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Question asking comes naturally to many people, especially children, but asking the right questions is a skill that spiritual directors have to learn. We cannot let our curiosity get the better of us. We cannot be like children and always ask the never ending, “but why?” Our questions must be ones that, as Margaret says, …

I am sure that many of you are familiar with the saying, “What Would Jesus Do?” It is a great reminder to stop and think before we respond to situations in an un-holy way. But when taken literally—as I often interpret things—it can lead to frustration. When I am in a hard situation and I …

The two most frequent questions I get asked as a student majoring in Religion & Philosophy with an emphasis in Christian Spiritual Formation are, “What is spiritual formation?” and “what can you do with it?” I never know how to answer such questions. Whether it is because of my own lack of knowledge or my …

The following was written by one of our students, Tyler Michael.   Jim Smith spoke on the topic of “Grace & Beauty” at the Grace, Grace, and More Grace Conference sponsored by the Aprentis Institute. He shared many insightful and meaningful connections between the ideas of grace and beauty, but one of the concepts that …

STUDENT BLOG – Jon Our first class of students just finished a class titled Renovation of the Heart – in which they studied Dallas Willard’s book by the same name. As a final project, they were asked to reflect on the transformation of their “vision for life in the kingdom of God” over the course …

STUDENT BLOG – Amy Our first class of students just finished a class titled Renovation of the Heart – in which they studied Dallas Willard’s book by the same name. As a final project, they were asked to reflect on the transformation of their “vision for life in the kingdom of God” over the course …

STUDENT BLOG - Kalika Our first class of students just finished a class titled Renovation of the Heart – in which they studied Dallas Willard’s book by the same name. As a final project, they were asked to reflect on the transformation of their “vision for life in the kingdom of God” over the course of …

STUDENT BLOG – Tyler Our first class of students just finished a class titled Renovation of the Heart – in which they studied Dallas Willard’s book by the same name. As a final project, they were asked to reflect on the transformation of their “vision for life in the kingdom of God” over the course …

STUDENT BLOG - Käte Our first class of students just finished a class titled Renovation of the Heart – in which they studied Dallas Willard’s book by the same name. As a final project, they were asked to reflect on the transformation of their “vision for life in the kingdom of God” over the course of …

STUDENT BLOG – Allison Our first class of students just finished a class titled Renovation of the Heart – in which they studied Dallas Willard’s book by the same name. As a final project, they were asked to reflect on the transformation of their “vision for life in the kingdom of God” over the course …