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Interested in taking a deep dive into your spiritual and missional formation? Hosted by Dr. Brian Russell (Professor of Biblical Studies and Spiritual Coach), the Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations Podcast will explore the contours of spiritual formation, leadership, and missional practice in our present reality through solo episodes and interviews with leading practitioners and thinkers.
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Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
In this week’s episode, Teresa Yerkes of the Christian Meditation Center shares about the practice of Christian Meditation and its role in the spiritual life.
Teresa Yerkes is the Founder of Christian Meditation Center, has been a Christian since 1983 and has practiced Christian meditation since 2000. She is the author of three books, Come Closer: The Practice of Christian Meditation, God Within You: The Case for Christian Meditation, and Making Love: The Spiritual Act of Love. She teaches and leads Christian meditation training and facilitates sessions. She is a public speaker, facilitates book clubs, and leads retreats. Teresa is a Certified Lay Speaker and Lay Counselor. She brings nearly forty years of her own personal discovery, along with highly specialized spiritual direction training provided by the Shalem Institute.
www.Christianmeditationcenter.org
Teresa’s books:
Come Closer: The Practice of Christian Meditation https://amzn.to/4aazrRa
God Within You: The Case for Christian Meditation https://amzn.to/3NdwN2U
Making Love: The Spiritual Act of Love https://amzn.to/3RxagAE
Books Recommended by Teresa:
Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart https://amzn.to/41d3fZc
——Invitation to Love: The Way of Christian Contemplation https://amzn.to/3R9SKB9
Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle https://amzn.to/46Mzkbl
Schucman, A Course in Miracles, https://amzn.to/3Td9Kck
Brian’s Website: www.Brianrussellphd.com
Brian Russell’s Books
Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3OKecg8
Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ
(re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade): https://amzn.to/3PU5RqE
Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/oneboo...
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