Tag: Cindy S. Lee

Letting Event-based Forms of Church Die

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It was a great time speaking with author, teacher, and spiritual director Cindy S Lee about the desert elders and spiritual formation, but we covered other topics in our surprisingly wide-reaching conversation. We spoke about the deficits in many Western forms of church that focus on the an individual’s needs and thereby neglect the ingredients for creating enriching communities vital to our healthy spiritual formation. The podcast has only an excerpt

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2025 Review and Connection in 2026

Today, I’m happy to tell you my favorites of 2025. But, I’m giving us a challenge for 2026 too!

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Eps 236 : Community Witnessing and Care; Cindy S. Lee

My conversation with author, Cindy S. Lee involves topics of great importance and interest to me. Cindy is thoughtful and spacious and one of just a few contemporary authors I cite in my new book on topics of spiritual formation.

We discuss themes of her book: Contemplative Witnessing: BIPOC Centered Spiritual Direction

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Some of what we cover:
Avoiding the loss of the sacred self.
Embodied spiritual practices
Spaciousness as a presence we carry
The power of silence in community and what comes after that.

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Do You Invert Hospitality? SSL 273

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Today a reading from Cindy S. Lee’s book and thoughts on connection, hospitality, and mutuality.

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Eps. 213 Posture over Practices: UNforming from Cindy S. Lee

Today is a conversation exploring cyclical spirituality, grief, and de-westernizing our faith with Cindy S. Lee ⬇️

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