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Faith-Journey.com has a whole new look and a few nifty new features as well!  I hope you enjoy the new look as well as the new tools.  Please, take a moment to look around and if you find any errors let me know in the comments for this post.
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Solitude
“There are two ways of striving to fill one’s place in the world: one
is by seeking to prove one’s self usefull; the other, by striving to
render one’s self useless. The first way is the commoner and the more
attractive; the second is the rarer and the more noble.” - Henry Clay
Trumball
“It was an important day in [...]

Recently, my wife and I decided to take up running for exercise again.  It’s been a while so needless to say it’s going to take some work.  But, I really want to get in better shape, so I’m committed to the idea.
To prepare, we downloaded a running regimen put to music onto the ipod, dusted [...]

This past week in class, we viewed a portion of the video “Be Still.” This is a newly released video focusing on the importance of solitude, silence, and contemplative prayer in the midst of our busy world. It features notable Christians such as Richard Foster, Beth Moore, Dallas Willard, & Max Lucado among [...]

Slowing
Richard Foster writes that, “In contemporary society, our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry, and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in “muchness” and “manyness”, he will rest satisfied.”
Carl Jung says that “Hurry is not of the devil, hurry is the devil.”
Examples of Jesus “getting away” with God - Mk 1:35, 6:31, [...]

Meditation on Scripture – Continued
Recap:
5 Steps of Lectio Divina:
1. Silence
2. Read
3. Meditate
4. Respond
5. Contemplate
The difference between study & meditation:
Study is analytical; reading for information
Meditation is experiential; reading for transformation
The key to meditating on Scripture is to be open to what [...]

Just added these two recommended websites to the links page:
www.solutionsonvideo.com - This is a site from Christian psychologists Drs. Henry Cloud & John Townsend.  It is a site of videoed answers to questions on subjects including relationships, parenting, and the spiritual life. 
www.ccel.org - The Christian Classics Ethereal Library.  This is a treasure trove of just [...]

Two Sunday’s ago, Calvary had a missions focused day of worship. The day was filled with beautiful ethnic decorations, international foods, and two well-traveled missionaries who presented the morning and evening messages. It was a wonderful day of helping us followers of Jesus get exposed to what God is doing in the world. [...]

Thought I’d give a quick update on the spiritual retreat.  All of the possible locations that I looked into were booked through the rest of the year, so instead of enjoying the crisp fall air, we’re going to shoot for the Spring of ‘07, either April or May.  I’ll keep you posted.