Jordan Stones Blog

Spiritual Personality Workshop *This workshop date has passed but will be offered again in the future and can be done individually - contact me with interest* Date: Thursday July 13 th 1:00 – 3:00 PM Finding your spiritual shape and a practical “HOW-TO” cultivate and strengthen your spiritual muscle.  Find easeful ways to practicing the presence of God. v   Come explore how to incorporate traditional Christian disciplines found in the lectio divina into your spiritual walk - find ways to connect with God and soothe your emotions that fit YOUR personality.  v Through short tests (Myers Briggs Temperament) discussion, we will discover our individual spiritual personality bends.   v We will cover unique, contemplative, active, imaginative, creative, restorative, listening, receiving types of spiritual formation activities.  We will note which practices fit into  YOUR soul shape  and lifestyle and  give you access to more Jesus ....

Resting in the blend of  spirit, mind, emotions, and body that I dwell in, I come into contact with the edges of this question all the time.  It is easy to lean more fully on one or the other.  Most of us have a comfortable automatic bend toward finding solutions in spirit or material ways.  Robert Mulholland, a respected spiritual formation writer and trusted Christian theologian, expands an answer to this wondering that satisfies my soul.  I hope it illuminates for you as well: "We need to realize that not only is psychology not a substitute for spirituality, but spirituality is not a substitute for psychology. While most Christians would not tend to make the first assertion, many would and do tend to make the second. As we have already noted, spiritual formation is often seen as the answer to all problems.  Often, profound, deep-seated psychological problems are met with demands for deeper faith, more rigorous obedience, more vital spirituality. ...