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The Real Life Practice Podcast is a space where hosts Teresa McCloy and Lindsay Sterchi explore the rhythms of life through the lens of spiritual growth.
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BONUS: oneLife Maps: A Tool for Finding God in Your Story (Now in Spanish!) (opens the original)
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Today, we’re sharing one of our signature spiritual formation tools: oneLife Maps. OneLife Maps is a set of eight guided spiritual maps that help you explore your life story—from “My Life Now” through “Following Forward”—including peak and valley experiences and spiritual practices, and they can be used personally, in groups, or with clients in coaching or spiritual direction. We share how each of us was introduced to the maps through Sibyl Towner, how the questions help connect the dots in our
S7, Ep. 03 Hospitality: Finding Our Home in Jesus and Becoming a Welcoming Space (opens the original)
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How can we create a welcoming space within ourselves so we can invite others into the presence of Christ? In this episode, we’ll explore how John 15 shows us what it means to make our home in Jesus, and how this relates to the practice of hospitality. We also explore this inner “at-home” posture—safe, unhurried, free from performing—using Margaret Guenther’s book Holy Listening , which frames spiritual direction and listening to others as hospitality and emphasizes self-awareness as the first st
S7, Ep. 02 Hospitality: There’s Something That Happens Around the Table (opens the original)
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What is it about sitting around a table together that helps others feel welcome, safe, and seen? In this episode, we continue our series on hospitality with a focus on gathering around the table. This often starts with creating consistent, realistic rhythms of eating together as a family and using table time for sharing, slowing down, and even having hard conversations in a safe space. We also discuss inviting others without pressure—meals can be simple, guests can participate in preparation, an
S7, Ep. 01 Hospitality: The Spiritual Practice of Welcoming Others as Christ Welcomes Us (opens the original)
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How can hospitality be something we do as a spiritual practice? In this episode, we’re introducing a new series expanding hospitality beyond entertaining or having a “gift” for hosting. We talk about hospitality as creating a safe, open space where friends or strangers can experience the welcoming spirit of Christ, drawing on definitions and quotes from Adele Calhoun’s Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, including the idea of offering the welcome of Jesus to any and all. We explore how hospitality c
S6, Ep. 10 Seasons of Formation: Embracing Bonus Time in Later Decades, with Dick and Sibyl Towner (opens the original)
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What does it look like to continue to grow and learn, even in your 80s? In this episode, we’re closing out the “Seasons of Formation” series with our mentors Dick and Sybil Towner. The Towners share their faith journeys and vocational shifts–including Dick entering vocational ministry at 40, moving to Willow Creek in their mid-50s, and later taking over a failing retreat center in southern Indiana. They discuss rejecting “dropping out” retirement, leaning into gratitude amid physical diminishmen
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