The Ripple Effect

As we wrap up our first week of the Advent Devotional, Glenn Balsis leads us in an examen prayer practice to consider where hope has sprung up.

Today, Alice Matagora helps us consider hope and discernment together. Where do we feel the dissonance of what we hope for...and the reality that's in the way? By Lyndi Lee Markus

Krishana leads us to pause in gratitude toward what Jesus has already done for us as we wait for his coming.

Osaze Murray leads us in an exploration of hope in Scripture through imaginative prayer. By Lyndi Lee Markus

In a week where we celebrate hope, Krishana leads us in a consideration of Lamentations 3. (By Krishana Kraft)

Join Chris Segrest in meditating on God's character as the God of hope. (Romans 15:13) (By Lyndi Lee Markus)

Join us today for a Sunday Advent Lectio Divina to reflect on who and what we hope IN. (By Lyndi Lee Markus)

We're kicking off a series of episodes for Advent--committing to pause for just five minutes daily to reflect on what it is to wait for the coming of Jesus during this season. Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas. (By Lyndi Lee Markus)

Jodie leads through a practice based on the Beloved Prayer by Arthur LeClair.

Let's reflect on our souls and where courage might be an invitation from the Lord.

Jin leads a reflection on how much God delights in you!

We explore Jesus' breakfast with the disciples, and practice looking to His gaze instead of our own anxiety.

In this episode, we’ll take ourselves, our hopes, and our imaginations to the moment in Mark 2 when Jesus offered healing to the paralytic whose friends lowered him through a roof.

Together, let's explore tools for discernment through the practice of Examen and its application of consolation and desolation.

This episode’s imaginative practice invites God to communicate His loving intentions toward us as we seek to honestly observe how we are moving through this world, considering our pace and rhythms of life.

What does it mean that God created a world where our lives are inextricably bound to time? And how do we relate to a God who created time itself, meaning He’s outside it?

Let's explore together where our vocation comes from, and delve into John 1 with lectio divina

Janine Young leads us in a consideration of solitude through Lectio Divina.

Let's center ourselves and hold five minutes of silence together to see what God does with a quiet canvas.

Feeling busy? In the hustle of everyday life, sometimes we lose sight of what it is to be one whole, integrated human. Breath prayer is a way to center ourselves and drop into the present moment with the Holy Spirit.

How important are our physical bodies to our spiritual lives? David Rau leads us in a practice of inviting our bodies to be fully present with our minds and hearts through this prayerful body scan.

In our Navigator Hand illustration, it's the thumb, or meditation, that gives us the ability to hold tight to the joy of the Lord. Tammy Murden leads us in a meditation on Nehemiah 8:10.

Elizabeth Davies leads us through an exercise of gratitude toward our senses and God's provision.

Sometimes what we need is attunement: the knowledge that someone else is with us and for us. Immanuel journaling provides space and opportunity to see how Jesus meets us in those places.

Music provides a powerful connection point to the heart of God. In this original song by Mark Beazley, we'll practice using music as a practice that reveals the prayers of our own hearts.