Prayer and Meditation

man walking in the desert, looking into the distance.

Go and Find God in the Desert

It wasn’t until God’s people utilized the lesson from the desert that they made Jericho’s walls fall to the ground and began the storming of the Promised Land.

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man playing jazz on a saxophone

What Is Your Song?

A jazz saxophonist once put it this way: “Music pulls me deeper into being.” 
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man with eyes closed, taking a deep breath while quietly meditating

Take a Breath

Breathing is the most basic thing we do in life, but it is likely also the thing we overlook the most. Try to inhale God's peace and exhale your anxieties.
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Cassette tapes for music and prayer

Music As Prayer

Music takes me back, holds me in the moment, and inspires hope for the future—all at once.
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young man contemplating

Sinners Make the Best Contemplatives

Jesus said he came for the sick, not the healthy. He dined with sinners, not church leaders. So who’s “special”?
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Man standing at a fork in the road.

Darkness and Light

Poet Dorothy Walters offers the advice that I needed: “First let your heart be broken open.” In order to go deeper, the pain had to be met and experienced.
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dancing

The Divine Dance of Lent

Prayer as a spiritual practice never goes out of style. Prayer is a powerful way of participating in divine community.
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