Unbreakably Given to Each Other The biggest barriers are within us–fears, resentments, self-preoccupation, guilts, impurities, inferiorities, jealousies, and emptiness. These are the things that separate us from one another, from ourselves, and from God. So the first day [of our Ashram] we are together we have the “Morning of the Open Heart,” in which we […]
By Stephanie Jenkins “The term “Ashram” throws people. It is eastern in origin and a word E. Stanley Jones felt mostembodied his vision for teaching the love and word of Jesus to those in all stages of Christian faith.Essentially, it means“religious retreat.” The Texas Christian Ashram has been my home for 35 years. For one […]
The Ashram seeks to balance devotional practice, study, worship and service in a committed life together. Our aim is to be the Kingdom of God in miniature—a quest for spiritual living. We presuppose a heart open to God. All of us can have an experience in which we, as sincere seekers, end up with a […]
Here is a synopsis of the wonderful teaching and preaching at the Texas Ashram as shared by our roving intern, Tom Dearduff. Genuine love shared between brothers and sisters in faith should be free from apprehension and judgment. Christian love is real and risky, and I do not think we really understand this until we […]
