We have journeyed around the entire Enneagram symbol now – what else could there be to talk about? So much! We have barely scratched the surface of knowledge and understanding about human personality and its implications. Believe me when I…
Read MoreWe’ve just left the Head Center and entered the Gut Center to arrive at Type Eight – The Challenger, The Defender, The Boss. The phrase “large and in charge” must have been coined by or about an Eight! This Type…
Read MoreWe remain in the Head Center this week with an exploration of Type Six. A joke in the Enneagram world is that if you can’t figure out which type you are, you’re probably a Six. That’s because the Six is…
Read MoreAs we continue the journey around the Enneagram symbol, we arrive at Type Three: The Achiever, The Performer, The Success Story. American culture is set up to reward Threes because our nation is a Three nation. America was built to…
Read MoreLast week, we looked at Enneagram Type One, so on we go around the dial to Type Two, also called the The Helper, The Servant or The Caretaker. Those terms all sound nice, don’t they? These roles are valued and…
Read MoreBefore we get into a specific Enneagram Type, I want to make a clarification. My long-time friend Greg R. asked me some great questions about my last post that helped me see how some of what I said either could…
Read MoreNote: This post is a longish one for me, and it contains some information that may seem a bit heady. I promise you, though, that learning this critical information is worth the effort. Before I move on to detail each…
Read MoreIn my last post, I wrote about the three Centers of Intelligence, or ways of processing the world. Wendy Appel, in her book InsideOut Enneagram, expands on that idea: “Robert Cooper, of Stanford Business School, points out that we have…
Read MoreLet’s take a deeper dive into the Enneagram now, into its structure. This is good foundational information, but it may seem like a lot’s coming at you initially if you’re not familiar with it. Please bear with the unfamiliarity of…
Read MoreI was surprised to meet resistance in the Christian community when I began to talk about the Enneagram. I discovered there are all sorts of rumors and fallacies floating about. One person who is quite intelligent and whom I respect…
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Quick Start Guide to Centering Prayer
This short guide gives you the essentials for learning to be still and quiet before God so you can hear his voice and feel his love in a deeper way.
