prayer

Jean Brender

Apr 13 min

Visio Divina: A Way of Seeing With Our Eyes

Goodsalt Images Have you ever gazed at a scene in nature or on canvas and been moved by what you saw? When I was a child, my mother read...

Jean Brender

May 27, 20233 min

Lectio Divina: Sensing God's Presence and Speaking in Reading the Bible

How might we engage in reading the Bible? We can read scripture in a variety of settings and ways, i.e., through individual study,...

Jean Brender

Apr 4, 20233 min

The Examen: Reflecting on Your Day With God

Have you ever reviewed your day while mindful of the presence of God? In his book on You Are What You Love, James Smith emphasizes the...

Jean Brender

Mar 25, 20235 min

How Might We Pray to God?

Have you ever wondered about what you should be praying to God? Apparently concerned about this question, Jesus’s disciples requested of...

Jean Brender

Mar 7, 20233 min

Contemplative Prayer

In recent blogs, we have considered the spiritual disciplines of solitude and silence. Both provide space for us to engage in prayer with...