In this excerpt from the book “So Much Better: How Thousands of Pastors Help Each Other Thrive,” the authors examine a Christian Reformed Church peer group that spent time outdoors in prayer and reflection.
An art and spirit retreat teaches participants to pay attention to one another and to what God places in our pathways.
Our culture resolves the universal problem of being human by avoiding guilt.
Church communities do a better job of talking about the beginning of people’s spiritual lives than about moments of spiritual desolation, says the Duke Divinity professor and author of a new memoir.
True Sabbath rest isn’t an escape. It means pausing to delight in other people and to understand the gifts of those around you, says Norman Wirzba.
The book of Exodus offers detailed instructions for building a sanctuary, illustrating the timeless struggle of setting aside time and space for God, writes Christi O. Brown.
Caring for the ill and dying is work the church should claim, says Duke University pediatric oncologist Dr. Raymond Barfield. Medical institutions don't have the capacity to offer the spiritual care that is the church's domain.
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Spiritual practices and Christian leadership. “You can’t just preach it,” says Jim Wallis, of Sojourners magazine. Wallis and others say daily prayer, Scripture reading and other disciplines give them strength and passion for living the gospel as individuals and in community.