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Cultivating a Contemplative Culture Within
For me, most simply, contemplative spirituality is a fidelity to beholding the divine in all things. In the field, on the walk home, sitting under the oak tree that hugs my house. A sacred attention.
from This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us by Cole Arthur Riley
This book articulates a spirituality for culture-makers, showing (I hope) why discipleship needs to be centered in and fueled by our immersion in the body of Christ. Worship is the “imagination station” that incubates our loves and longings so that our cultural endeavors are indexed toward God and his kingdom. If you are passionate about seeking ju
... See morefrom You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K. A. Smith
what we need is to learn a way of being-in-the-world that transforms us, day by day, by the rhythms of repentance and faith. We need to learn the slow habits of loving God and those around us.
from Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren