Sentences with phrase «through contemplative prayer»

My books include Flee, Be Silent, Pray: An Anxious Evangelical Finds Peace with God through Contemplative Prayer, A Christian Survival Guide, and Unfollowers: Unlikely Lessons on Faith from Those Who Doubted Jesus.

Some of his interpretations of the word are incredibly far from the original intent, and I think IHOP has become a place for legalism and aberrant spirituality, like mysticism through contemplative prayer, etc..

Not exact matches

Mindfulness has a rich history in the Christian tradition through the ancient practice of contemplative prayer, which dates back to the Desert Fathers and Mothers during the fourth and fifth centuries.

11 The Pope suggests that in Christ it is now possible reach a maturity whereby one's interior life is fully attuned to the prompting of the Spirit.12 St John of the Cross, meanwhile, in the Ascent of Mount Carmel teaches us a specific path by which we might attain this inner mastery through self - denial and contemplative prayer.

For those interested in learning more about contemplative prayer, Jim Borst, author of Coming to God in the Stillness breaks it down into twelve steps, from silence through to forgiveness and intercession.

The beatific vision is reached gradually through a life of contemplative prayer.