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How to Navigate Transitions
How to Navigate Transitions

As Ruth Haley Barton says, something is amazing about how silence allows the sediment of our souls to settle down and reveal the prayers we really want to pray.

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Calling Discernment, Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannJanuary 30, 2019transitionComment
New Year, New You
New Year, New You

Happy New Year!

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Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannJanuary 9, 2019new year new you, happy new yearComment
Advent - God is our Hope
Advent - God is our Hope

When we feel overwhelmed we can quit and pretend like everything is okay, or we and endure the tension and wait for God’s redeeming hope.

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Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannDecember 12, 2018advent, Hope, Beginners guide to adventComment
A Beginner's Guide to Advent
A Beginner's Guide to Advent

A Beginner’s Guide to Celebrating Advent: Advent is a season of transformation and waiting, a season of anticipation; that someday our hope will be fulfilled.

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Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannNovember 28, 2018advent, how to advent, what is advent, christmasComment
The Unexamined Life
The Unexamined Life

If your theology excludes people from the table, from love, from connecting with self, others, or God, it is not good theology.

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Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannNovember 14, 2018
Why We Need Thoughts and Prayers
Why We Need Thoughts and Prayers

Why our faith must have thoughts and prayers in the midst of tragedy.

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AJ ZimmermannNovember 8, 2018prayer, tragedy, crisis, scripture, thoughts and prayers, pray without ceasing, pray without stopping, pray continually Comment
Hospitality
Hospitality

The essence of hospitality is a heart open to God, with room prepared for the Guestness of the Holy Spirit, that welcomes the presence of Christ. This is what we share with those to whom we open our doors. We give them Christ. - Karen Burton Mains

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Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannNovember 7, 2018hospitality, vote, politics, christian formation, spiritual discipline, spiritual practice, ministry
Silence and Solitude
Silence and Solitude

Our fast-paced lives are filled with distractions, frequently leaving us disillusioned and dissatisfied -with ourselves, with others, and even with God. Spiritual practices that used to sustain us fall short when life circumstances bring us to the limits of our self. - Phileena Heuertz

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Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannNovember 2, 2018silence, solitude, noise, distraction, sound
Lectio Divina
Lectio Divina

“The world is teeming with presence if we learn to slow down and listen” - Dominic Partida

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Spiritual FormationDominic PartidaOctober 24, 2018lectio, lectio divina, divine reading, scripture, prayer, spiritual practice, spiritual discipline
The Prayer of Examen
The Prayer of Examen

The prayer of examen invites us to pause, reflect, pray, and discern. If you want to grow in your awareness of God’s voice and activity in your life, practice the Prayer of Examen.

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Spiritual Formation, Calling DiscernmentAJ ZimmermannOctober 17, 2018prayer, examen, meditation, sleep, rest, prayer of examen Comments
Breath Prayer
Breath Prayer

“Breath prayer became a lifeline that tethered me to God in the darkest moments and reminded me that God is with me. God is with them. God is with all of us”. - Amanda Hansen

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Spiritual FormationAmanda HansenOctober 10, 2018prayer, breath prayer, spiritual discipline, spiritual practice, christian formation Comment
What is a prayer labyrinth and how can it help my faith?
What is a prayer labyrinth and how can it help my faith?

Sometimes the hole we feel in our heart is meant to be walked through, not filled. What will you discover as you journey to the center of your heart?

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Spiritual Formation, Calling DiscernmentAJ ZimmermannOctober 3, 2018labyrinth, prayer, discernment
God Who Sees Me
God Who Sees Me
Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannOctober 1, 2018hagar, theology, theology of women, women in the bible, women in ministry, bible
How the Sabbath saved me in college.
How the Sabbath saved me in college.

“I never realized it, but I was a person who was equating busyness with faithfulness, and that is never the case.” Hear from my friend, Josh, and his journey with the Sabbath.

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Spiritual FormationJosh KelleySeptember 26, 2018Sabbath, Rest, shabbat, shabbatshalom, college, surviving college, thriving Comment
A Sabbath Poem
A Sabbath Poem

My friend James Hansen wrote this poem as a devotional reflection on the Sabbath.

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Spiritual FormationJames HansenSeptember 21, 2018Sabbath, Shabbat, ShabbatShalom, Shalom, Rest, Poem, Sabbath Poem
How to make space for the Sabbath.
How to make space for the Sabbath.
Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannSeptember 19, 2018
A Beginners Guide to the Sabbath
A Beginners Guide to the Sabbath

The Sabbath is our reminder that we are dirt, we are substance, we are human, and we are good.

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Spiritual FormationAJ ZimmermannSeptember 12, 2018Sabbath, Rest Comments
Why I started a blog on spiritual formation, calling discernment, and vocational wellness.
Why I started a blog on spiritual formation, calling discernment, and vocational wellness.

What is the one problem, the one question I was born to understand?

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AJ ZimmermannSeptember 5, 2018AJ Zimmermanncalling, vocation, resurrection Comments
 

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