What is the condition of the soil of your soul? - Stephen A. Macchia
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Hospitality - The Discerning Life Series
What, then, makes for a discerning and hospitable community, whether in a church, a team, a family, or a group? - Steve Maachia, 112-114
Presence - The Discerning Life Series
In opening Chapter 4: Presence: Spiritual Discernment is Relationship, I knew this was going to speak into my life in a deep manner. I gave significant time to hitting the pause button in order to interact with these questions drawn from a list offered toward the end of the chapter (88-89).
Listening - The Discerning Life Series
Stephen A. Macchia’s consideration of Listening: Spiritual Discernment is Prayerful in The Discerning Life: An Invitation to Notice God in Everything reminded me that at various times (and through various seasons) I have found it hard to engage in the regular, deep practice of prayer. His comparison of “a life of prayerful noticing” to “a long winter with snow in the forecast every week” struck me as an apt description of our journey through COVID-19.
Prodigals - The Discerning Life Series
Abundant love, especially to the self-righteous and the sinner, makes no sense whatsoever. But to those who come to their senses and turn back home, extravagant love is their healing balm. - Stephen A. Macchia
The Discerning Life: Introduction
Where does God show up the most obviously for you? - Stephen A. Macchia
Hospitality: Spiritual Discernment is Communal
Spiritual discernment isn’t just for the individuals, it’s for the community. It’s much more about us and we than I and me. Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Every marathoner needs running companions to keep in stride, friends on the sidelines offering cups of cold water, and cheering crowds offering words of encouragement all the way to the finish line. - Stephen A. Macchia