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    Author: Diane Stephens
    
    
    
        
            
Diane  Stephens is a retreat  leader, spiritual director,  congregational consultant,  and affiliate faculty in  spiritual formation at  Garrett-Evangelical  Theological Seminary in  Evanston, Illinois. She is  coauthor of The Mothers  of Many Styles Handbook:  Understanding Your  Personality Type in  Mothering and author of  Marketing Matters: A  Practical Guide to Effective  Communication.
        
        
    
    
    
        
    
    
 
            
        
        
		 
		
			   
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            By Diane Stephens
        
            Jesus said, "I am the Way." Pilgrimage invites us, literally, to follow the Way by embarking on a journey, both within and without. Whether undertaken as a spiritual exercise, an act of devotion, or a learning experience, pilgrimage is a powerful jou...
        
     
    
    
    
    
 
		   
			   
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
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            Christian men and women went to live in the hazardous desert environment of the Middle East, starting in the third century and continuing for another 350 years. Those who stayed and cultivated wisdom from life on the edge became known as the desert f...
        
     
    
    
    
    
 
		   
			   
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
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            Agarre una revista, comience una conversacin con su vecino, o mire la ltima bitcora electrnica en la Internet: Es claro que la 
        
     
    
    
    
    
 
		   
			   
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
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            A travs de los siglos las personas cristianas han demostrado inters en ser ms como Cristo y en profundizar su relacin con Dios. Estas han utilizado las disciplinas espirituales para obtener direccin y motivacin. Pero, qu son las disciplinas espiritua...
        
     
    
    
    
    
 
		   
			   
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
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            Throughout the centuries, committed Christians who have been interested in becoming more Christlike and deepening their relationship with God have turned to spiritual disciplines for guidance and encouragement. But what are spiritual disciplines? And...
        
     
    
    
    
    
 
		   
			   
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
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            In today's hurry-up, get-it-done, and move-on-to-the-next-thing society, busy is the norm. Our attention is as much on being busy as it is on what we are doing, whether it's work, family, home life, church, or leisure activity. Crazy-busy is the term...
        
     
    
    
    
    
 
		   
			   
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            By Diane Stephens
        
            Pick up a magazine, enter a conversation with your neighbor, or check out the latest blog on the Internet. It's clear: spirituality is a word that gets bandied about--as much today in the secular sphere as in religious circles. But what is spirituali...