Below are articles that will help you develop the disciplines of spirtual formation in your life.  Just click on the article title to download for reading on screen or to print for a hard copy.
 
 

One way to define sin is as the behaviors we engage in when we believe our circumstances are more real than God is. The ancient practice of the examen can create a habit of returning to the reality of Christ’s relentless love for us while we reflect on our own reactions to life.
 
 

Once you decide to intentionally enter into spiritual formation, you eventually come to a place when you find yourself in one huge FOG. Nothing seems to have clear edges or definition, and at times you may wonder if you’ve lost your way. In my own experience, I found that practicing spiritual disciplines heightened my awareness of God’s presence.
 
 

Many years ago, my husband lived in Israel on assignment with the Air Force. One Saturday morning, soon after he got there, he pulled the lawn mower out of his garage and fired it up. He’d hardly gotten to the lawn itself when he looked up to find several of his Jewish neighbors standing at his fence, scowling and shaking their fingers at him.
 
 

Father Thomas Keating, a Trappist monk, teacher and writer on contemplative prayer states, "Silence is God’s first language; everything else is a bad translation." Incorporating silence into your life may be as simple as turning off the TV and radio. Drive in silence, no radio blaring. Walk or exercise in silence, leave the ipod home!!
 
 

Spiritual Transformation is the process of being changed into the likeness of Christ for the sake of others.