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Journaling for Your Spiritual Health
Marie Burrus Marie Burrus

Journaling for Your Spiritual Health

If you've ever tried it, you likely already know about the benefits of journaling. Every day, we have these experiences with potential for strengthening our walk with God. However, we're often too close to the experiences to process their impact. Capturing these lessons and reflections on paper creates a sort of snapshot allowing us to explore how God is at work.

Even if you’ve never practiced journaling for spiritual reflection before, we've got a few prompts to help you get there.

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Simple Practices to Deepen Your Devotional Life
Marie Burrus Marie Burrus

Simple Practices to Deepen Your Devotional Life

We are fearfully and wonderfully made. God has created us in his image with a mind, heart, soul, and five wonderful senses. God has created our entire being as a means to experience him more fully. Let’s explore a few of the methods that you can practice to make your time with God a richer experience.

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The Gift of Deep Listening
Marie Burrus Marie Burrus

The Gift of Deep Listening

If you asked me, “How did you know that your parents loved you?” I would answer immediately, “Because they listened to me.” As a child, I was quite a talker. My grandfather called me MotorMouth.

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Labyrinths: A Journey to the Center
Marie Burrus Marie Burrus

Labyrinths: A Journey to the Center

Labyrinths, by their very construction and design, provide an opportunity for spiritual reflection and application. That’s the purpose of a labyrinth - to provide a path to the center. The objective of the labyrinth is the journey itself as you make your way to the center.

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