Brian's Blog

The Book of Psalms is a collection of prayers written originally to shape God’s people in ancient Israel for identity, mission, community...

Greetings friends, Here are two quotations that I've been pondering this past week as part of my contemplative practices: Julian of...

Reading Scripture for deep transformation requires that we open ourselves fully to the work God desires to do in us. Praying for a Real...

While writing Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life (Paraclete Press, 2021 https://amzn.to/3tEQuHe), I...

The four "R's" are the classic advice to practitioners of centering prayer on how to think about and surrender our thoughts while in...