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Episode 17 of the Spirituality for Normal People Podcast features an interview with Kelly Edmiston. Kelly is the student minister at First Colony Church of Christ. We pack a ton of amazing stuff in this episode, as you can see from the notes below. Such a great conversation!

Some of What We Talk About

• What happens when we don’t “feel it” in our spiritual life?
• Making feelings and experiences into idols. Seeking them instead of seeking God.
• When God might use a period of spiritual dryness
• How do we stay obedient in the absence of emotion?
• There is no separation between sacred and secular - all is spiritual
• Making spiritual practices tangible
• Breath Prayers (e.g. “I am weak, but you a strong”)
• Silence as a spiritual practice and what to do about distractions
• Be patient, gentle, and generous with yourself
• Finding help for the Spiritual life in deep sources (e.g. Julian of Norwich)
• What is the relationship between suffering and the spiritual life?
• The metaphor of pregnancy and labor for the spiritual life.

Kelly's Articles on Scot McKnight's Blog

• The Feelings of the Spiritual Life
• Following God and Unsolvable Problems
• The Labor of Longing

Other Links and Resources

• Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed Blog
• Screwtape Letters - C.S. Lewis
• Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta
• Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence - Ruth Haley Barton
• Ruth Haley Barton’s Blog
• Revelations of Divine Love - Julian of Norwich

 
 
 

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