Further Reading on Spiritual Direction

Further Reading on Spiritual Direction

Reading books on spiritual direction is like reading books on prayer. They can be helpful, but there is no substitute for practice. The best way to learn is by doing, experimenting. Yet because there’s so much confusion surrounding it, here are some resources, from...
Further Reading on Spiritual Direction

What is Spiritual Direction?

Last week I was in the car with our three children, ages 10, 12 and 14. Our youngest is an uncommonly sensitive, thoughtful young man. He has – I don’t know how else to say it – a different kind of prayer life than his dad. When he prays, it’s just different – how he...
Rankin Wilbourne’s Story

Rankin Wilbourne’s Story

Make Your Mess Your Message A few years back my wife introduced me to the novels of Louise Penny and her beloved Chief Inspector Gamache. What makes Gamache so compelling as a character is his unusual combination of humility and boldness. In one scene, he confronts a...
Sabbath Questions

Sabbath Questions

Listening to these sermons with a group? Occasionally we’ll include discussion questions, like these. Click here to listen to Rankin’s sermon on Keeping the Sabbath.  Before this presentation, would you have considered the Sabbath to be a binding commandment of God,...