Spiritual Disciplines

Min. Terrell Harris January 3, 2013

2013 and Life Goals Check Lists [Blog]

So it is 2013 and you’re working on your goals and such. Well here are some tools/lists I gathered to help you along in that process. Also remember writing your vision down is Biblical after all: Habakkuk 2 2 And the LORD answered me: “Write the vision; make it plain upon tablets, so he may [...]

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Min. Terrell Harris June 13, 2012

How Good to Center Down by Howard Thurman [Blog]

In his writing from “Meditations of the Heart”, Howard Thurman reminds us of the importance of quite time, self-reflection and meditation. How good it is to center down! To sit quietly and see one’s self pass by! The streets of our minds seethe with endless traffic; Our spirits resound with clashings, with noisy silences, While [...]

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Min. Terrell Harris September 25, 2010

Fasting

Fasting one of the most common spiritual practices amongst all religions.[i] Adele Calhoun defines Christian fasting as the “self denial of normal necessities in order to intentionally attend to God in prayer.” Calhoun further states: “Bringing attachments and cravings to the surface opens a place for prayer. This physical awareness of emptiness is the reminder [...]

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Min. Terrell Harris September 14, 2010

How to read The Bible – Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina can be defined as reading holy or sacred. Lectio Divina can be traced back to the early Desert Dwellers but it was actually St Benedict “who cemented the practice in Western Monasticism.”[i] Benedict who is known for establishing monasteries expressed in his book The Rule of St Benedict that monks were to follow [...]

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Min. Terrell Harris August 23, 2010