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JEAN BRENDER - SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR
Jean Brender
Apr 13 min read
Visio Divina: A Way of Seeing With Our Eyes
Goodsalt Images Have you ever gazed at a scene in nature or on canvas and been moved by what you saw? When I was a child, my mother read...
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Jean Brender
Apr 4, 20233 min read
The Examen: Reflecting on Your Day With God
Have you ever reviewed your day while mindful of the presence of God? In his book on You Are What You Love, James Smith emphasizes the...
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Jean Brender
Mar 25, 20235 min read
How Might We Pray to God?
Have you ever wondered about what you should be praying to God? Apparently concerned about this question, Jesus’s disciples requested of...
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Jean Brender
Mar 7, 20233 min read
Contemplative Prayer
In recent blogs, we have considered the spiritual disciplines of solitude and silence. Both provide space for us to engage in prayer with...
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Jean Brender
Dec 17, 20222 min read
Sensing the Presence and Majesty of God in Music and Song
Have you ever sung a song or listened to one that uplifted your spirits and gave you a sense of transcendence? Music and song have the...
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Jean Brender
Dec 9, 20222 min read
Sensing God’s Presence and Friendship Through Prayer
Since the beginning of time, people have prayed – in many ways and for many things. What is prayer? Ruth Haley Barton defines it in...
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