More and more, the desire grows in me simply to walk around, greet people, enter their homes, sit on their doorsteps, play ball, throw water, and be known as someone who wants to live with them. It is a privilege to have the time to practice this simple ministry of presence. Still, it is not [...]
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The Ministry of Presence
Posted: 2nd December 2010 by Brad Brisco in Gospel, Hospitality, Incarnational, Missional, Spiritual Friendship1
Spiritual Friendship – Part II
Posted: 8th October 2007 by Brad Brisco in Spiritual Formation, Spiritual FriendshipFriends naturally enjoy intimate sharing. Friends make time to develop trusting relationships. Friends enjoy being in the company of each other. But then superimpose a Christian model of friendship over these qualities and you’ll get at least one more non-negotiable characteristic of Christian spiritual friendship: Spiritual friends help each other pay close attention to God. [...]
Spiritual Friendship
Posted: 1st October 2007 by Brad Brisco in Spiritual Formation, Spiritual FriendshipGuest blogger Georges Boujakly is going to be posting a series on Spiritual Friendship over the next few days. I know you will be encouraged and challenged by Georges’ insight. Here is the first post. A couple of years ago I attended a week-long retreat called a 5-Day Spiritual Academy. This particular retreat was a [...]