My husband broke his back in a bicycle accident…my teenage daughter was cutting…my utero baby wasn’t getting enough oxygen…my childhood friend committed suicide…and the list went on. I was in a place of darkness and disorientation. It wasn’t the first time, and it won’t be the last, but it certainly was one of the […]
Coronavirus & Control Issues
It goes without saying that these are unprecedented times we are living in. Like me, you may have seen the following… Cruise ships pictured floating offshore in quarantine Store shelves depleted and empty The photos from Italy of overwhelmed doctors due to the rapid spreading of the Coronavirus Rush hour is eerily sparse due to […]
All Things for Good
Editor’s Note: Today’s post is from guest author, Heidi Stout, who is finding creative ways to incorporate spiritual practices into extended time at home with four teenagers. Heidi and her husband Kurt were members of Journey Generation 26, Faculty Training 2, and Spiritual Direction. They live in North Manchester, Indiana where they are raising Isaac, […]
Who Does God Want to Be for You?
Editor’s Note: This week I’ve asked the TLI bloggers to share what God is saying to them in this unprecedented time. This month’s blog posts will be a series of personal insights meant to encourage and strengthen our relationship with God and with others. If you have not contributed to the blog in the past, […]
Vista Prayers for the New Year
We are nearly a month into a new year and the days ahead still open wide before us. They seem to invite possibility and hope and a promise of time. But most of us get a few weeks in and find we are swallowed up in life and busyness and unexpected events. I?m trying an […]
A Prayer Rhythm ? When My Heart is Overwhelmed
When I am overwhelmed, the path ahead seems long, unending. It presses in and I am alone. And yet I am not. Not really. Not ever. As I begin to form simple words, halting prayer words, I know?even if I don’t immediately feel?that God is with me. Over the last ten years or so I […]
Praying Psalm 139
Here is another prayer response to a Psalm. This is a wonderful way to engage scripture formationally. You may want to read Psalm 139 before you enter into this prayer and make it your own. Father, You search my life today and know exactly what is in me. You watch me sit down at my […]
