ESF at Wake Forest

In this episode, we talk about the intentionality behind the rule of life. We focus on the work behind the rule - what are our core values? Resources: Rule of Life workbookSpirituality for Everyday Living by Brian C TaylorThe Rule of St. Benedict by Joan Chittister

Follow along/pray with us - bulletin hereOr in the Book of Common PrayerOur scripture for the evening - Romans 13Follow us: @esfwake

For more on discernment and the observatio, pre-order the upcoming book, Belovedness: Finding God (and Self) on Campus out June 2020.

Read Luke 5 here. More on Imaginative Contemplation

This week, James talks about Meister Eckhart and Christian nondualism through the practice of stillness in contemplative prayer.

Read: Psalm 42Other resources for the active prayer practice: https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/category/category/active-prayer-practiceMore on St. Teresa of Avila: https://www.sacred-texts.com/chr/tic/index.htm

Hebrews 10Learn more about the practice of gratitude here.

Colossians 2:1-10Resources for Contemplative Prayer

Shout outs and credits to author and theologian, Padraig O Tuama for the inspiration to saying hello and noticing life on campus. And also credit to Richard Rohr for his work on Order, Disorder, and Reorder in his many works but most recently in his book The Universal Christ.

Read along with us as we break open the Word this week. We pray that this conversation and holy scripture will move you towards transforming you into the image of Christ. Mark 10:35-45

Hey folks! Read along with us in Mark 10:2-16 as we mark, learn, and inwardly digest God’s word for us. We hope this deeper engagement with scripture will move to to a deeper relationship with Christ and all God’s beloved children. Thanks for listening!

This week’s recap was from a sermon preached in Davis Chapel at Wake Forest University on 9.30.18. ReadMark: spend 5 minutes by writing and unloading your heart - write about what keeps you from joy. What is keeping you from deeper relationship with God? Learn& Inwardly digest. Pray something like thisRemember: YOU ARE BELOVED.

Read: Mark 9:30-37 Mark: How do you define “greatness”? Learn: How does Jesus define “greatness”? Inwardly Digest: How will you one-up each other in compassion, love, and inclusion this week?

Nothing says “Welcome back to college like, Mark 7!” Join us as we listen and discern God’s word for us in Mark 7. Join us weekly at 6pm in Davis Chapel on campus at Wake Forest University. Or tune in here for a Monday morning recap and thoughts for the week. You are beloved!

In this first episode of Fall 2018, we read and hear about how Jesus was taken to school by a Syrophoenician woman in Mark 7:24-37.