10.7.18 Listening to God in Scripture: Lectio Divina

How great was it to have James Bryan Smith with us last night? He shared his experience with “the jogging monk” and led us in the practice of Lectio Divina. Lectio is such a beautiful way of listening to God in scripture. It moves us as the monk explained to Jim, from...

“Good Fruit” by Shauna Niequist

Last year, Shauna Niequist shared an essay called “Good Fruit” with our Practice community–first on a Sunday night in September, and then at our Pastors Retreat in January. Both times, her opening line brought a hush over the room… “You...

A Prayer Liturgy for the World

On Sunday morning, I got to share this powerful “Prayers of the People”–written by a member of the Practice, Samuel Ogles–with the Mars Hill Bible Church community. We had a few requests for the text, so here is a free download… Prayers...

A Thanksgiving Table Liturgy

We all want Thanksgiving dinner to be a meaningful experience with family and friends, but many of us don’t exactly know what to do. And so we’re thrilled that Kellye and the team have created a simple and yet beautiful Table liturgy to help create holy...

Sabbath as preparation for eternity

As we continue to explore the invitation of Sabbath-keeping as a community, take some time to really sit with these words from the great Abraham Joshua Heschel.  If you’re like me, you may need to read it multiple times…slowly and prayerfully.  So...