In this week’s episode, Teresa Yerkes of the Christian Meditation Center shares about the practice of Christian Meditation and its role in the spiritual life.

Teresa Yerkes is the Founder of Christian Meditation Center, has been a Christian since 1983 and has practiced Christian meditation since 2000. She is the author of three books, Come Closer: The Practice of Christian Meditation, God Within You: The Case for Christian Meditation, and Making Love: The Spiritual Act of Love. She teaches and leads Christian meditation training and facilitates sessions. She is a public speaker, facilitates book clubs, and leads retreats. Teresa is a Certified Lay Speaker and Lay Counselor. She brings nearly forty years of her own personal discovery, along with highly specialized spiritual direction training provided by the Shalem Institute.

www.Christianmeditationcenter.org

Teresa’s books:

Come Closer: The Practice of Christian Meditation https://amzn.to/4aazrRa

God Within You: The Case for Christian Meditation https://amzn.to/3NdwN2U

Making Love: The Spiritual Act of Love https://amzn.to/3RxagAE

Books Recommended by Teresa:

Thomas Keating, Open Mind, Open Heart https://amzn.to/41d3fZc

——Invitation to Love: The Way of Christian Contemplation https://amzn.to/3R9SKB9

Teresa of Avila, Interior Castle https://amzn.to/46Mzkbl

Schucman, A Course in Miracles, https://amzn.to/3Td9Kck

Brian’s Website: www.Brianrussellphd.com

Brian Russell’s Books

Astonished by the Word: Reading Scripture for Deep Transformation https://amzn.to/3OKecg8

Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God’s Presence Can Change Your Life https://amzn.to/2S0AcIZ

(re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade): https://amzn.to/3PU5RqE

Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/oneboo...

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