Reaching Hurting Women Ministries
A Contemplative Christian Outreach for Women™
AT RHW WE PUBLISH A NEW COLUMN EACH FRIDAY. WE’RE GOING THROUGH FOUR SPECIFIC STUDIES WITH EACH SERIES BEING PUBLISHED ON A DESIGNATED WEEK OF THE MONTH. In The Spiritual Disciplines series we’ll be learning 12 disciplines that will guide us as we grow deeper in our walk with God. These columns will post on …
Spiritual Disciplines are not a list of religious duties. But rather habits that nurture and mature our spiritual growth. They are inward, spiritual attitudes walked out by behaviors and actions. These habits are critical for lasting spiritual growth and true life transformation. In The Spiritual Disciplines series we’ll be learning 12 disciplines that will guide …
AT RHW WE PUBLISH A NEW COLUMN EACH FRIDAY. WE’RE GOING THROUGH FOUR SPECIFIC STUDIES WITH EACH SERIES BEING PUBLISHED ON A DESIGNATED WEEK OF THE MONTH. In THE NEW LIFE series we’re studying one of my favorite chapters in the Bible: Colossians 3:1-17. As you will see in the coming months, this is a rich chapter full …
Happy New Year Friends! I’m excited to give you an overview of the upcoming weekly Reaching Hurting Women columns for 2020. We’ll be continuing our magazine format with a different topic each Friday of the month as follows: 1st Friday: The Lord’s Prayer The first Friday of each month we will be studying The Lord’s Prayer. We’re breaking …
Deep-Rooted in Christ: The Way of Transformation by Joshua Choonmin Kang In January 2008, I was introduced to Joshua Choonmin Kang when Renavare` suggested their followers read Deep-Rooted in Christ together that year. Because I am such a fan of Richard Foster and the Renovare`organization, I was confident the book would be amazing. I was not …
In our Celebrate Discipline column each month we are learning a new Spiritual Discipline, how to apply it and hopefully grow into the people God wants us to be. SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES: habits that nurture spiritual growth; exercises unto godliness. SILENCE: removing sound (noise, music, words) from our life so spiritual goals can be pursued. SOLITUDE: complete aloneness in …
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In our Celebrate Discipline column each month we are learning a new Spiritual Discipline, how to apply it and hopefully grow into the people God wants us to be. SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES: habits that nurture spiritual growth; exercises unto godliness. SIMPLICITY: freedom from complexity, pretense or guile; direct expression; absence of luxury. “Actually, I don’t have a sense …
Whether college students or students of life, when trying to learn something new we need the discipline of study. It’s the same when it comes to our personal spiritual growth. Let’s look at how we can become better students of and for God. Our goal of integrating the Spiritual Disciplines into our lives is to transform …
For the last several weeks I’ve been asking God for direction and focus for my ministry blog. After much prayer and meditation I finally have a peace about my outline for the upcoming year. In keeping with last year’s magazine format, we will have topical weekly columns that repeat on a specific Wednesday of the …
Since I’m a married woman, you may be wondering… “Tamara, why are you writing on chastity?” I’m reading an excellent book by John Michael Talbot – The Lessons of St. Francis-How to Bring Simplicity and Spirituality into Your Daily Life, where Talbot discusses how to apply the spiritual disciplines taught by St. Francis in our …
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