Becoming Still Ministries

08/31/2026

When we think about developing our spiritual lives, we often think about prayer, Scripture, worship, or other spiritual practices.
But there is another part of our spiritual development that can be easy to overlook: our theology.

Theology is not just something we study in seminary or discuss in Bible class. At its simplest, theology is what we believe about God. And intentionally examining those beliefs is an important part of growing in our relationship with God.

Prayer gives us space to encounter God. Theological reflection gives us space to think deeply about who God is, what we believe, and how those beliefs are being formed. The two belong together.

At Becoming Still Ministries, we create spaces that help people attend to their spiritual lives so they can deepen their relationship with God and continue to grow. That includes prayer and contemplative practices, but it also includes opportunities to reflect on what we believe about God.

The Listening Place was designed with that kind of formation in mind.

This fall, in Seeing God Through New Eyes, we’ll explore one important part of our theology: the image of God we carry.

Over three gatherings, we’ll slow down, reflect, pray, and make room to consider not only what we believe about God, but how those beliefs are shaping our relationship with God.

If you’ve been looking for space to go a little deeper in your spiritual life, I’d love for you to join us.

Learn more and register here:
https://www.becomingstillministries.org/service-page/seeing-god-through-new-eyes

08/27/2026

I often wonder if the things God reveals to us—both big and small—are signs of his love.

A new awareness.
An invitation to healing.
A step of faith.
A change in direction.
A path we never expected to take.

The things God places before us are not only moments that call for a response. They can also be reminders of God’s presence, care, and desire to draw us closer to him.

As you look back, what invitations or moments of awareness might have been God’s way of showing you his love?

08/16/2026

What becomes possible when you make time to sit with God and listen?

These are a few reflections from people who have made that space in The Listening Place.

Sometimes, you begin to notice things you couldn’t see while moving through the busyness of everyday life.

You notice the assumptions you’ve been carrying.
You recognize what may be getting in the way.
You hear an invitation to see God—or yourself—differently.
You make room for something in your relationship with God to deepen.

That’s what The Listening Place creates space for.

At this fall’s Listening Place gathering, Seeing God Through New Eyes, you’re invited to slow down and explore the picture of God you carry—the picture in your mind and heart of who God is and how God feels about you.

Together, we’ll make room to notice how that picture has been shaped, how it affects the way you meet God in prayer, and what God may be inviting you to see differently.

You don’t have to have the answers.

You just need to be willing to make the space to listen.

The Listening Place: Seeing God Through New Eyes
Registration is now open at:
https://www.becomingstillministries.org/service-page/seeing-god-through-new-eyes

08/13/2026

One of the hardest parts of preparing a gathering isn’t deciding what to include. It’s deciding what to leave out.

I’m working with some really rich material for Seeing God Through New Eyes. I could easily fill our time together teaching everything I’ve been learning. But that’s not what The Listening Place is meant to be.

So I’m spending a lot of my preparation time asking: What do I need to offer so people have enough understanding to enter the experience? What might help them reflect? And where do I need to get out of the way and leave room for God to work?

Sometimes that means a little teaching. Sometimes it’s Scripture. Sometimes it’s a question, a prayer practice, silence, or conversation with others.

I’m not trying to fill every minute. I’m trying to thoughtfully create space for whatever God may want to do with the time we have together.

Seeing God Through New Eyes is a three-session Listening Place gathering where we’ll explore the picture of God we carry and become curious about what else there may be to see.

�If this sounds like the kind of space you’ve been looking for, I’d love to have you join us for Seeing God Through New Eyes.

Learn more at:
https://www.becomingstillministries.org/service-page/seeing-god-through-new-eyes

08/10/2026

Have you ever noticed that what you know about God and how you picture God aren’t always the same?

You may know that God is loving, gracious, patient, and near. But Scripture isn’t the only thing that has shaped the way you see God. Your experiences have shaped that picture too.

What you were taught.
The ways you saw faith lived out around you.
Your experiences in church.
Disappointment. Loss. Prayers that seemed to go unanswered.

Sometimes you don’t realize how much your story has shaped the way you see God, which impacts how you picture meeting God when you come to prayer.

Becoming aware of that picture gives you an opportunity to look again—to notice where it may be limiting your understanding of God and make room for a fuller picture of who God is.

This fall, you’re invited to join us for Seeing God Through New Eyes, a three-session gathering where we’ll take a closer look at the picture of God you carry and consider what else there may be to see.

Learn more and register here:
https://www.becomingstillministries.org/service-page/seeing-god-through-new-eyes

08/07/2026

How Wonderful!
by Howard Thurman

How wonderful it is to be able to feel things deeply!

The sheer delight of fresh air when you have been indoors all day;

The never ending wonder of sunrise and sunset;
The sound of wind through the trees and the utter wetness of the rain;

the excitement of finding something that was lost and is found;

My fountain pen,
A beautiful word forgotten,
The return of an old book,
The reconciliation after estrangement,
The first step after months of stillness.

What are you finding wonderful today?

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08/05/2026

As you read Psalm 8:1–4, what word, phrase, or image draws your attention?

LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!

You have set your glory
in the heavens.

Through the praise of children and infants
you have established a stronghold
against your enemies.

When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers.

the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,

what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?

07/30/2026

One of my favorite prayer books is Silver Linings: Blessings for Shadow Times by Maxine Shonk, OP.

Here's one of the blessings I find myself returning to again and again. My prayer is that it blesses you as it has blessed me over the years.

07/27/2026

I’m in the process of writing a workshop for our spiritual direction continuing education event called Anchored in Truth: Theological Reflection in Spiritual Formation. It’s very different than any workshop that I’ve done in the past and it’s stretching me - in a good way.

Anytime I step into something new that God places before me, without fail, I find myself asking the same question: ‘Am I allowed to do this?’ Odd question for sure. I was invited to speak at this event, and my topic was approved by the conference conveners. Still, the question remains.

The questions we find ourselves asking are often places where God wants to meet us. I’ve been in conversation with God about this question of permission for a while now. I don’t always get an answer. In fact, most often, God responds with his own questions. Today’s question is, ‘Why do you ask?’

Often, I find my answers to the question of permission simply by answering the question God’s posed to me – one of the many ways I’ve learned to hear from God.

What questions do you find yourself asking lately? What questions is God asking in return?

07/22/2026

One of the places we can meet God is in the ordinary moments of our day.

Even something as simple as a to-do list can become a place of prayer.

As you begin your day today, take a few moments to pause, notice what is before you, and invite God into it.

If you try this practice, I'd love to hear what you noticed.