Stepping Stones Daily Devotional

In every great religious tradition the concept is clear: to be contemplative we must become converted to the consciousness...

As Christians we live by faith in God, and we carry within us the notorious hope that a life...

The shalom bringers spread a sense of warmth, comfort, hope, and well-being even before a word is spoken. They...

After a while, this Sabbath-less way of living might even become a point of honor with us. We begin...

How does a grain of wheat feel as it is planted in the soil? To answer that, I imagine...

READ Psalm 32: 1-5 1 Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. 2 Blessed...

Probably our journey of forgiveness will be impossible unless we realize we cannot do it alone. We are not...

Our questions can serve us well in a time such as this, a time of grave uncertainty, of soaring...

My Messy House by Kathleen Norris When I’m working as an artist-in-residence at parochial schools, I like to read...

CHOICES O GOD, Though I am allowed to approach thee I am not unmindful of my sins, I do...

Completing calvary; 2 corinthians 6:1-12 As God’s fellow workers we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain....

REFOCUS Begin with prayer to refocus your thoughts. In the spirit of the Lord’s Prayer begin by recalling the...

Faithfulness is consecration in overalls. It is the steady acceptance and performance of the common duty and immediate task...

The Church, then, both washes the feet of Christ and wipes them with her hair, and anoints them with...

Congruence. “Integrity” comes from the same Latin root as the words “integrated'” and “integer.” A person has integrity when...

The how of the role of scripture in spiritual formation is not so much a body of information, a...

Seeing Disaster as God Sees It The ability to see disaster within a framework that is good requires us...

REFOCUS This breath prayer is an affirmation of our source of contentment and peace. It is based on Psalm...

It’s foolish to assume that we can directly alter our emotions simply by willing them to change. If you’re...

The Word of God is not a word to apply in our daily lives at some later date; it...

What does the voice of God sound like? The voice from heaven reported in Matthew 17:1-8 suggests that when...

Jesus has gone before us. In the words of John 13:1, he has made the crossing from this world...

Holiness as Presence Jeremiah 9:23-24 Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into...

REFOCUS Take a moment (about 2 minutes) to push away all thoughts except for the one below. During this...

There are few things that help so much for conversing with Christ as silence. The silence I speak of...