Dark Night of the Soul - Soul Shepherding

My Experience with John of the Cross’ Dark Night of the Soul

In the 16th Century in Spain there was a very poor and little man (just four feet and eleven inches tall!) who became a spiritual…

What is your joy and delight in life? A good way to know is to see how you respond to trials. The Psalmist’s Song in…

We all long for a fresh touch of God in our souls. Often it comes when we hear someone share vulnerably about a personal struggle…

Many people write to me asking for help understanding their experience of the Jesus burn. I too feel this at times. Have you experienced the…

Learning to discern God’s voice is vital to our life and ministry. But hearing God speak is not like using a vending machine! It’s part…

Have you experienced the “Jesus burn”? Do you know what it’s like to feel God’s presence in your body? Perhaps your heart has been…

Jesus hung on the cross, naked and disfigured from beatings, bleeding and suffocating to death. He cried out Psalm 22:1 for all to hear, “My…

From time to time we all go through trials in which God’s face is hidden from us. Our prayers seem to go unanswered. God’s comfort…

Have you ever prayed in a cave? That’s what I was doing in this picture. I went to pray in a special cave with a…

The summer before my senior year of college I worked as an apprentice butcher. If you know me you’re laughing right now: Bill a butcher! But…