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Trellis | Knowing Yourself (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

Who am I? We seldom make time to unpack this short but critical question that affects everything we do. Our identity is found not simply by looking within ourselves but by understanding the voices in our lives—from both the past and the present—that have shaped who we are, and continue to do so! As relational beings, the voices that resonate most deeply in our lives are the ones forming our… Read More »Trellis | Knowing Yourself (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

Trellis | Listening for God (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

Our misconceptions of God can keep us from experiencing the incredible privileges of divine communion with Father, Son, and Spirit. Despite the ultimate mystery of who God is (how can the finite truly know the infinite?), the gospel is that this Triune God eagerly calls to us as both friend and child. The (optional) accompanying text for this TRELLIS will be Dallas Willard’s Hearing God. This is a rich text as… Read More »Trellis | Listening for God (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

Trellis | Reviving Calling (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

For some, the idea of discerning one’s call is synonymous with finding the right job, but the Biblical notion of calling is much grander.  God’s calling engages the whole of our lives and was never meant to be isolated to one small aspect of it.  When we open ourselves up to God’s lead, we can’t simply pick and choose which elements we follow and which we ignore.  For this reason,… Read More »Trellis | Reviving Calling (A Two-Week Listening Journey)

Your Mind is Being Fracked

Prayer as Attentiveness

I’m a regular listener to Ezra Klein’s podcast, but when Mako Fujimura emailed this episode to Amilee and me the day it came out, I knew it would be good.   LISTEN TO: Your Mind is Being Fracked // Read Transcript Klein’s interview with D. Graham Burnett, a historian of science at Princeton University, offers a window into the deeper aspects of human consciousness and this thing we call “attention.”… Read More »Prayer as Attentiveness

LISTENING RETREAT: Summer 2024

This carefully curated weekend of rest includes times alone and times together, designed to give you the space to slow down and the structure to process the rapidly moving pieces of your life. The primary goal of our Listening Retreats is to help you discern God’s voice above all other voices in your life, empowering you to confidently move forward in your calling. Just as the flourishing of a tree… Read More »LISTENING RETREAT: Summer 2024

Listening Changes Everything

We asked participants from across the country: “How has your experience with Goldenwood expanded your vision for your work or changed your approach to your calling?”  What we heard was that listening changes everything.  “Through contemplative community that repeatedly and steadily centers its gaze on me and my journey, Goldenwood has profoundly helped me to discern and steward my deepest and truest self, fostered the courage I’ve needed to bring forth that… Read More »Listening Changes Everything

A path heading into an autumn wood.

Fall Listening Retreat 2023

This carefully curated weekend of rest includes times alone and times together, designed to give you the space to slow down and the structure to process the rapidly moving pieces of your life. The primary goal of our Listening Retreats is to help you discern God’s voice above all other voices in your life, empowering you to confidently move forward in your calling. Just as the flourishing of a tree… Read More »Fall Listening Retreat 2023

A tree in a golden wood

TRELLIS: Knowing Yourself

Who am I? We seldom make time to unpack this short but critical question that affects everything we do. Our identity is found not simply by looking within ourselves but by understanding the voices in our lives—from both the past and the present—that have shaped who we are, and continue to do so! As relational beings, the voices that resonate most deeply in our lives are the ones forming our… Read More »TRELLIS: Knowing Yourself

Hearing a New Song: A Listening Retreat with Sandra McCracken (Oct 7-9, 2022)

He put a new song in my mouth… Psalm 40:3 We’re taking our quarterly listening retreat on the road this fall and heading to Nashville, TN. Featuring singer-songwriter and Goldenwood Creative Fellow Sandra McCracken, join us for a unique weekend of stillness, story, Scripture, and song to slow down and reconnect to the life-giving voice of our Triune God. We all need a new song… With the fall comes a freshness… Read More »Hearing a New Song: A Listening Retreat with Sandra McCracken (Oct 7-9, 2022)