Christ Mission Academy | Site-Wide Activity https://www.christmissionacademy.us/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Thu, 07 May 2026 06:59:00 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 00b98d0fcd3f9833778080954fa53584 captaincrouton started the topic Made in God's Image in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/made-in-gods-image-2/ Thu, 16 May 2024 03:28:56 -0400 As you begin this course, what do you hope to gain from this study?
I hope to have a more intimate, fulfilling prayer life. I feel like sometimes I’m going through the motions.

Are you open to practice some different forms of prayer?
Absolutely, as long as they are biblically sound.

What holds you back from experiencing prayer in new…[Read more]

]]> deda4607fc9caed0d4952083ff1da29e jdphill394 replied to the topic My 10 for 202: In 1974 I identified 10 Persons or Activities that were the...... in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/my-10-for-202-in-1974-i-identified-10-persons-or-activities-that-were-the/#post-5370 Sat, 24 Feb 2024 03:30:23 -0500 My fifty year of Big 10’s may need to become Big 12’s for Abbot Danny’s Rule of Life.

]]> d401348f7e9debb511e961870fcc6fcf jdphill394 started the topic My 10 for 202: In 1974 I identified 10 Persons or Activities that were the...... in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/my-10-for-202-in-1974-i-identified-10-persons-or-activities-that-were-the/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 03:27:57 -0500 Most important to me.

1. God, and spiritual growth.

2. Romance my wife.

3. Lead, teach and love my children and their friends.

4…….

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]]> cbb0f63e5f2a832c60f58c5e1af3d646 Neil Johnson changed their profile picture https://www.christmissionacademy.us/activity/p/505/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 03:21:07 -0500 0 985a39157521bc68177bf5bf2660278e emilykcontos started the topic First Lesson in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/first-lesson-2/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:31:51 -0500 I hope to gain more motivation to practice contemplative prayer more often. I also hope to refresh my memory on the contemplative practices.

I am open to practicing forms of contemplative prayer.

Lack of motivation to practice holds me back from practicing more often.

]]> 4cc0c8b8dbd3bf53f408d613a4a950c6 jennifer.tysol replied to the topic SShel_Lsn1 in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/sshel_lsn1/#post-5355 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:17:38 -0400 Somewhere I read or heard that a Benedictine monastic was to daily strive to be more Christ-like realizing that it will never be accomplished in this life. Walk with God and deepening that relationship is a lifelong journey and I must learn to follow God’s lead and not outrun Him.

Over time I have learned to take moments when they come and sit…[Read more]

]]> fe24ccb3933ae0be10468af3f8084936 jennifer.tysol replied to the topic BrianIpock_Lsn1 in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn1/#post-5354 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:08:24 -0400 Good evening. I am just starting. The Daily Office provides a good foundation for prayer. As I go about my work day I look forward to sitting down to Vespers and refocusing on God. In my experience, contemplative prayer is sitting with God, talking to Him, listening.

]]> 6e951f2853164e1b6c0adc9a341e37e4 jennifer.tysol replied to the topic Centering Prayer. in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/centering-prayer/#post-5353 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:00:30 -0400 “Be still, and know I am God,” Psalm 46:10.This seems simple. But for me to practice it is a challenge when I am easily distracted by my own thoughts. I agree that it seems counterproductive but God has called for stillness. He knows we need rest and cannot solve every problem. This is why I must lean on God.

]]> 6e951f2853164e1b6c0adc9a341e37e4 jennifer.tysol replied to the topic Centering Prayer. in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/centering-prayer/#post-5352 Sat, 04 Nov 2023 03:00:30 -0400 “Be still, and know I am God,” Psalm 46:10.This seems simple. But for me to practice it is a challenge when I am easily distracted by my own thoughts. I agree that it seems counterproductive but God has called for stillness. He knows we need rest and cannot solve every problem. This is why I must lean on God.

]]> 72512a202dd6193b47bbf1c1bdeeb898 jennifer.tysol started the topic What do I hope to gain? in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/what-do-i-hope-to-gain/ Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:27:15 -0400 When I think of contemplative prayer I think of being with God, conversing with Him. Through contemplative it is my desire to deepen my relationship to God, to see Him in me (the Spirit is in dwelling). At the end of the course I want to be able to better reflect God to others.

]]> 7b02eea58a9734d1823e2cfcdea6f5fb S_Shel replied to the topic Centering Prayer. in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/centering-prayer/#post-5349 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 23:08:39 -0400 It seems counterproductive to spend long amounts of time with God in silence when there is so much to worry about and think about and do. At least that is what I’ve been tempted to think. When I’ve had times of anxiety and confusion about decisions or various difficulties in life I can fight against the need to just rest and trust God. Yet, I’ve…[Read more]

]]> 112fe0368b81e399b9ee433ef8a3de94 S_Shel replied to the topic BrianIpock_Lsn1 in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn1/#post-5348 Sat, 21 Oct 2023 22:59:35 -0400 Hi Brian, I also have used the Daily Office for daily prayer and am looking forward to learning Contemplative prayer. I just started this course and you have written this a year ago, so, I hope you were encouraged and deepened in your prayer life and growth with God.

]]> cfc54a7d06d36b9bb93555063840b667 S_Shel's profile was updated https://www.christmissionacademy.us/activity/p/491/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:44:56 -0400 0 88f669e75b14a81f5387eb5b6447f5a2 S_Shel started the topic SShel_Lsn1 in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/sshel_lsn1/ Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:43:58 -0400 As I begin this course, what do you hope to gain from this study?

My motivation for participating in this course was to gain a deeper understanding of contemplative prayer. I have been reading and studying the last few months topics such as the Benedictine way of life, monasticism and practicing the presence of God. I hope to gain a more in…[Read more]

]]> 17524d72ad2837919fbd15eb3e9c8b51 jennifer.tysol started the topic Lesson 1 in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/lesson-1/ Sun, 15 Jan 2023 21:19:47 -0500 Thus far, I have found nothing new in the EHS book or Day-By-Day. Thirty years ago the first chter would have been welcome. I find the author makes assumptions.I am looking forward to chapter two and perhaps learning that the author has fresh insites to share.

]]> d4bf14a09aa94b06808ef1591dc015bf jeffrbassett started the topic JBassett Lsn 3, Going Back In Order To God Forward in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/jbassett-lsn-3-going-back-in-order-to-god-forward/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 05:10:40 -0500 7. Joseph chooses to break the “normal” way his family deals with hurt feelings and conflict by forgiving his brothers. How might you have responded if you were in Joseph’s position?

I used to think I could be forgiving in this way, but I have discovered that I seek to obtain my pound of flesh in a different way. I often want assurances from…[Read more]

]]> a506030bebf4785c74f15303dedfd7d2 jeffrbassett replied to the topic carol newbern lesson 2 in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/carol-newbern-lesson-2/#post-5316 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:13:28 -0500 “Living in false self means…I am trying to offer what I do not have.” This is a wonderful insight that helps me, Carol. Trying to offer patience, energy, skill, even love that I do not actually have a hold of. I wonder if my desire to do this is about someone else seeing me as god? I want to be what I am not. I live in that pride and try to…[Read more]

]]> c0b26bebab9120ba6cda2b65ff35641f jeffrbassett replied to the topic BrianIpock_Lsn2 in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn2/#post-5315 Sun, 06 Mar 2022 05:09:27 -0500 Brian, I wonder if you see any theme to these second chances. Have you noticed that God’s persistence and grace happens at any particular times or under any particular circumstances? What are the habits and practices that have enabled you to hear his voice when you are in those dark days?

]]> 968d2b4d30e04ace75280ec0e5618294 jeffrbassett started the topic JBassett Lsn 2, Know Yourself that You May Know God in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/jbassett-lsn-2-know-yourself-that-you-may-know-god/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 18:31:47 -0500 What are you angry about?
As a child, I realized at some point that I was a relatively angry person. I would spend my Saturday mornings, as I was vacuuming for my weekly chores, going over things I should have said the week before. With the noise of the vacuum, I could speak without anyone else hearing. The funny thing about this was that I didn’t…[Read more]

]]> 815b285e9c5187aa07ec27e9837855a4 jeffrbassett replied to the topic MHoggard_Lesson4_Desires_and_Values in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/mhoggard_lesson4_desires_and_values/#post-5306 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 20:46:54 -0500 Maggie, these values all seem to lead to certain kind of vocation. I would be intrigued to discover what your secondary values are. I found it to be difficult to distinguish between my primary and secondary values simply because my experience tends to be of the “secondary” values. Not sure why that is.

]]> 7b5752dde8036ce3565db86df13866ed jeffrbassett replied to the topic BrianIpock_Lsn4 in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn4-2/#post-5304 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 19:42:03 -0500 Brian, it is wonderful to hear how clear you are on this point. Unfortunately, the evangelical movement that Ockenga helped start doesn’t have space for this kind of life.

I don’t know your story, but I am glad that you have come to this kind of clarity. The world (my world) is better for it.

]]> 367bbf9dd681ff662ca0c1b8f3e99ef3 jeffrbassett started the topic JBassett, Crafting a Rule: Lsn 4, Desires and Values in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/jbassett-crafting-a-rule-lsn-4-desires-and-values/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 19:29:16 -0500 Harold John Ockenga and his friends had a passion to reclaim the culture, renew the mind, and reach the world. Which of these areas are you most drawn to? If not one of these, is there another area that tugs at your heart? Why?

I think I see the actual reclaiming of culture as a lost cause. Maybe this is because I have come out of the tail end of…[Read more]

]]> 07751a04dcd0e0944239ad05af13e6ba jeffrbassett started the topic JBassett Introduction in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/jbassett-introduction/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 02:45:26 -0500 My name is Jeff Bassett. I am a pastor of a Nazarene church in Sacramento and looking forward to the course.

]]> e993ce3609202f737511614e96007f0c jeffrbassett replied to the topic Spiritual Gifts in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/spiritual-gifts/#post-5300 Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:15:11 -0500 Tom, I would love to hear your reflections on where you feel the Spirit pulling you. The naming of specific gifts can be limiting and artificial, so it is nice to see you simply notice where you find yourself. That noticing is itself a kind of gift. I’m reminded of the profound words that my dad used to quote, “Wherever you go, there you are.”…[Read more]

]]> ff274408ecbded1f8c4a0015718d9a51 jeffrbassett replied to the topic Welcome! in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/welcome/#post-5299 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:46:17 -0500 Greetings. This is my first course with CMA. I had used Macchia’s text for my RoL last year, recommended by my spiritual director. I eventually did get a Rule of Life put together, but I think this course is going to help keep me much more accountable.

I’m a Nazarene pastor in Sacramento, CA and looking forward to continuing to explore the…[Read more]

]]> 178584474a985d8dbb449955c6780b7b jeffrbassett replied to the topic BrianIpock_Lsn3 in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn3-2/#post-5298 Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:36:28 -0500 Brian, I would love to hear how you think about getting better at focusing on the poor. Is this assessable? I tend to have the same desire, but I struggle to know how I can do it in an integrated way with the other things I have happening in my life.

I think you are wise to select just two of your gifts to focus on for the week. The challenge…[Read more]

]]> 5bcd76aa79cb3b118c93ed30f9680ef1 jeffrbassett started the topic Lesson 3, Question 4 in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/lesson-3-question-4/ Sat, 01 Jan 2022 20:15:38 -0500 In the coming week, how will you lean into the joy of developing your skills and gifts for the benefits of others?

In my ministry, the pressure is often on the administrative and visionary roles. These are the roles that, so it is imagined, build a church into the future. But my gifts and heart are for deepening of the faith through discipleship,…[Read more]

]]> 186977e606052c724643cf46e169b572 jeffrbassett replied to the topic Letters from Lewis in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/letters-from-lewis/#post-5296 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 21:15:02 -0500 Tom, I think you must be right about the gift of having a skilled director. It wouldn’t hurt to have one as insightful and gifted with a pen as Lewis.

Do you think that your memory being “[not] so great” pushes you to act in any particular ways? Writing things down or making notes so that you actually remember more better than others who might…[Read more]

]]> b0057ef1251b0f4eef20fb8020eb3e57 jeffrbassett replied to the topic MHoggard_Lesson2- King David and Psalm 51 in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/mhoggard_lesson2-king-david-and-psalm-51/#post-5295 Thu, 23 Dec 2021 21:07:05 -0500 Thank you, Maggie. Everything good comes from the Lord, even a willing spirit and open lips. Wow! It is wonderful to read a redemptive take on the incessant knowledge of our own failures, sins, and mistakes. The consciousness of our sins can serve to corrode so much that is good, as you have described, or it can prompt us to seek those gifts from…[Read more]

]]> 662c81a0d304131bf2fcdb6d35e8e611 jeffrbassett started the topic JBassett Lsn 1: Relationships in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/jbassett-lsn-1-relationships/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 20:56:22 -0500 Consider King David’s story. What resonates with you? Why?

What strikes me about King David in this reading is the fundamental necessity of God’s grace to go before even his action of repenting. “Have mercy upon me, O God, in your great goodness; according to the multitude of your mercies…” “O be favorable and gracious unto Zion; may you b…[Read more]

]]> f4aa3e7baa5270a027e17ed00a864867 Brian Ipock started the topic BrianIpock_Lsn4 in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn4-2/ Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:14:36 -0400 Harold John Ockenga and his friends has a passion to reclaim the culture, renew the mind, and reach the world. Which of these areas are you most drawn to? If not one of these, is there another area that tugs at your heart? Why?

I’m actually drawn to something completely different, to stay and pray. My charism is not that of an evangelist, it’s…[Read more]

]]> 84170ce0bc8c6cbf43e7d43b700257f8 Brian Ipock started the topic BrianIpock_Lsn1 in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn1/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 07:40:29 -0400 Are you open to practice some different forms of prayer?

Absolutely, and I very much look forward to learning about them. The Daily Office and Lection Divina (or at least my best attempt at it) have been my bedrock for some time. It’s going to be very helpful to be exposed to new types of prayer, especially of the contemplative family.

]]> c9074aaef631efb138aa07596d4bc3eb Brian Ipock started the topic BrianIpock_Lsn3 in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn3-2/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:34:53 -0400 6. In the coming week, how will you lean into the joy of developing your skills and gifts for the benefit of others?

So first off, I identified what I believe to be my spiritual gifts as Serving, Teaching, Mercy, and Leadership. In the coming week, I can really see myself focusing on Serving and Mercy in particular. I volunteer at one of the…[Read more]

]]> 78ca7d0a9370b72fc1af2e35b8393d85 revbriancampbell replied to the topic what do you hope to gain from this study in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/what-do-you-hope-to-gain-from-this-study/#post-5285 Tue, 03 Aug 2021 19:13:56 -0400 I am a grateful student of (the late) Dallas Willard who often spoke about ‘the Golden Triangle’ for discipleship: The presence and movement of the Spirit of Gpd at the apex; reflection on the circumstances of one’s life on the bottom corner; the discernment of appropriate spiritual disciplines needing to be embraced and used (under the Spirit’s…[Read more]

]]> dd90af824e4f22a54f92708b35d2087b revbriancampbell replied to the topic what do you hope to gain from this study in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/what-do-you-hope-to-gain-from-this-study/#post-5284 Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:52:01 -0400 I hope to find rest for my spirit and direction for the next phase of my life.

]]> 3a57fed1608b0beea9bdb15898910b80 Joseph Hain replied to the topic Centering Prayer. in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/centering-prayer/#post-5277 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 20:37:01 -0400 The experience itself is incredible. I agree with what you said about tuning into God’s frequency. God’s frequency is powerful and peaceful.

]]> 56b853700c50cb1ee1d6a0b5497e033b Joseph Hain started the topic Centering Prayer in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/centering-prayer-2/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 20:32:46 -0400 My experience was incredible! I used the name “Jehovah Rohim” or “The Lord is My Shepherd”. I felt a sense of serenity wash over me gradually as the practice started. When I heard the sound of sheep in the video I was reminded of Psalm 23 “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want..”

Throughout the practice I felt more and more serene and…[Read more]

]]> bf7d0ee783e8869d59a542864e27f63a Joseph Hain replied to the topic Breath Prayer in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/breath-prayer/#post-5275 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 20:03:55 -0400 I found the experience to be quite powerful and relaxing(despite my experience being rather brief). I did find it interesting that our first and last breaths are a prayer.

]]> 4ac040ccd3dad6ef157594d79d803712 Joseph Hain started the topic Breath Prayer in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/breath-prayer-2/ Thu, 15 Jul 2021 20:01:39 -0400 My experience with breath prayer was a brief walk from my bedroom to my kitchen then back to my bedroom. During this walk I repeated the name “Adonai” mentally. The experience was a feeling of peace with some euphoria. In this brief moment I felt relaxed. Naturally I do plan to do this more often, if possible everyday. This I feel is quite…[Read more]

]]> a240ac8a02d754287be592a34cddcf67 Joseph Hain replied to the topic Welcoming Prayer in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/welcoming-prayer/#post-5273 Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:54:25 -0400 I agree that these practices take a lot of training. Mediative and contemplative methods are tedious(no matter how simple they are advertised) to do well. With enough practice and with the help of the Holy Spirit can become less hard. It pays off as you get better as you start to feel good physically, mentally, and spiritually.

]]> 2ee39c6261fd0ee767ad8c0274f9a980 Joseph Hain started the topic Welcoming Prayer in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/welcoming-prayer-2/ Mon, 12 Jul 2021 00:50:58 -0400 My experience with the guided welcoming prayer was really good. I employed some methods of meditation(namely modified Therevada Buddhist method of Samatha or Calming) to really enhance the experience. I felt a sense of calm and tranquility as I surrendered myself to the Holy Spirit, if only for a moment. I do plan to employ this whenever I recite…[Read more]

]]> f8f47a950f0c364334c0dde6c0f1f97c Jerry Hudson replied to the topic How much have I considered the instruments I need in relation to knowing God. in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/how-much-have-i-considered-the-instruments-i-need-in-relation-to-knowing-god/#post-5271 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:54:37 -0400 This is a wonderful and honest response, Francis. I, too, worry about those “dry” times in prayer, those times where I don’t feel fully connected to God and am basically reading more than praying the Office, for example. I used to think this was dishonorable, but today I believe that God recognizes it as a sacrifice – praying when I don’t…[Read more]

]]> 09eb9a9863fc6df3abd8064b827b0262 Jerry Hudson started the topic Using the instruments in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/using-the-instruments/ Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:50:36 -0400 Of the four instruments mentioned in this lesson, I have always considered Scripture and prayer to be my “go-to’s” in determining where I am in my relationship with God, as well as searching for His will in my life. Relying on the observations and help of other believers is one instrument I sometimes utilize, but generally only with those whom I…[Read more]

]]> 446d10afa455980fc8b309ac3bd0a14d Jerry Hudson replied to the topic Lectio Divina in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/lectio-divina-2/#post-5248 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:31:32 -0400 I may have stated this in another forum, but I have found Lectio Divina to be one of the most powerful tools God has used in my life to direct me towards Him and His will. I feel that God speaks to me through the Scriptures and points me directly towards both my questions of how to apply them to my life and His responses.

]]> dfe7fcb191701a85bf4330aa8a8f987c Jerry Hudson replied to the topic How equipped am I really to use these instruments to determine where I am right in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/how-equipped-am-i-really-to-use-these-instruments-to-determine-where-i-am-right/#post-5247 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:27:33 -0400 Joseph, like yourself, I wish I was better disciplined to engage in more thoughtful and deeply-involved prayer times throughout the day. I have been able to, generally, to pray a morning office routinely for the last couple of years or so, which I have found to be a wonderful means of grace by which God works spiritual growth in me. I also attempt…[Read more]

]]> 9a2e7243809ffcbda08faf73f0f813e5 Jerry Hudson started the topic Scripture and Listening in the forum Contemplative Prayer Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/scripture-and-listening/ Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:21:50 -0400 As a Protestant Christian and, in particular, an Anglican-Methodist, the first place I go to in order to find my true north is Holy Scripture. I believe the Bible is the inspired, written Word of God for God’s people, which reveals His good and perfect will for both individuals and the global Church. I also believe that the Holy Spirit speaks to…[Read more]

]]> 9c99762813cd5f2c61836fe77697b4a3 Brian Ipock started the topic BrianIpock_Lsn8 in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn8/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:55:09 -0400 The text speaks of a community with communal prayer, worship, and a balanced life of work and rest, where everyone’s needs are taken care of. Sounds like a monastery to me!

Accordingly I have been focused on my daily rhythm of prayer for some time. The Liturgy of the Hours is the core of my day. It helps define the structure of my daily life,…[Read more]

]]> e86bdf412bde5af968c26c88fe0cfe43 Brian Ipock started the topic BrianIpock_Lsn7 in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn7/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 08:18:48 -0400 4. If you were the priest of levite…

From a religious standpoint if I were one of those two, I might have felt sympathy for him but crossed to the other side anyway. Touching him could / would break Jewish purity laws. I must remain pure to minister to the many, not the one. Also it could come down to fear and just not wanting to get involved.…[Read more]

]]> 959a57f2edda12423df0df0c118559ca Brian Ipock started the topic BrianIpock_Lsn2 in the forum Crafting a Rule of Life Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn2-2/ Sun, 13 Jun 2021 10:36:18 -0400 Consider King David’s story. What resonates with you? Why?

Well like David I’ve been with God since my youth (though I’m not a man after God’s own heart by any means). I was brought up in church, and it very much stuck with that tender hearted Kentucky kid. Church was family, church was home. I was happy to go to the house of the Lord, and I w…[Read more]

]]> a90b07d95d7f29760c60a69f799c03bb Brian Ipock started the topic BrianIpock_Lsn6 in the forum Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Forum https://www.christmissionacademy.us/forums/topic/brianipock_lsn6/ Sat, 12 Jun 2021 08:20:51 -0400 3. What is one practice you do on a daily / weekly basis that helps you stay connected to God?

For me it’s the Divine Office / Liturgy of the Hours. My goodness what a gift. It has literally grounded me in my spiritual journey and kept me Christian. It was the initial “thing” that drew me to, and assured me that the Benedictine way of life is for…[Read more]

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