"Sometimes, when I’m leading an encounter with a biblical passage, I employ a style called “lectio divina.”
In lectio divina, a passage is read aloud, and then participants are invited to mention what it is they noticed as it was read.
It’s a way of engaging the imagination, and of trusting our instincts.
If you noticed something, the thinking goes, it’s important."
"Throughout my thirty plus years of ministry now, I have tended to preach about aspects of the Faith that are somewhat personal and individualistic.
I am a contemplative at heart, and my mind tends to gravitate more toward themes of individual spirituality and the personal, spiritual walk.
In the past years though, I’ve felt led, and led rather urgently, in a new direction."