At college it’s hard to find quiet personal space where you can de-stress, meditate and connect with God.  Here are some personal space ideas to help you find your go-to meditation spot on campus. 1.  Ask:  When and where do I need alone time to re-center? College is all about communal living, group activities, teams,…

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When faced with big and small life challenges, the secret of cultivating resilience and the ability to bounce back is through focusing on how awesome God is.  While David Shelton was recovering from wrist surgery, he learned the secret of bouncing back from problems from his 12 year old daughter who helped him remember the…

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If you want to start a Christian meditation group, there are a number of meditation techniques to choose from.   When forming a meditation prayer group, you may need to begin by teaching how to mediate on Bible verses or how to engage in contemplation. Christian Prayer Meditation groups enable meditation by offering a structured setting…

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God can use anything in creation to help us meditate on the spiritual side of life.  Here’s how I discovered a profound meditation on prayer in a cloud that I unknowingly photographed out of a moving tour bus window as we traveled around the edge of the Sea of Galilee heading toward Tiberias. View the…

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Here are some Scriptures in which Jesus teaches us how to pray. Jesus gives us a model prayer. Jesus gives us the Lord’s Prayer or the Our Father as a model.  He calls God “Our Father” which gives us comfort that God cares for us and is listening when we pray.  Jesus tells us to…

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Soaking prayer is a form of meditation where participants get comfortable and simply soak in the presence of the Lord.  The purpose is not to bring requests but rather to let the love of God love permeate you. How to do this prayer practice: This prayer method was developed by John and Carol Arnott of…

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