Devotional Spirituality: Part 11—Suggestions for Meditating on Scripture (& Practicing His Presence Launch)

Devotional Spirituality: Part 11—Suggestions for Meditating on Scripture (& Practicing His Presence Launch)

Ken Boa discusses the second step of the ancient practice of sacred reading (lectio divina): meditation (meditatio). He also embarks on a tour through A Guide to Practicing God’s Presence, the companion training guide to Life in the Presence of God, which includes sacred reading as one of the weekly exercises. (Ken is going through this Guide with all of his local weekly study groups, launching with Week 1 in the 52-Week Plan on March 4, 2018.)


Schedule of dates for following the 52-Week Plan (with a start date of March 4, 2018)


Get the resourcesDownload the digital training guide here, or purchase the hard copy in the store. Also, A Journal of Sacred Readings is available here.

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