by Roger Ross | Nov 1, 2024 | Abide, Blog, Spiritual Discipline
“Wait. You mean, he said he would do this and then he blew it off at the last minute because it might not make him look good?” “Oh, I see. She never intended to follow through on that commitment. She just said that to get us to do what she wanted.” We’ve all been on...
by Roger Ross | Mar 22, 2024 | Blog, Discernment, God's call, God's will, Prayer, Spiritual Discipline
It blew my socks off. In a recent post, I shared the dark struggle that led to my first 8-day silent prayer retreat. At the time, I was so depleted, I couldn’t think straight. Seeing my distress, my spiritual director shared something no one had ever mentioned...
by Roger Ross | May 6, 2022 | Blog, Prayer, Spiritual Discipline
Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. -Jesus, John 15:4 (NRSV) Abiding. It sounds like a good thing, Certainly, Jesus thought it was important, but is it even...
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