Practicing: Recent Episodes
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Join hosts Jason Feffer and Andy Moss as they learn about Christian faith through different spiritual practices.
Where do spiritual practices come from? In this final episode of the season, Chris Hall guides a conversation about the historical and Biblical basis of spiritual practices.
For additional resources, check out:
Reading Scripture with the Church Father’s by Chris Hall https://amzn.to/2Ntsi5d
Worshipping with the Church Father’s by Chris Hall https://amzn.to/3dxe2TI
Living Wisely with the Church Father’s by Chris Hall https://amzn.to/3dzusee
Learning Theology with the Church Father’s by Chris Hall https://amzn.to/3dzujrc
What do spiritual practices do; what do they not do? Nathan Foster helps us explore the very simple and profound purpose of spiritual practices.
For additional resources, check out:
The Making of an Ordinary Saint by Nathan Foster https://amzn.to/3i2lg5u
Wisdom Chaser by Nathan Foster https://amzn.to/2Vfegbt
Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster https://amzn.to/31fCxC9
Practicing the Way of Jesus by Mark Scandrette https://amzn.to/2ZahzSI
Why are spiritual practices important? In this episode, Ruth Haley Barton helps us examine the importance of attention and slowing down in spiritual practices.
For additional resources, check out:
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership by Ruth Haley Barton https://amzn.to/380XUIJ
Silence and Solitude by Ruth Haley Barton https://amzn.to/2VijiEu
Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Haley Barton https://amzn.to/31de5S1
Devotions by Mary Oliver https://amzn.to/3g1qoFh
Transforming Center https://transformingcenter.org
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton/id1214483830
What are spiritual practices? Adele Calhoun joins us in this episode to share her wisdom, and explain why spiritual practices are like “going on a God hunt.”
For additional resources, check out:
Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun https://amzn.to/3fWRUDF
Invitations from God by Adele Calhoun https://amzn.to/31hU5xK
Learning to Walk in the Dark by Barbara Brown Taylor https://amzn.to/2BG4KXY
Spiritual Friendship by Mindy Caliguire https://amzn.to/2B2BJpM
Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard https://amzn.to/3i4Y06L
What is your experience with spiritual practices? In this episode, Megan Marshman and Matt Wright share their stories of spiritual practices with us. Listen as they share how God has met them in spiritual practices and how God is forming them.
For additional resources related to practices mentioned in this episode, check out:
Journaling - Write for your Soul by Jeff and Mindy Caliguire https://amzn.to/3eKEqKx
Solitude - Invitation to Silence and Solitude by Ruth Haley Barton https://amzn.to/2yYUh9a
The Jesus Prayer - The Jesus Prayer by Frederica Mathewes-Green https://amzn.to/2XRLu1i
Selfless by Megan Fate Marshman https://amzn.to/3dwKpCy
In this preview episode, hear the vision for this podcast and meet the team, Jenny Potter, Andy Moss, and Jason Feffer.
Practicing is an ongoing conversation about spiritual practices. Spiritual practices are an essential part of our journey of faith whether we are new to following Jesus or have been following him for a long time, practices help us to be formed by Jesus to be like Jesus for the sake of the world.
The opening music, There You Are, is used with permission from Carolyn Arends.