brianrussell9113Aug 22, 20222 minCentering Prayer Updates (Plus an Invitation to a Free Zoom Gathering on 8/27)Greetings friends, Here are two quotations that I've been pondering this past week as part of my contemplative practices: Julian of...
brianrussell9113Aug 7, 20223 minPraying for Illumination and Astonishment When Reading ScriptureReading Scripture for deep transformation requires that we open ourselves fully to the work God desires to do in us. Praying for a Real...
brianrussell9113Jul 6, 20225 minMy Top Ten Favorite Resources on Centering Prayer / Brian Russell, Ph.D.While writing Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life (Paraclete Press, 2021 https://amzn.to/3tEQuHe), I...
brianrussell9113Aug 21, 20212 minThe Four "R's" of Centering PrayerThe four "R's" are the classic advice to practitioners of centering prayer on how to think about and surrender our thoughts while in...