Faithful Practices

Erik Walker Wikstrom is the Lead Minister at Thomas Jefferson Memorial Church in Charlottesville, Virginia. He is the author of several books and curricula, including Serving With Grace: Lay Leadership as a Spiritual Practice.

Introduction





Practices Born in Tradition


Learning to Pray by Sue Magidson


Finding a Teacher by Wayne B. Arnason


How to Begin an Integral Transformative Practice by Arvid Straube


Directed Mini-Retreats by Matt Alspaugh


The Greatest of These Is Love by Susan Manker


The Silent Singing Alphabet or Setting the Altar by Laurie Bushbaum


Enlightenment in the Dressing Room by Jaelynn P. Scott


Entering the Labyrinth by Leia Durland-Jones


The Cosmala by Jon Cleland Host






Practices Born in Play


Making Magical Moments and Letting Them Go by Lynn M. Acquafondata


Instagram as Spiritual Practice by Cynthia Cain


Playing with My Dolls by Erik Walker Wikstrom


Roller Derby by Dawn Skjei Cooley





Practices Born in Daily Life


The Spiritual Practice of Chop, Chop, Chopping by Linnea Nelson


The Bloom of the Present Moment by Barry Andrews


The Whole of the Spiritual Life: A Meditation on Friendship by James Ishmael Ford


On the Days I Eat by Colleen McDonald


Walking as a Spiritual Discipline by Jonalu Johnstone


Making Art by Amy Zucker Morgenstern


Creating Community by Jessica Lin


Collecting Joy as a Spiritual Practice by Ann Richards


Integrating Technology into Spiritual Practice by Aaron M. Stockwell




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