by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 14, 2022 | A New Light
“Aha” moments, when they come, can be like the slow dawning of morning. First you see a lightening of the dark, a gradual movement so incremental we are scarcely aware of when the dark changes to light. Then comes the fullness of sun, shining down this way and that,...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 7, 2022 | A New Light
I continue to be captured by the image of “God rising unbidden on the dawn.” What does it mean? What does it mean to me? Tonight I led a stilling about being aware, listening to the invitation to come as we are, paying attention to the hunger of our moments, the...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jun 3, 2022 | A New Light
The practice of sitting down, distilling thoughts, and finding treasured nuggets are gifts in the writing of this blog. When life gets busy, this commitment invites us to slow down, breathe deep and lean into movements of God that we might not see otherwise. Many...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 29, 2022 | Rise & Rise Again
“I’m not who you think I am.” It was a surprise to hear this in prayer as I’ve spent much of my adult life seeking to know God. Graduate school, life’s school, personal study, and experience all have led me to conclusions hard-won and proved in the quest to know God...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Apr 26, 2022 | Rise & Rise Again
From the beginning, Peter was all in. Jesus said to leave everything, and he did. From early on, Peter said what he thought, when he thought it, and how he thought it. And the “it” was usually his opinion about how things should go. Jesus did not hesitate to set him...
