The alphabet can be a powerful tool for engaging with God. Some of the psalmists of the Bible, even, used the letters of the alphabet to begin the verses of their psalms. I find the alphabet something I return to again and again as I spend time alone with God journaling my praise, offering…
Posts Tagged with creative journaling
What is Journaling for the Soul?
Today I’m honored to answer the question, “What is Journaling for the Soul?” Read my guest post over at the International Christian Coaches Association for a brief explanation and some of the benefits of Journaling for the Soul. “Something is missing. Something important and necessary to the very health of our client’s…
Journaling for the Soul: A Podcast Interview
Recently, I had the privilege of being interviewed by my friend, Barb Raveling, for her Christian Habits Podcast. Barb is the author of Taste for Truth: A 30 Day Weight Loss Bible Study and The Renewing of the Mind Project. She also very generously granted permission for her Truth Journaling Method to be included…
Love Letter to God: A Journaling Method
Over the years I have collected stories that touch my heart. This is a favorite heard years ago: A little boy, frightened one night during a big thunderstorm called out to his daddy in terror, “Daddy, I’m scared!” His father, not wanting to get out of bed, called back, “Don’t worry, Son. God…
My Top 12 Tools: for Nourishing My Soul
REPOST (Originally posted in January 2016) Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. -Proverbs 4:23 Your soul is a living entity. It has life, and it experiences levels of health. It, therefore, needs to be nourished – talked to, rested, fed. Nourishing our soul requires thoughtful planning. …
Journal for the Soul: Slow Down, Replenish, Exhale
The soul is our ULTIMATE CONCERN – For, of all the aspects of us (the will, mind, body, and soul), it is the soul that we will take into eternity. Yet, it is the soul that we most often leave unattended. Hidden in the deepest part of us, invisible, and ignored by…
Journaling for the Soul: A Resource for Soul Care
RELEASING THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017 Journaling for the Soul: Slow Down, Replenish, Exhale [A Handbook of Methods] Journaling for the Soul is an easy-to-navigate handbook filled with a wide variety of journaling methods. There are techniques for journaling prayers, Scripture, self-reflection, and more. Some methods fit the traditional definition of journaling, some call…
John 17:3 – A Verse Map
I love summer! It holds just a bit more time in its days for enjoying some of my favorite things…like Verse Mapping and reading. The Verse Map of John 17:3 (above) is a marriage of the two! I am currently reading None Like Him. This book was added to my ever growing “To Read” list…
lectio divina (literally, “sacred reading”)
I must admit that I struggled with this particular post on lectio divina. As I began to prepare it last week, I ran into some scary thoughts that quite frankly made me close up my files and my computer. It would be better – EASIER – to just skip this post. Ignore it altogether. No…
Praying in Color: Pray the Scriptures
According to Sybil MacBeth, author of Praying in Color: Drawing a New Path to God, “Praying in Color is an active, meditative, playful prayer practice. It is both process and product. The process involves a re-entry into the childlike world of coloring and improvising. The product is a colorful design or drawing that is a visual…