The Dreams of the Potter Found in the Clay
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on May 1, 2012
By Patty MacCarthy, oneLifemaps Facilitator At the most recent Listen to My Life Facilitators’ Retreat in Dallas, we were certainly challenged as we observed Sharon Swing sitting before us at the potter’s wheel. She worked hard to soften and ready the clay. A beautiful blessing vessel was created. What a great illustration of God’s hand. [...]
What is really true?
Posted by on April 17, 2012
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen To My Life What are the ways you are growing in Him? At one point in my life I just took time to think about what was really true for me related to continuous growth in Him. I made a little list for myself and called it marks of growth. [...]
Holy Week
Posted by on April 3, 2012
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen To My Life and Co-Director of The Springs Holy Week is here. Aren’t all weeks holy? What is different about this week? It is the week where we see, feel, touch, taste, hear and ponder the length, width, depth, height, and breadth of God’s love for every human being [...]
Lenten Learning
Posted by on March 27, 2012
by Jenny Trees, oneLife Maps Facilitator Lent is a tool that in denying oneself extraneous desires we are able to more clearly see God’s provision for us. Jesus fasted to look beyond himself. We fast in order to get a better understanding of the power and provision of God. There is suffering in letting go [...]
Naming Your Dreams
Posted by on March 20, 2012
By Cheri Hudspith, oneLife Maps Facilitator and Director of Leadership Development with the Evangelical Center for Spiritual Wisdom A year ago, I wrote the following in a post about naming desires and longings: I ask God for humble courage. I ask God, above all things, to give me a heart that wants what His heart [...]
Container and Contents
Posted by on March 13, 2012
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen To My Life Listen to your life! What do you mean by that? I mean, I’m too busy! I’m just trying to survive and hope I am sort of successful. Take a moment to click here and listen as Sibyl talks with us about the contents of the container. Sibyl [...]
I Am Here
Posted by on February 28, 2012
by Joan Kelley, Director of Facilitator Development and oneLifemaps Facilitator Mitchell is my ten year old son. He is highly extroverted and a lover of life. From the minute he wakes up until he goes to bed he is high energy, full speed and full volume. Everyone knows when Mitchell gets home from school. He [...]
Be Here Now
Posted by on February 14, 2012
“Be Here Now” by Jean Masukevich, Yoga Instructor and Founder, Soar 4 Kids, Inc. Deep breath in… Long breath out… Rooting through the sit bones, sinking, feel the earth receive you. Rising through the crown of your head, spine is tall and straight. Belly is soft. There is room to breathe! I breathe… Arrive… Notice… [...]
Christ For Me. Christ In Me. Christ Through Me.
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on January 31, 2012
By Sharon Swing, Co-Author, Listen to My Life: Maps for Recognizing and Responding to God in My Story This breath prayer is one I say as a way of reminding myself who I am and to whom I belong. It offers me peace, perspective and perseverance in times when I may be willing to believe [...]