Parents and Kids, let's try out doing Spiritual Reading together!Music is "White Waves" by Lama House.Intro music by "Brooklyn" by Matthias Andreasson.
Some people have talked about the Bible being like a love letter from God to us. What they mean is that through every chapter of the Bible, God wants to be with us and love us. How cool is that!? How come when I read the Bible, sometimes it jus
Spiritual Reading is also known as Lectio Divina. But despite these names, and despite it being an ancient art developed by monks and mystics, Spiritual Reading is NOT ONLY for the elite. Spiritual Reading is for EVERYBODY.Because it is an art
You know how you often talk about how your day was with your parents? Well, imagine you did this with God, except instead of just ranting about your day, you stopped to hear from God about what HE saw happening in your day? I mean, he's been pr
So many things happen in a day. Much of the good that happens we soon forget or completely overlook, while much of the bad stands out and sticks with us like glue. What is worse is that we are so often completely unaware of where God was presen
Parents and Kids, let's try out doing Contemplative Prayer together!Intro music is "Brooklyn" by Matthias Andreasson.Music for prayer is "Forget" by Jakob Ahlbom.
How might you live differently if you remembered that the God of the universe is living in you? What would it look like to take a minute (or three!) to pause, put away all distractions, all our thoughts, feelings, and words, and simply spent ti
Contemplative Prayer is probably the simplest Spiritual discipline there is. Yet it might be one of the hardest ones to learn because it flies in the face of how we have been unknowingly shaped by the hectic pace of our culture where "doing", "
Have you ever wished that God would speak to you? What if he already has!? The Bible is a big book that has many different stories, and letters, and poems, and a bunch of other things. But we call the writings in the Bible "the Word of God" bec
I'm sure we've all heard that as Christians we're supposed to be reading the Bible... but... why? Also, what is the Bible? And what is all our Bible reading supposed to actually do for us?
We all have ideas about what prayer is, but we probably still find it a little strange to do. What is prayer? And how can we learn to pray better? Intro music is "Brooklyn" by Matthias Andreasson
Obviously you've heard of prayer... but have you ever stopped to think about how to pray better? Or how to explain and teach it to your kids? Better yet, have you ever thought of what a miracle it is that we can talk with the creator God!? Let
Parents and Kids, let's pray a Daily Office together. To get a copy of this particular Daily Office, email [email protected]. The music is "Forget" by Jakob Ahlbom.
The Daily Office is one way to get the Bible deep inside our hearts by praying it and reading it daily. As we do that, we find ourselves communicating with God and being shaped into being like Jesus!Intro music is "Brooklyn" Mattias Andreasso
Exploring the biblical idea behind the Daily Office, where it came from, and why it's such a helpful discipline for disciples.If you would like a simple version of the Daily Office for your family or want to pray along with me in the upcoming
An introduction to the idea of spiritual practices (or disciplines) for kids. What things can Christians do to make the most of their relationship with God, the Creator of the Universe!? Well, the Spiritual Disciplines are some of the ways we
What can parent - or anyone else, for that matter - do to disciple their kids, and train their hearts? Well, among other things, the Spiritual Disciplines are designed for that exact purpose: opening oneself up to God and saying yes to all the
How, exactly, does a person make disciples of children? Does that simply mean we need to teach them the truth about God, the Bible, and following Jesus? Or is there more involved?Of course, teaching them the truths of Scripture and our faith i
What is the connection between parenting and discipleship? Don't parents have enough on their plates to do already? Why would they take on discipleship, too? Isn't that job best left to pastors?Not at all! In fact, discipleship goes hand in ha