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Suffering is sacred and so is joy

If I only offer the overflow of my heart in prayer to God, but not the rights to change my heart, I shouldn’t be surprised prayer doesn’t have an effect.

There are more types of prayers than “talking to Jesus like he’s your friend” part 1

Cultivate a way of being with God that doesn’t feed — or feed on — ambition

How my New Year’s resolutions for Bible study went wrong, pt 1!

Merry Christmas to all those who don’t celebrate but would still welcome sincere wishes for their peace and flourishing.

When you pray, which direction do you look most often? Backward, inward, outward, or forward?

To experience deeper abiding in Christ, I had to teach myself to imagine God’s love. I started by dwelling on the highest love I have ever known for or from someone. Then I imagined that love coming from God to me, and going from me to God. He loves you — and you love Him — at least that much.

1: Shepherds

Squeezing a new hobby in under the wire for Advent!

Don’t withhold from your inner child the good thing that it craves because you, when you were that child, had to go without

The thing about reading poetry is that for a long time you feel like everyone else is in on something that you are not, and you try to hide it. And then you discover that you were right, and the thing everyone else is in on is that there’s nothing to be in on, and then you try to hide that too.

Don’t brush off that non-Christians can sense when they’re with a Christian who takes Jesus seriously.

I thought spiritual discipline was living like Jesus lived. But it’s actually living like Jesus would have lived if he had been born as you

Pick a movie. Keep one actor. The rest are played by muppets. The Matrix. Keeping Hugo Weaving as Agent Smith.

The redemption of ordinary life

Sometimes, those most likely to harp on how sinful we are miss the other side of sanctification, a truth every bit as life-changing: You don’t realize the pervasiveness of Christ’s holiness in you. A Christian living by the Spirit does far more good than he or she even realizes.

Hey if you didn’t know Protestants are suddenly getting interested in liturgical and corporate prayer

I fully did not expect smell becoming an important part of my prayer life — has this ever happened to anyone? Any recommendations for things that smell…I don’t know, sacred?

Ignatius ate my Bible

The freedom of not being attached to whether someone responds to my text quickly or at all 🦋 ✨ ✋🤚

“We are invited to make a pilgrimage—into the heart and life of God.” Dang Dallas Willard calm down

All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well

Yes, God will never love you more than he does right now. But YOU can love GOD more or less over time, and that actually matters in your relationship to God.

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Combine humility with charity (loving generosity) and prepare to have your life changed!

What do you think the barrier is to following Jesus? Do they not know what it means? Do they know but not want to? Do they want to but fail?

We Who Rough and Tumble Play with God

Big revelation when I realized you don’t have to convince someone to follow Jesus before helping them to meet him

I know I’m only supposed to do 1 a day but — the way I remember our favorite books is to buy my husband a first edition for Christmas. I finally found a way to display them!

Growing, pruning, growing, pruning…

I want to make a “Christians in Tech” starter pack, but I’m not following enough of you yet! Let me know if you fit that description and I’ll follow + add you! #christian

There is a difference between something being reliable, and something being controllable. God is reliable, not controllable.

Take heart

Do you feel like someone “taught” you how to abide (like a teacher or a book), or do you feel more like you “discovered” how to abide (through experience)?

That awkward moment when zeal for Gods house consumes you

Joy is not a scarce resource. It just needs to be invited in

Happy Sunday from Ignatius

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