by Sherri Raderstorf | Apr 7, 2025 | Devotion, Lenten Yoga, Newsletter Archives
So during Lent we practice three spiritual disciplines; prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Being curious about and struggling to relate to the word “alms”, I did a little research. The word alms comes from the Greek word eleemosyne, which means “compassion or pity,” and...
by Sherri Raderstorf | Mar 31, 2025 | Devotion, Lenten Yoga, Newsletter Archives
Compassion, Pity, Mercy Last year during Lent we traveled to NYC to celebrate my birthday with my son. Sometimes you have to dig deep in that sea of humanity to find something to smile about. But one afternoon while riding the subway I witnessed the most tender...
by Sherri Raderstorf | Mar 24, 2025 | Devotion, Lenten Yoga, Newsletter Archives
I Went Hiking With Jesus and Oh, My…. Let’s go on a hike… During Lent we are called to grow closer to God through fasting, almsgiving and prayer. Of course, there are many, many ways that we can pray, that we can commune with God. One of those ways...
by Sherri Raderstorf | Mar 10, 2025 | Devotion, Lenten Yoga, Newsletter Archives
In Sunday’s gospel, Mark says simply, “The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert and he remained in the desert for forty days.” Have you been to a desert? We have family in Tucson, so I am familiar with the desert in that area. Let me share my observations about this...
by Sherri Raderstorf | Mar 3, 2025 | Devotion, Lenten Yoga, Newsletter Archives
Our Christian yoga season began last week on Ash Wednesday. For many of us this journey toward spiritual growth may have started with the tradition of having a cross of ashes placed on our forehead and hearing the words “Repent and believe in the gospel”. The ashes...
