Words To Live By – Book Review I love words. I love to discover new ones and play with familiar ones. My favorites ticked the tongue and stir the soul. The best ones though, stick with your spirit and emerge as words to live by. What if you could pray and ponder over 52 ordinary words that would lead to an extraordinary life? I discovered a neat newly published book called: Words to Live By – One Word a Week Devotional by Linda Gilden and Dalene Parker and also unearthed a real treasure. Each week one simple word is highlighted followed by five devotionals. For example, ordinary words like listen, change, wait and trust. Quick reads for your morning quiet time with perfect illustrations and applications. Many of us chose an action word for the year: here is a similar technique to invite you closer to God through a word a week. I think journaling about the chosen word would also deepen your experience. Many of the entries end with a question to carry with you for … [Read more...]
Are You Worth the Wait? – Slowing Down to be with God
Are You Worth the Wait? – Slowing Down to be with God Today’s question: Are you worth the wait? Welcome back to this special week on Healthy Spirituality – the 2016 Spiritual Summer School with the theme of Slowing Down to be with God. I have been posting all this week and then live streaming daily on Facebook Live. Today is my last day for this topic here and on Facebook where I will be live at 9:30 am today. The replay will be available later on my Facebook author page. I hope you can join me there for the video. All week we explored different aspects of Slowing Down to be with God. So far we have "set the stage" for slowing down to be with God on Monday and on Tuesday we began to unpack the word SLOW starting with the letter S and I shared Six Strategies for Slowing Down to be with God. Wednesday we explore listening to our language and the language of God as we slow down to be with him. Yesterday we looked at Outstanding Options we have for slowing down. And now we have … [Read more...]
Four Outstanding Options for Slowing Down to be with God
Four Outstanding Options for Slowing Down to be with God Welcome back to this special week on Health Spirituality – the 2016 Spiritual Summer School with the theme of Slowing Down to be with God. I am posting Monday through Friday and then live streaming daily on Facebook Live. You can find me about 1:30 eastern on my Facebook author page with the exception of Friday where I will be broadcasting at 9:30 am eastern. I hope you can join me there too. Each day here on the blog and on Facebook live, we will explore different aspects of Slowing Down to be with God. So far we have set the stage for slowing down to be with God on Monday and on Tuesday we began to unpack the word SLOW starting with the letter S and I shared Six Strategies for Slowing Down to be with God. Wednesday we explored listening to our language and the language of God as we slow down to be with him. Today we take the third letter in the word SLOW, the “O”, and explore four outstanding options for slowing … [Read more...]
Listening to our Language and to the Language of God
Listening to our Language and to the Language of God Welcome back to this special week on Health Spirituality – the 2016 Spiritual Summer School with the theme of Slowing Down to be with God. I am posting Monday through Friday and then live streaming daily on Facebook Live. You can find me about 1:30 eastern on my Facebook author page with the exception of Friday where I will be broadcasting at 9:30 am eastern. I hope you can join me there too. Each day here on the blog and on Facebook live, we will explore different aspects of Slowing Down to be with God. So far we have set the stage for slowing down to be with God on Monday and yesterday we began to unpack the word SLOW starting with the letter S. I shared Six Strategies for Slowing Down to be with God. Today we take the second letter in the word SLOW and explore Listening to our Language and to the language of God. Our words we tell ourselves and the Word of God make a whole difference in how we live. Listening to our … [Read more...]
Six Strategies for Slowing Down to be with God
SPIRITUAL SUMMER SCHOOL – FIVE DAY SERIES – SLOWING DOWN TO BE WITH GOD Six Strategies for Slowing Down to be with God We may all want to slow down to be with God, but how can we put this into practice? Today I am sharing six strategies for slowing down to be with God. This is a special week here on Healthy Spirituality. While I regularly post only twice a week on a variety of topics, this week I am presenting Spiritual Summer School with the theme of Slowing Down to be with God and am posting Monday through Friday – yes all five days. In addition to the words here, I am live streaming, Monday through Friday on my Facebook author page around 1:30 eastern, talking about this week’s topic and hopefully having a conversation with some of you.On Friday I will be broadcasing at 9:30 am eastern. I hope you can join me there too or watch the replay. Each day during Spiritual Summer School, we will explore different aspects of Slowing Down to be with God. Today is exploring … [Read more...]
Setting the Stage for Slowing Down to be with God
SPIRITUAL SUMMER SCHOOL – FIVE DAY SERIES – SLOWING DOWN TO BE WITH GOD Setting the Stage for Slowing Down to be with God How do we set the stage for this series about Slowing Down to be with God? This is a special week here on Health Spirituality. While I regularly post only twice a week on a variety of topics, this week I am presenting Spiritual Summer School with the theme of Slowing Down to be with God and am posting Monday through Friday – yes five times. In addition to the words here, I am trying the new medium of live streaming - want to see and hear me in person? (well maybe, don’t answer that, LOL). Monday through Friday this week I hope to be live on my Facebook author page around 1:30 eastern, talking about this week’s topic and hopefully having a conversation with some of you. Each day here on the blog and on Facebook live, we will explore different aspects of Slowing Down to be with God. Today is setting the stage with points to ponder about this topic. … [Read more...]
2016 Spiritual Summer School
Spiritual Summer School begins tomorrow. Remember starting Monday, the scheduling of Healthy Spirituality will change. I plan to post Monday through Friday (yes, five days for only one week!) for a special series called Spirituality Summer School. We will be exploring how to slow down to be with God. I hope you visit the blog daily AND hop over to my Facebook author page where I will be broadcasting live at 1:30 eastern each of the five days. I think it will be fun to do live streaming and hold conversations about how we can slow down to be with God. Please do try to watch me (would appreciate the support) and yes, there will be a replay on the Facebook page so you could watch later. See you tomorrow for the first day! … [Read more...]
The Story of St. Elizabeth
The Story of St. Elizabeth I have heard the story of St Elizabeth of Hungary for most of my life. Ever heard of her? I know many have not, but across the centuries I feel a bond with her. And on my recent pilgrimage to Germany I walked with her through her castle, Wartburg Castle. The Story of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Though no one knows for sure the exact date of her birth, often July 7 1207 is mentioned. Her father was King Andrea II of Hungary and her mom’s name is Gertrud. Remember this was the time of murder, deceit and strange arrangements among royalty. When Elizabeth was only four, she became a pawn in the imperial maneuvering. Marriage among different kingdom build alliance and strength so Elizabeth was betrothed to the Landgrave of Thuringia in what we now call Germany. Elizabeth arrived at Wartburg Castle. Can you imagine how frightening that would be to a four-year-old? Strange country. Strange language. Strange surroundings. Stories abound that … [Read more...]