How to collaborate with the Holy Spirit

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I welcome The Rev. Alexander D. MacPhail, who inspired me with  the sermon he preached at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Pentecost, 27 May, 2012. With his permission, I share this excerpt.  When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own, but will [...]

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Visit me at the Sophia Project!

Come join me today as I am a guest of Dr. Cyndi Briggs at her wonderful blog The Sophia Project: Releasing women back into the wild since 2010. My guest post is called “De-cluttering isn’t just for closets and Inboxes.” Are you experiencing any of these symptoms? Emotional fagility Trouble concentrating when you try to pray [...]

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Wearin’ o’ the Green to honor St. Paddy

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! There’s no better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day than with those who are steeped in the culture. In honor of the saint and the mystery and myth of the Emerald Isle, my new friend Dr. Niamh Clune has posted several wonderful pieces by various authors on her blog, On The [...]

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Ten Ways to Talk to God

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You have to pick up the phone! Whatever your name for a higher power — God, Source, Spirit, Universe — that power cannot connect with you if you don’t pick up the phone! But what on earth does “picking up the phone” actually look like in the development of our spiritual life? The answer is far [...]

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Prayer offers a less busy heart

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BOOK REVIEW: A Praying Life: Connecting with God in a Distracting World by Paul E. Miller I wish I had read this book 30 years ago so that by now I would have re-read it several times. As faithful as I have tried to be to my spiritual habits, personal prayer has often eluded me [...]

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