An Open Place informal pieces that are both

informal pieces that are both theologically substantial and genuinely popular is aimed at helping us get our bearings in the life of the spirit today

Secretary Rice notes that she knelt down to pray every night when she worked in Washington

Sam’s sound judgment instructs us as he moves easily from life to Scripture and back through church tradition

life happens around the kitchen table

An Open Place informal pieces that are bothWritten from an ecumenical standpoint as a practical aid for moving those experienced in individual spiritual direction toward group practices This book responds to the movement to expand spiritual direction beyond the classic on with one model. Group spiritual direction has the potential to offer the rich experience of individual spiritual direction to a much wider audience, yet very little has been written to provide guidance for starting such