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Spiritual Formation

By Bill Gaultiere © 2009-2012

These Soul Shepherding articles will help you to draw near to Jesus Christ and to follow him on the path of life and love for others.

See “Retreat Resources” for articles and guided experiences in prayer and Scripture meditation to help you with a personal retreat or leading one for others.

Apprenticeship to Jesus

Apprentice Prayer

Discover the Secret of Jesus’ Peace and Power

Enrolling in Jesus’ Master Classes

Jesus’ Rhythm of Life

Running with Jesus

Christ-Centered Community

Deep-Spirited Friendships

Facilitating Spiritual Conversation

Christmas / Advent

A Strange Way to Announce Christmas

Be Like Santa Claus

Be Overshadowed by God

Christ Can’t be Stolen from Christmas!

Lift Up Your Head!

Make Room for Jesus this Christmas

More than Amazed

Classics of Christian Devotion

Ancient Words on the Sweetness of Meditating on Scripture (from The Ladder of Monks by Guigo)

Center Yourself in Christ (with an excerpt from A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly)

Jesus is Everything to Me! – A Love Letter (Inspired by The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis)

My Top 5 Classics of Christian Devotion

Old Words, New Thanksgivings (includes excerpt from A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life by William Law)

Reading the Classics of Devotion

The Jesus Prayer: The Anonymous Pilgrim’s Story

The Imitation of Christ

Dark Night of the Soul (When God’s Face is Hidden)

The Other Side of Deep Darkness

In the Dark Night Remember God

The Cross on Jesus’ Back

Devotion to the Lord (Developing a Heart for God)

A Little Bunny and a Big Peach

A Better Year Ahead?

Fasting is Feasting Prayer

If Jesus is your Portion

Jesus is Enough for Me (Inspired by Psalm 131)

One Thing for the New Year (The Only Thing to Live for!)

Healing Prayer

Abba’s Child

Heather was Paralyzed but Now she Dances with Jesus!

Prodigal God

Trust Jesus’ Abba as your Abba

Visualizing Yourself in Scripture with Christ (Uses Imagery from Psalm 18)

Pastors / Leadership / Ministry to Others

A Prayer for When You Minister to Others

Closing the Sanctification Gap

Facilitating Spirit-Led Meetings

Less is More

Ministry Begins with Rest

Nobody Showed Up!

Pastors Under Stress

Sabbath as Praying and Playing

Set Aside your Best Gift for a Better Love

Sit Down

The Pastor of the Grocery Store

The Power to be Kind to Difficult People

Pilgrimage

Walk where Jesus Walked in Israel (It’s not as Easy as you Think)

Prayer

A Pocket Lighter to Ignite Your Heart (Praying the Lord’s Prayer as Martin Luther Taught)

Be Unhurried with Jesus

Hearing God’s Voice Today

Lunch with Jesus

Only Read if You’re Thirsty

Shhhh!

Renewing your Image of God

Delighting in the Father

God’s Love Letter to You

Renew your Image of God

The God Jesus Knows as Abba

Scripture Meditation

Blessed to be “in Christ”

Chew Your Cud on God’s Word

Hug Jesus’ Shins

Meditating on a Tattoo

No Notes? Sing a Psalm Anyway!

Renew your Mind and Life through Romans 8

Step into Psalm 23 Reality

Spiritual Mentoring

Be Devoted to Christ Like Ray Ortlund, Sr.

Living Supernaturally

Help Wanted in the Church: Spiritual Mentors

Take Heart from an Author Mentor

Spiritual Warfare

A Little Bunny and a Big Hawk

Content in a Swarm of Mosquitoes

Trinitarian Prayer

My All in All: Abba, Jesus, Parakletos

O Trinity!

Sing with the Trinity

The Hospitality of the Trinity (Meditating on Rublev’s Icon)

Wisdom from Dallas Willard

Reflections on Dallas Willard’s Ministry to Me

The Great Omission

Why Sin is so Attractive

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Psalm Prayers

Self-Assessment Surveys

Soul Shepherding Blog (Posts on home page)

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Bill & Kristi

William Gaultiere, Ph.D. & Kristi Gaultiere, Psy.D. ~ http://www.soulshepherding.org