Sharon Garlough Brown | Spiritual Practices and Formation, 152

Sharon Garlough Brown joins Amber to discuss spiritual practices awaking us to the presence of God and being formed by the word of God.

Spiritual Practices & Formation Interview Questions:

(4:45) More often than not I am finding Christians either have little to no understanding of spiritual practices or they don't place a high value on them in their day to day lives.  What are spiritual practices and how do they impact our walk with Jesus?

(6:39) How are spiritual practices expressed in the language of the Bible? Are they biblical concepts?

(10:28) I've heard it said, "Well, I'm not a very disciplined person." What is the difference between living a generally disciplined life and practicing spiritual disciplines?

(12:26) Will you speak to the exhausted women out there about spiritual practices and formation?

(13:54) Where is a good place to get started for those who are wanting to pursue spiritual practices more intentionally?

(18:57) How do you direct people away from that temptation to make spiritual practices into a checklist and toward an opportunity to really commune with God?

(20:27) Let's talk about Lectio Divina. What is it?

(24:42) How can one begin this practice?

(26:38) What would you say to people who want to give up or abandon their practice?

(28:22) Sharon briefly shares her about her books

(33:20) Why do you think that we, as a Church, as a whole, have pushed back so much on some spiritual practices?

Enter to Win Sensible Shoes Series + Journal:
www.graceenoughpodcast.com/sensibleshoes

Quotes to Remember:
"I want to recast...spiritual practices...as ways to be awake and attentive to the presence of God."

"Spiritual practices can enlarge our capacity to say yes to The Love, which loved us first."

Lectio Divina: "Rather than me taking control over a text. It sets me humbly beneath the Word of God, saying, 'Lord, Your Word is alive. It's living, it's active. It's sharper than that two edged sword. It's able to divide the spirit from the soul, the bone from the marrow [Heb. 4:12] Lord, I'm saying yes to your living word reading me."

"I often got into the bad habit of reading God's Word in order to teach God's word, rather than reading God's Word in order to be formed by God's word."

Resources Mentioned:

Book: Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown

Book: Sensible Shoes 4 book series

Book: Shades of Light by Sharon Garlough Brown

Book: Feather of Hope by Sharon Garlough Brown

Daily Lectio Divina Podcast

Prayer of Examen

Related Episodes:

29: Jan Johnson | Spiritual Direction, Hearing God's Voice

73: Bethany Allen | Pastor of Spiritual Formation & Leadership Development

84: Sandy Cullum | When Your Faith Walk Changes

72: Justin Whitmel Earley | Habits of Purpose in the Digital Age

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Sharon Garlough Brown joins Amber to discuss spiritual practices awaking us to the presence of God and being formed by the word of God.

Spiritual Practices & Formation Interview Questions:

(4:45) More often than not I am finding Christians either have little to no understanding of spiritual practices or they don't place a high value on them in their day to day lives.  What are spiritual practices and how do they impact our walk with Jesus?

(6:39) How are spiritual practices expressed in the language of the Bible? Are they biblical concepts?

(10:28) I've heard it said, "Well, I'm not a very disciplined person." What is the difference between living a generally disciplined life and practicing spiritual disciplines?

(12:26) Will you speak to the exhausted women out there about spiritual practices and formation?

(13:54) Where is a good place to get started for those who are wanting to pursue spiritual practices more intentionally?

(18:57) How do you direct people away from that temptation to make spiritual practices into a checklist and toward an opportunity to really commune with God?

(20:27) Let's talk about Lectio Divina. What is it?

(24:42) How can one begin this practice?

(26:38) What would you say to people who want to give up or abandon their practice?

(28:22) Sharon briefly shares her about her books

(33:20) Why do you think that we, as a Church, as a whole, have pushed back so much on some spiritual practices?

Enter to Win Sensible Shoes Series + Journal:

www.graceenoughpodcast.com/sensibleshoes

Quotes to Remember:

"I want to recast...spiritual practices...as ways to be awake and attentive to the presence of God."

"Spiritual practices can enlarge our capacity to say yes to The Love, which loved us first."

Lectio Divina: "Rather than me taking control over a text. It sets me humbly beneath the Word of God, saying, 'Lord, Your Word is alive. It's living, it's active. It's sharper than that two edged sword. It's able to divide the spirit from the soul, the bone from the marrow [Heb. 4:12] Lord, I'm saying yes to your living word reading me."

"I often got into the bad habit of reading God's Word in order to teach God's word, rather than reading God's Word in order to be formed by God's word."

Resources Mentioned:

Book: Sensible Shoes by Sharon Garlough Brown

Book: Sensible Shoes 4 book series

Book: Shades of Light by Sharon Garlough Brown

Book: Feather of Hope by Sharon Garlough Brown

Daily Lectio Divina Podcast

Prayer of Examen

Related Episodes:

29: Jan Johnson | Spiritual Direction, Hearing God's Voice

73: Bethany Allen | Pastor of Spiritual Formation & Leadership Development

84: Sandy Cullum | When Your Faith Walk Changes

72: Justin Whitmel Earley | Habits of Purpose in the Digital Age

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and www.graceenoughpodcast.com

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