop about his faith life from the perspective of the earth spiritual type. Read more at Breathing In Christ

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As the second podcast in the Spirituality Types series, learn how earth, water, air and fire more intimately connect us to God. Read more at Breathing In Christ

In this third and final Practicing Forward podcast episode, Host Marsha Roscoe interviews Rev. Gina Campbell about the deep connection between play and our imagination at work and how the relationship between play and anxiety affect our thinking. Read more at Breathing In Christ

In this second episode in the Stevenson School for Ministry’s new podcast series, Practicing Forward, Marsha Roscoe interviews Gina Campbell to explore how the use of language affects our brain’s ability to move forward, even under duress. Read more at Breathing In Christ

In this new podcast series from the Stevenson School for Ministry, Marsha Roscoe hosts Gina Campbell in a conversation about what it means to be practicing forward as resilient and adaptable leaders in the church. In this first episode, Rev. Dr. Gina Campbell invites church leaders to think about lament as a threshold to hope. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Liminal space provides an opportunity for God to do something new. How we transition during this time is the difference between stress and growing in Christ. When we employ basic spiritual self-care rhythms, we invite our whole selves to live into God’s grace with freedom and ease. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Anxiety is one of the most contagious emotions we experience. How we respond to anxiety either draws God closer or pushes God away. Reflecting on Jesus and anxiety, we are invited to remember that God’s rescue mission is made possible through the cross of Christ. Read more at Breathing In Christ

In this practice of imaginative prayer, you are invited to encounter God’s story from Mark 10:46-52 as if you are really there. Read more at Breathing In Christ

By discovering your spirituality typology, Marsha invites you to replace fear and insecurity with a better understanding of how you conceptualize and experience God. The spiritual type assessment and descriptions can be found online at breathinginchrist.com. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Our lives depend on breathing; yet, many of us we were never taught how to breathe properly. In this brief Podcast, Marsha shares how to actively engage in breathing that positively influences our bodies. Read more at Breathing In Christ

This simple practice which can be experienced outside or indoors uses Psalm 1:3 as a noticing breath prayer to deepen our roots in Christ. Read more at Breathing In Christ

We are what we love; and we just may not love what we think. To love like Jesus loves calls us to examine our behaviors and beliefs because what we believe shapes our practices and rhythms of life. Breathing in Christ helps you examine what you love and how you live. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Too often we wait until we have a breakdown to summon God into the messy places of our lives. What one aspect of your life do you desire God’s inspiration? This meditation invites you to experience the heart of inspiration through God’s creative breath. Read more at Breathing In Christ

Using Scripture to help make sense of our basic human desires and needs, Marsha calls us to an intentional life of loving God deeper starting with our next breath. As founder of Breathing in Christ, Deacon Marsha Roscoe is an ordained minister, writer, speaker, spiritual director, retreat guide and spiritual growth consultant.  Visit breathinginchrist.com for more information. Read more at Breathi...

In this short meditation, you are invited to notice how your body is feeling and encouraged to pay attention to proper breathing habits. By inhaling the gifts of God’s creation, you can connect to Jesus one breath at a time. Read more at Breathing In Christ