Spiritual Directors International Conference The Spiritual Directors International Conference last week exceeded my expectations. Throughout my career I have attended numerous national and international conferences. Unfortunately most of the time I leave the workshops disappointed with generalities, gaining little tools to use helping others, and an inner sense that I wasted my time. So loaded down with low expectations, last week I traveled to Houston to attend the Spiritual Directors International (SDI) conference for the first time. The quality and depth of this conference surprised me and in the following list of expectations for anyone going to this particular conference I share some of the treasures I discovered there: 1. Expect to be surprised. This conference exceeded all my expectations in multiple ways. 2. Expect to be surrounded by God’s spirit. The prayers, décor, music, silence, discussions and networking all opened my heart and eyes to see God’s … [Read more...]
Healthy Spirituality
A healthy person works out every day to keep the body in shape . . .but a spiritually healthy person kneels in prayer to keep the soul in shape. Healthy people have faith, hope and love that they are strong enough for the journey . . . but spiritual healthy people have faith, hope and love that it is in the journey that they will become strong. Healthy Spirituality Welcome to Healthy Spirituality. My hope for this blog is that the words nurture you closer to God and help you discover his wonder and his unconditional love he has for you. Healthy spirituality can be defined in many different ways. For me and this blog, it is the sense of wholeness only possible through a relationship with God. We are never complete without him and He continually pursues us to draw us back to him. The foundation of spiritual health always is in prayer – listening and talking with God. Another component is paying attention to and learning God’s word. Studying the stories God gave us in … [Read more...]