Ever heard of Centering Prayer?🙏 We hadn’t till we read Dr. Brian Russell’s book and now we are hooked! Dr. Brian Russell is an Ordained Pastor, Author, award winning Professor of Biblical studies, Founder of Deep Dive Spirituality a coaching program for pastors and spiritual leaders, AND our amazing guest for today’s show! 😄 On the show Brian shares his story, what brought him to where he is today, and his centering prayer techniques. You won’t want to miss this show!

Listen & Learn:

2:40 – Rebecca Introduces Brian Russell
3:50 – What does centering prayer mean
6:07 – Rebecca’s Instagram post explained
7:30 – What lead Brian down the path of spirituality
15:00 – Chapter 10 of Brian’s book explained – the great commandments & 4 loves
19:00 – Loving ourselves for God’s sake and what that entails
25:30 – Centering prayer vs. meditation
27:45 – The process of centering prayer
30:23 – Brian’s journaling practice
32:30 – What Brian recommends for your own journaling practice
36:30 – Brian’s definition of the “unholy trinity”
41:35 – How to get ahold of Brian
42:20 – Brian’s charity “Hope” and what they do
45:00 – How would you like your story to end