spiritual formation Archives - Alicia Britt Chole, author, speaker, mentor

“Yeah, but God loves everyone.”

Alicia Britt Chole — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 03:22:05 +0000

Have you ever thought (or even said) this in response to the statement, “God loves you personally” You’re not alone. Many of us struggle with the concept of God’s personal love. Logically, it makes sense that an infinite being with infinite love could personally know and enjoy 7 billion people simultaneously. But in application, it […]

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127 words on prayer

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 02 May 2016 13:59:03 +0000

The Prayer Retreat 48 hours. Unplugged from the internet. Hot teas. Books with pages. Comfy throw blankets. My softest pillow. Walks through the woods. Long pauses on the dock. Aimless hours with Beethoven and Bach. Favorite Bible. Current journal. Plenty of paper. Loads of time. Time to be. Time to be with Jesus. Undistracted. Unhurried. […]

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Don’t Close Your Eyes

Alicia Britt Chole — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 23:52:30 +0000

“Today’s fast was hard,” a friend confessed. “Thinking of all Jesus experienced—well, it’s too much to bear.” Yes. It is. Day Thirty-One of 40 Days of Decrease was difficult to write. As I studied each gospel and recorded each instance of violent mockery that preceded the unspeakable cruelty of the crucifixion, I kept closing my […]

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Spiritual Surgery

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 23:23:29 +0000

“This feels like surgery. I need a week, not a day, on each fast!” This statement is among the most common encouragements I am hearing from readers of 40 Days of Decrease. Yep. Or even a month. But I am guessing that 40 weeks of decrease (let alone 40 months of decrease) would have been a bit of a daunting […]

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Words

Alicia Britt Chole — Tue, 01 Mar 2016 07:33:40 +0000

Feeling a wee bit nostalgic at the moment. I am typing from a school gym where Keona is participating in her first Speech & Debate tournament. Ah, the memories. Moving annually as a child granted me the opportunity to be the perpetual new kid in school. Always new. Always different with clothes, hair, interests, and questions…consistently out-of-sync with my […]

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Risk

Alicia Britt Chole — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 00:12:02 +0000

Without question, it was risky. But trees do not seem to weigh risk. They celebrate life whenever the opportunity presents itself. This pic is from the Silver Maple I see from my prayer room. The branch has grown to the point where it almost touches my window. (Yes, this is the same Silver Maple I wrote […]

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Harvest Gifts of Mentoring and Spiritual Direction

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 00:43:28 +0000

For the next few weeks, you will hear from some of our trusted affiliate mentors with Leadership Investment Intensives. Today’s post is from Stephanie Smith, and she shares vulnerably about freedom through mentoring. “You’ve settled for a shoulder-to-shoulder working relationship with Me. But, I want a face-to-face relationship with you.” These were the words God spoke to my […]

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Mentoring: A Witness to “Withness”

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 06:23:41 +0000

For the next few weeks, you will hear from some of our trusted affiliate mentors with Leadership Investment Intensives. Today’s post is from Dr. Kimberly Nash Alexander, and it provides a scriptural framework for the “withness” of a mentoring relationship. Enjoy! Mentoring: A Witness to “Withness” “Jesus appointed twelve–designating them apostles–that they might be with him…” (Mark […]

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Mentoring for Life and Leadership

Alicia Britt Chole — Mon, 26 Oct 2015 06:35:18 +0000

Mentoring changes lives. When a spiritual companion accompanies another on an interior journey of the soul, a strategic re-wiring takes place which transforms deeply. For the next several weeks, you will hear from some of our trusted affiliate mentors with Leadership Investment Intensives. Today’s post is from Mary Yerkes, and it beautifully illustrates what can happen through […]

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About Mentoring

Alicia Britt Chole — Tue, 13 Oct 2015 21:01:24 +0000

Dr. Howard Kenyon offered this concise definition of mentoring: “Teaching in the context of relationship.” Yes, spiritual intentionality can make a relationship rich! Beyond these core components, mentoring relationships take on many different forms. • some sit in parks and read the Bible openly…while others share prayer requests in code • some have previous relationship […]

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