{"id":7905,"date":"2017-09-06T00:00:37","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=7905"},"modified":"2020-04-10T11:31:49","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T16:31:49","slug":"season-2-episode-8-discerning-presence-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2017\/09\/season-2-episode-8-discerning-presence-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Season 2: Episode 8 | Discerning the Presence of Christ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever had a conversation you wish didn\u2019t have to end? The two disciples were so stirred by their conversation that \u201cthey urged Jesus strongly to stay.\u201d And it was in the staying that the disciples recognized Jesus\u2019 transforming presence as they shared a meal together. The practice of stability is not a strength of western Protestantism, but are we missing something when we are so quick to walk away. What is the essence of a transforming community? Listen to episode 8 and discover the heart of spiritual community.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/strengthening-soul-your-leadership-ruth-haley-barton\/id1214483830\"><i class=\"fa fa-apple\" style=\"font-size: 150%;\"><\/i> Subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/hy2zg-6d3726?from=shortcode&amp;width=100%25&amp;height=100&amp;share=1&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;auto=0&amp;download=0&amp;skin=1&amp;resource=episode%3Dhy2zg-6d3726&amp;domain=com&amp;btn-skin=107&amp;rtl=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/season-two\/\">Listen to other episodes from Season 2<\/a> <a class=\"button-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/strengthening-the-soul-of-your-leadership-podcast\/\">Access past podcast seasons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/in\/pgwt-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Pursuing God\u2019s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leaders<\/em><\/a> by Ruth Haley Barton<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Spirituality-Everyday-Living-Adaptation-Benedict\/dp\/0814617573\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Spirituality For Everyday Living: An Adaptation of the Rule of St. Benedict<\/em><\/a> by Brian C. Taylor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/in\/lifetogether\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7877\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book-1024x250.png\" alt=\"Do you long to experience transformation in community?\" width=\"609\" height=\"149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book-1024x250.png 1024w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book-768x188.png 768w, https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/life-together-book.png 1210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever had a conversation you wish didn\u2019t have to end? 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