In the Coracle

What is Christian Spiritual Direction?

January 17th, 2010, No Comments

I’ve been dong some reading on spiritual direction to prepare for an upcoming adventure with a friend, and I wanted to share some of what I’ve found.
The next two quotes are good words on spiritual direction from a uniquely Christian perspective, from SDI World.

The whole purpose of spiritual direction is to penetrate beneath the surface [...]

Formulation of Prayer Practices and Rules of Life (Margaret Guenther, Holy Listening)

December 30th, 2009, No Comments

From Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction by Margaret Guenther
In writing my summary of this book I found a section that is really helpful to me as I’m formulating my own Way of Life. I’m writing this partly for the class that I most recently took, but mostly as part of my participating in [...]

The Art of Spiritual Direction

June 14th, 2009, 2 Comments

“The art of spiritual direction lies in our uncovering the obvious in our lives and in realizing that everyday events are the means by which God tries to reach us.”

- Alan Jones, in the preface to the book “Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction” (Margaret Guenther)

Sacred Companions by David Benner (Book summary)

May 21st, 2009, 1 Comment

“Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction” (David G. Benner)

Sacred Companions
by David G. Benner
InterVarsity Press (2002)

Description of the Book
Sacred Companions describes spiritual friendship and spiritual direction for the contemporary Christian who wishes to be intentional about growing in their Christian life. Benner writes as a psychologist and a spiritual director, specifically aiming to [...]