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Miranda Heathcote

Disciplines in Practice
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Miranda Heathcote

Spiritual Disciplines in Practice: the struggles and benefits of making Christian practices a regular part of our lives

If you attend a program run by the Centre for Christian Formation, it is likely that at some point you will be invited to incorporate into your daily rhythm one Christian practice or another. That practice might be something you

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April 27, 2021 No Comments
Spiritual Direction
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Miranda Heathcote

Spiritual Direction: Encountering God in your Loneliness

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Spiritual Direction

In this third part of the series about spiritual companionship, we take a look at loneliness as an example of a common experience that might motivate us to seek out the support of a spiritual companion. While uncomfortable and difficult,

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February 9, 2021 No Comments
Spiritual Direction
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Miranda Heathcote

Spiritual Direction: Support in making life’s many decisions

This entry is part 2 of 3 in the series Spiritual Direction

In our first post about spiritual companionship, we met Esther. We learned that after her initial meeting with a spiritual director, as she learned a little about that ministry, she realised that she really wanted help with making an important

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January 27, 2021 No Comments
Spiritual Direction
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Miranda Heathcote

Spiritual Direction: What it is and how it can help

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Spiritual Direction

Miranda Heathcote is a trained spiritual director and part of the team offering the Deepen program to train others; she lives in Spain. Esther Parpatt lives in South Africa and has recently begun meeting with a spiritual director. In this

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January 15, 2021 1 Comment
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Miranda Heathcote

Understanding the Ministry of Spiritual Direction

I only became aware of the ministry known as ‘spiritual direction’ relatively recently. Maybe it’s new to you too. I was a student on a Master’s program with the University of the Nations, studying the processes involved in discipleship and

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August 11, 2020 No Comments
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Miranda Heathcote

Leaning into God in a Time of Crisis

How to Retreat with God from Your own Home. The Covid-19 pandemic is a distressing reality that is shaking our world and forcing us to live differently. For some, it has brought with it a demanding workload and almost crippling

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April 4, 2020 No Comments
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What I’m learning about Adoption

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Adoption Awareness

Ten years ago today, on a wet and wintry day in Cape Town, we brought home a little fuzzy-haired bundle who was to bring us even more joy than we expected. In that slightly surreal and deeply spiritual moment of

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November 12, 2019 No Comments
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Hosting a Retreat for Others: 5 more things to help you succeed

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Principles of Leading a Retreat

This is the second of two articles aimed at helping you think through what it takes for a group retreat to be an effective time of rest, reflection and meeting with God. The purpose of this second article is to

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May 28, 2019 No Comments
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Miranda Heathcote

Hosting a Retreat for Others: 5 things to help you succeed

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Principles of Leading a Retreat

This first article invites you to consider your own approach as a retreat leader; the second article will help you think about the environment and program elements of your retreat. ‘We’re having a retreat!’ ‘I’m leading a retreat for our

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May 14, 2019 No Comments
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Getting in Touch with our Feelings

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Cultivating Awareness

This is Part 4 of our 4 part series, “Cultivating Awareness” exploring why awareness is crucial to our Christian growth, and ways to cultivate spiritual alertness. 

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January 29, 2019 No Comments
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