Category Archives: Practical Disciplines

Quaker Meetings in John Woolman’s Time

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Joe Ginder

While perusing John Woolman, American Quaker, a biography of John Woolman by Janet Whitney published in 1942 that Fred Newkirk asked me to order for him, I ran across a description of what Quaker meeting for worship was in those … Continue reading →

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Using a form of Lectio Divina for personal meditation

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Joe Ginder

This is a very brief “cheat sheet” on using lectio divina in times of personal solitude with God. Summary Be alone. Prepare your heart and mind. Then: Read – Out loud? Repeat. Reflect – Think it over. What stands out? … Continue reading →

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Staying at the Bottom and the Edges

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Joe Ginder

[Jesus] demands of his first followers a living witness to a simple life on the edge, because once you are at the visible center, once you are on the top, you have too much to prove and too much to … Continue reading →

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Proclamation

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Joe Ginder

Proclamation is a way of saying what God has done and will be doing, and what it means to you and the community of which you are a part. It included three components. 1. It starts our personal, then moves … Continue reading →

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Waiting Worship Instructions

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Joe Ginder

Be still, and know that I am God Psalm 46:10 Waiting worship begins in silence. Each worshipper comes to meet with God. As soon as the first person arrives it is time to be quiet. As you arrive, enter quietly … Continue reading →

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Personal Spiritual Retreat

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Joe Ginder

On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living … Continue reading →

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A Discernment Process

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Joe Ginder

Discernment – The act or process of exhibiting keen insight and good judgment. – The Free Online Dictionary We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God … Continue reading →

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Lectio Divina

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Joe Ginder

Lectio Divina is a way of reading scripture that allows contemplation, listening to the Holy Spirit, and even communion with God in order to more deeply appreciate and integrate scripture into one’s thinking and being. One may receive peace, guidance, … Continue reading →

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Fasting

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Joe Ginder

Esther asked: “Is there an appropriate way/time to approach fasting? What was it traditionally for? What is it for in the modern day?” Nine days. That’s how long it takes me to think of what I’d like to say in … Continue reading →

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