by Soulcare Anchoress | Jun 10, 2025 | Drip, Overflow, Scripture, Soak
I often describe the practice of slowly and contemplatively reading Scripture as Soaking in Scripture. This way of engaging God’s Word invokes the imagination and reflection while encountering God in an unhurried manner. Soaking in Scripture makes space to...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Mar 23, 2021 | Distraction, Reading the Bible, Scripture, Soak
In response to an authentic painful email, the counselor advised: “I think you need to focus on distracting…as ironic as that is. Find a project to dive into, go get coffee with a friend and focus totally on them, watch a show OR journal a bit and get it out.”...
by Soulcare Anchoress | Aug 13, 2019 | Growth, Loving God, Pickle, Reading the Bible, Soak
Recently, Gary and I visited a friend at his family’s cucumber farm in Puyallup, Washington. After walking through the farmstead filled with supplies for canning and seeing boxes of harvested cucumbers, we enjoyed the privilege of each making a jar of pickles. We...
