What Is the Trinity? — Augustine’s Slow Answer
What is the Trinity? Augustine’s slow answer, read across three passages from Confessions — the doctrine the West spent thirty years explaining.
Why the Psalms Were the Church’s Prayer Book — Augustine’s Defence
Why are the Psalms important — and why did the early church pray them daily for centuries? Augustine’s defence, walked slowly. A contemplative essay.
What Is Lectio Divina and How Do You Actually Do It?
How to practice lectio divina — the four slow monastic movements of reading scripture, taught by Bernard of Clairvaux. A contemplative walkthrough.
How to Meditate on Scripture — Owen’s Method for Slow Reading
How to meditate on scripture, in the slow Puritan way John Owen taught — one verse, one hour, the soul allowed to abide. A contemplative walkthrough.
The Lost Art of Spiritual Reading — Bernard’s Lectio Tradition
What is lectio divina? A slow read of Bernard of Clairvaux’s spiritual-reading tradition — the four movements that let the verse begin to read you back.
Why Christian Fasting Still Matters — Chrysostom’s Plain Defence
Why is fasting important for Christians? A slow read of Chrysostom’s plain defence — the practice the early church preached for eight centuries, recovered.
What Is the Examen Prayer? — Ignatius’s Five-Step Daily Practice
What is the Examen prayer? Ignatius’s five-step nightly practice, walked slowly — the daily review the Jesuits have kept for nearly five hundred years.
The Quietest Spiritual Discipline — Brother Lawrence on Hidden Prayer
What is the most important spiritual discipline? Brother Lawrence’s answer — the hidden, continual prayer that holds every other practice in its quiet.
What Are the 7 Spiritual Disciplines? — Wesley’s Working List
What are the 7 spiritual disciplines? Wesley’s working list — read slowly through the Methodist account that gave the practice its long, settled shape.
What Does It Mean to Walk in the Spirit? — Murray’s Plain Answer
What does walking in the spirit mean? Andrew Murray’s plain answer — a posture of quiet trust, not a feeling. A slow read with three of his passages.