Underground Antics with Shane Pokroy
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Brian Russell (Ph.D.) is an award winning professor of biblical studies and a transformational coach for pastors and spiritually-minded professionals. His personal mission is to seek out, study, and embody the deepest truths about God so that he can share them compellingly, lovingly, and transformationally with others. He is the author of Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed 2014), (re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade 2015); and the forthcoming Centering Prayer: How Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life. He is also host of the Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations podcast.
In this episode, Dr. Brain Russell (Author, Professor of Biblical Studies, Spiritual Growth Coach) and I discuss some of the amazing insights and teachings from his upcoming book, Centering Prayer: How Sitting Quietly In God's Presence Can Change Your Life (available Sept. 2021). The heart of The Centering Prayer is to sit quietly, focus attention on a particular word, and ultimately connect with life/reality beyond thought. Through a meditation practice, one is able to connect deeply with God - the transcendent source and essence of life itself. To sit in God’s presence is to sit in connection with Being - to experience the majesty of the present moment. All too often we get lost in our thoughts and judgements about ourselves, other people, and the world around us. However, thought is not the be-all and end-all of life - far from it, in fact. Everyone can learn to disidentify their thoughts from their true self and, in doing so, discover the true meaning of Love and God. Although this process of discovery can be challenging and uncomfortable at times, if you embrace it and practice it regularly, you will find that all areas of your life will transform and become empowered.
Pre-order Brian’s book, Centering Prayer: How Sitting Quietly In God's Presence Can Change Your Life (available Sept. 2021) , now: https://www.centeringprayerbook.com/
More of Brian:
Book: https://www.centeringprayerbook.com/
Coaching: https://drbrianrussellcoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianrussellphd/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourprofessorforlife/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/briandrussell
More of Shane:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shane-pokroy/
Instagram: https://instagram.com/shanepokroy/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/UndergroundAnticsPodcast/
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