Silence & Solitude: Encountering God

Photo by Bruno Scramgnon on Pexels.com Fruitfulness, not Productivity To conclude this Rule of Life topic on the practices of Silence & Solitude, we’re going to look at encountering God. After all, this is what it is all about, engaging with Jesus. Otherwise, they’re just mindfulness techniques, and productivity boosters with a Christian veneer. The …

Silence & Solitude: Encountering your Enemy

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com This can be challenging As we continue to look at Silence and Solitude as our latest Rule of Life practice, it probably needs to be repeated often, that this practice can be a challenge, and therefore, as you embark on it allow yourself lots of grace and understanding. However, as …

Silence & Solitude: Encountering Self

Photo by Mau00ebl BALLAND on Pexels.com Last week Steve kicked off our latest series looking at Silence & Solitude as a Rule of Life practice. He introduced the idea of how to practice and why it is so important. I must admit that I am very excited about this series and Steve has given us …

Silence & Solitude: Intentionally Silent

Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com Rule of Life Recap A year ago we started looking at the idea of having a ‘Rule of Life’. A set of practices, or spiritual disciplines, like prayer, fasting and reading the Scriptures, that acts like a guiding trellis in our lives enabling us to abide in Jesus and …