by Janice MacLean | Dec 17, 2019 | Reflections
Is this you? Seeking to deepen your life through spiritual practice rooted in Christian Wisdom? Yearning for invitations to solitude and silence, to see beauty all around, and to explore meaning and mystery? Willing to go beyond the ordinary, open to new learning, and...
by Janice MacLean | Dec 5, 2019 | Ordinary, Reflections
A Gentle Stirring of Life and Hope I’m haunted by this image. Before you read more about it, take the time to explore the entire image with your eyes: Notice the shapes, the different figures and symbols…. See if there is any part of the image that asks for your...
by Janice MacLean | Nov 14, 2019 | Reflections
Starlight Stories & Email Retreats You’ll meet John’s childhood friend, Mary’s mother Anna, Joseph who is ready to flee, a shepherd who holds her post, and even a story from the Star herself. The stories are wonderful. Each one brings richness and depth to the human...
by Janice MacLean | Oct 12, 2019 | Reflections, Spiritual Memoir Resources
A Story about Voting By Cathy MacLean I have voted since I was five years old! Impossible you say. Here’s how it was. Uncle Eddy always took my Grandmother to vote even though she lived with us. The problem was that she was Conservative and our household was Liberal....
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by Janice MacLean | Sep 8, 2019 | Lectionary & Scripture, Reflections
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our...
by Janice MacLean | May 28, 2019 | Ordinary, Reflections
By Corina Bolo May 11, 2019 This morning I took my first Stroll of this season and it was along some used-to-be familiar streets. I am staying for a bit with my Mom in my childhood home and this morning’s walk took me past the WayMarks of street signs that I...
by Janice MacLean | May 20, 2019 | Ordinary, Reflections
by Pam Harrison Today is going to mark a change of attitude in my way of walking. The weather has kept me from walking three days on this journey, I miss walking so much. I reflected on your words and enjoy the day, but something is missing. So I am going to “walk in...
by Janice MacLean | Apr 30, 2019 | Reflections
Welcome to Stroll for Your Soul I’m Janice, host of the Prayer Bench, and one of your guide. I’ll be Strolling in Riverview, New Brunswick in Canada. I’m delighted to be partnering on this series with Caroline Bindon from the Whangaparaoa Peninsula...
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by Janice MacLean | Jan 12, 2019 | Reflections
“If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” Acts 8:37 Turn to Acts 8. Read out verse 37. If you are reading a newer translation of the Bible, You may find a gap between verse 36 and...
by Janice MacLean | Jan 9, 2019 | Reflections
The Prayer Bench is entering its fifth year. I decided to take a morning and read through the long file of evaluations and compile the top 17 things said repeatedly about using Prayer Bench resources. I ended up with 17 similar phrases. I thought 15 would be good,...
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