In this episode of the Sanctuary at Woodville Podcast, Sanctuary co-founder & co-director Rev. Dr. Laurel G. Coolbaugh hosts a discussion with fellow spiritual directors Karen Cooprider and James Knight about the spiritual discipline of "play." Hosted by: Rev. Dr. Laurel G. Coolbaugh. Guests: Karen Cooprider, James Knight. Produced by: Gethin Coolbaugh. Music by: Pixabay.com.

In this episode of the Sanctuary at Woodville Podcast, Sanctuary co-founder and co-director Rev. Dr. Laurel G. Coolbaugh welcomes Sanctuary ministry partner Rev. Jennifer A. G. Layte to talk about The Pilgrimage, her online spiritual formation resource. To learn more, visit the-pilgrimage.org. Hosted by: Rev. Dr. Laurel G. Coolbaugh. Guest: Rev. Jennifer A. G. Layte. Produced by: Gethin Coolbaugh. Music by: Pixabay.com.

In the inaugural Sanctuary at Woodville Podcast episode, Sanctuary co-founder & co-director Rev. Dr. Laurel G. Coolbaugh hosts a discussion with fellow spiritual directors Karen Cooprider and James Knight about the meaning and importance of spiritual formation as a Christian spiritual discipline. Hosted by: Rev. Dr. Laurel G. Coolbaugh. Guests: Karen Cooprider, James Knight. Produced by: Gethin Coolbaugh. Music by: Pixabay.com.

​Whispers By The Water 
By Elizabeth Cartier
Jan.31, 2016
​
Psalm 31:1-10
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.
 Turn your ear to me,
    come quickly to my rescue;
 be my rock of refuge,
                                                           a strong fortress to save me.
 Since you are my rock and my fortress,
    for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.
Into your hands I commit my spirit;
     deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.
 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.
I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
     for you saw my affliction
    and knew the anguish of my soul.
 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.
Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,
    my soul and body with grief.
My life is consumed by anguish
    and my years by groaning;
my strength fails because of my affliction,
    and my bones grow weak.

In my desire to enjoy the warm winter, this whispers by the water was a delight. The warm sun, the quietness of the winter, the beauty of the partially iced over lake , the word of God spoke to me on my journey.
​He is my rock and refuge, my deliverer and the One I trust.
May God bless you on your journey.

Psalm 31:1-10
In you, Lord, I have taken refuge;
    let me never be put to shame;
    deliver me in your righteousness.

Turn your ear to me,
    come quickly to my rescue;
be my rock of refuge,
a strong fortress to save me.
 Since you are my rock and my fortress,
    for the sake of your name lead and guide me.
Keep me free from the trap that is set for me,
    for you are my refuge.

Into your hands I commit my spirit;
    deliver me, Lord, my faithful God.
 I hate those who cling to worthless idols;
    as for me, I trust in the Lord.
I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
     for you saw my affliction
    and knew the anguish of my soul.
 You have not given me into the hands of the enemy
    but have set my feet in a spacious place.
Be merciful to me, Lord, for I am in distress;
    my eyes grow weak with sorrow,
    my soul and body with grief.
My life is consumed by anguish
    and my years by groaning;
my strength fails because of my affliction,
    and my bones grow weak.

By Kelly Ladd Bishop


Reconciliation Series:  Invisibility in a Culture of Patriarchy (September 2015)

In part one of this dialogue, Laurel talked about “invisibility,” and what it means for 
people to feel invisible. In part 2 we will consider ways that Patriarchy causes women to become “invisible” in the church.

The Acts 29 movement, is a church planting movement. If you go to their webpage, 
Acts29.com, and click on “About,” you can read what the movement is about. I clicked through the tabs, eventually coming to, “What We Believe.”  Acts 29 stands in the tradition of historic evangelical confessionalism. While we believe it is vital that the elders of each of our churches determine where they stand on doctrines of second importance, we do wish to make known our 
convictions on the following five theologically-driven core values:

 Gospel centrality in all of life

 The sovereignty of God in saving sinners

 The work of the Holy Spirit for life and ministry

 The equality of male and female and the principle of male servant leadership

 The local church as God’s primary mission strategy

Notice that individual churches can disagree on any issues of secondary importance… but 
they can not disagree on… The centrality of the gospel, God’s sovereignty, the work of the Holy Spirit, the mission of God’s church…. AND… THE PRINCIPLE OF MALE SERVANT LEADERSHIP. 
That is code for patriarchy. In other words, one of their core tenants is that men are leaders over women. This means they don’t have women pastors in their churches, or women elders. In many cases women aren’t allowed to teach men at all.