By teaching them the same message that they are already hearing at home and at church, youth grow in the fullness of the Christian faith as they come to appreciate historic liturgical practice and its unique focus on God’s gifts of forgiveness, life, and salvation for us delivered in Word and Sacrament. Rather than treating youth as an adolescent subculture and confusing them with once-in-a-lifetime “mountaintop” experiences that cannot be replicated outside the conference events, Higher Things believes in challenging youth to learn the pure doctrine of the Christian faith. Find peace with daily reflections that will help ground you on your life-long journey in overcoming your alcoholic upbringing. And when the Imitation of Christ talks about being stripped of possessiveness, it doesn. We do all this because we are convinced that youth need solid teaching and experiences that will nurture lasting Christian faith. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors and all your creation, and to devote each day to your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Our daily reflections follow the MCheyne Bible reading plan, designed for those who want to read the whole Bible in one year. Listen to what it says in the Imitation of Christ: This must be your endeavor, this your prayer, this your preference, that you should manage to be stripped of all possessiveness, and follow in the footsteps of Jesus, naked as he. We hope these meditations will help deepen prayer practice and strengthen compassionate engagement. Higher Things has hosted between one and five Lutheran youth conferences each summer! Conferences in any given summer are planned around the same basic structure, but each has its own distinctive “personality” and dynamics, making each a singular, unique experience. Daily reflections and meditations to provide inspiration for your journey including daily excerpts from 24 Hours a Day, Todays Gift and four other popular. The Daily Meditations are email reflections featuring Richard Rohr and the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) faculty, as well as guest teachers and authors, reflecting on the wisdom and practices of the Christian contemplative tradition. Hey, group leaders and pastors…remember dorm beds and cafeteria food? We’ve been at it since 2000. These conferences are held on college or university campuses around the country, giving registrants a taste and feel for what going off to school will be like. Daily Reflections was first published in 1990 to fulfill a long-felt need within the Fellowship for a collection of reflections that moves through the calendar.
Regular daily reflections are a positive habit, like any other healthy and beneficial habit, from. Higher Things® offers an incredible, multi-day experience to registrants who attend one of the many events each summer. A short daily reflection is nothing but a healthy habit.