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Sacred Compass: The Spiritual Discernment Blog
http://sacredcompass.blogspot.com
A compass makes a good metaphor for our spiritual lives and the work of discerning God’s will for them. That’s because we don’t navigate the life of faith via anything remotely resembling GPS. Instead, the divine compass points us the mind and love of God. This blog is a place of theological hospitality and sharing experiences of spiritual discernment.
- Added on: May 31st, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Brent Bill
- Listed in: Religion Spirituality
- Tags: christianity Spirituality Faith quaker discernment god's will
Recent Posts
Seeing the Signs Along the Way
Following our sacred compass is like hunting for a house down a country lane—we get the general direction, but need to learn to look for the signs. “Take heed of the promptings of Truth and Love, for those are the leadings of God,” urged the fi...
Signs & Wonder
At the Friends in Fellowship worship group the other night, our intentional spiritual conversation ended up centering around signs and their meanings. Not the "Welcome to Ploughshares Farm" sign at the end of our driveway, but the spiritual signs al...
Sacred Compass: Our Lives Speak Through Our Bodies
We don’t often think of our bodies as carriers of spiritual truth, but an essential part of learning to let our lives speak is listening to what our bodies say about the situations life presents and the directions we feel led to go. Here's a readin...
Sacred Compass: The Holy Discovery
In pointing us always to God, the compass helps us with our soul’s deepest question, What am I supposed to do with my life? The question of how to live our lives especially presses on those of us who sense we are not merely humans trying to be spir...
The Sacred Compass and Getting Lost
Yesterday I spent a delightful afternoon at the annual Gathering of Friends General Conference. I'd be asked to do a reading from Sacred Compass, which went well. The audience seemed engaged, they asked some questions, and a good discussion ensued. ...
As Way Opens
Where am I supposed to go with my life? That’s the question. “To be or not to be,” is profound and fine for a Shakespearean drama, but if we’re asking the “What am I supposed to do with my life” question, then “To be or not to be” is...
