Listen to this episode of Soul Talks: Life is full of distractions, worries, and conflicts. Breath prayers are a simple and powerful way to reorient our souls back to the Kingdom of God. In this episode, Bill and Kristi share how breath prayers make a significant difference in the midst of their everyday. Listen to…
Listen to this episode of Soul Talks: Drawing on teaching from the Soul Shepherding Institute, Bill and Kristi will inspire you to see your significant purpose in God’s Kingdom. Take hold of your calling and increase your confidence in God’s calling, equipping, and anointing on your life.
Listen to this episode of Soul Talks: Our series “Relationally Healthy Leadership” from our Institute continues in this episode focused on communicators. Listen in for helpful perspectives and strategies to communicate with authenticity, vulnerability, and trust in Jesus!
Listen to this episode of Soul Talks: What tempts you to be jealous? The Spirit invites us to get underneath even our difficult emotions and see the invitations for apprenticeship with Jesus. In this episode, Bill shares a personal story of a time he experienced jealousy and how a spiritual practice helped reveal what God was doing…
Listen to this episode of Soul Talks In this episode Bill and Kristi share more about the Soul Shepherding Institute and their heart behind why they do it. They also share an excerpt of the teaching from the Institute on discipleship. This teaching dives into what it truly means to be a disciple of…
There is one soul care practice you especially need. Incorporating this spiritual discipline into your routine will bless you greatly and help your personality to flourish. You discover your key soul care exercise when you learn your Enneagram intelligence center or spiritual IQ (usually called your triad). Last week in our Soul Shepherding blog and podcast we talked about…
Of all the virtues, gratitude is queen! Giving thanks to God is the most lovely virtue and it’s the mother of all that is good. That’s because “Every good and perfect gift is from above” (James 1:17) and appreciating this is the way we participate in God’s blessings for us and others. Gratitude Research shows…
“Good Christians do their daily devotions.” That teaching puts pressure and guilt on people! It also generates a bifurcated life in which I meet with God for a while and then I go off and live my life without God. We need to get free of “Quiet Time guilt” Dallas Willard says. Doing away with…
“If there were a blood test for workaholism I’m sure Dallas would come up positive.” That’s a comment Jane Willard made to Gary Moon for his new biography Becoming Dallas Willard. (p. 138) You may relate to Jane or to Dallas. Kristi and I do, as do many of the men and women in ministry…
Putrid smelling dung — that’s what spiritual disciplines become without love. My comment surprised the pastor I was coaching. But I heard Dallas Willard say on a few occasions something like, “The disciplines for life in Christ are not what is important. We make too big a deal about them.” He was concerned about legalism,…