Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations (#5) Dr Mike Voigts Part 2: Bernard...

This week’s episode focuses on a deep dive into lessons that we can learn from the 11th century spiritual giant, Bernard of Clairvaux. We explore his four levels of love and their meaing/implications for today. We also return to the theme of simplicity and its crucial role in our spiritual formation.

We also explore lessons from Thomas Merton and how Mike's role as a lay member of the Cistercian order has shaped his understanding of life and mission.

Dr. Mike Voigts is an Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church and has served congregations in Texas and Kentucky. He is the author of Letters of Ascent: Spiritual Direction in the Letters of Bernard of Clairvaux (https://amzn.to/2RENBDn)

You can find him online:

Twitter: @mikevoigts

Webpage: claravallis.me

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Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations: #4 Alex McManus. Mission, Spiritua...

This week’s episode focuses on a deep dive into mission, spirituality, and "blue moments." The latter phrase is one coined by guest Alex McManus to describe divine moments in which an outsider to faith suddenly finds himself or herself experiencing a hyperlink to an encounter with the truth of the Gospel.

Join Brian and Alex as they have a wide ranging conversation.

Alex McManus is a futurist, church planter, and missional thinker. He is the author of "Makers of Fire: The Spirituality of Leading from the Future." (https://amzn.to/2RYg3jw).

You can find him online:
Twitter: @alex_mcmanus
Webpage: theimn.com

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50 Days of Formation and "KASHflow" (Walking and Talking Spirituality #16)

During this 50 day season of Eastertide in anticipation of Pentecost, what if we work on our spiritual formation so that we will be ready to be unleashed back into the world.

Embrace soul enhancing practices and mute your stress-relieving practices.

Borrowing an acronym from Dan Sullivan, let’s focus on  

on KASHflow:

Knowledge

Attitudes

Skills

Habits

Knowledge: How will you grow in self-knowledge? How are you presently consciously or unconsciously blocking the work of God in your life? What have you learned about God’s grace?

Attitudes: What attitudes do you need to cultivate in order to grow in love of God, neighbor, and self?

Skills: What new skills have I learned that I can continue to hone that will serve me in the long run?

Habits: What soul enhancing do I need to restart, launch, or double-down on so that I’ll be ready?

The world will reopen friends. A new dawn will appear. Spring will come again. Will we be ready?