Carmen Acevedo Butcher

Answering the Contemplative Call

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“. . . Carl McColman creates a safe and beautiful space where each of us can come—human as we are—and learn how possible it is to befriend silence and to live in the certain joy of daily intimacy with God.”

Everything Could Be a Prayer

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“As bold and beautiful as any brightly painted Book of Hours, Everything Could Be a Prayer is the most exuberant, vibrant reimagining of visio divina yet. Kreg Yingst has made a portal for meditating with Howard Thurman, Black Elk, Fannie Lou Hamer, Brother Lawrence, Amma Theodora, Abba Moses, Dorothy Day, Teresa of Ávila, Clare of Assisi, Thomas Merton, and many other mystics and justice-seekers.”

Give Me a Word

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Give Me a Word welcomes us into wise, gentle activities for embracing radical simplicity in our day-to-day lives, in community with others. Reading it feels like a desert amma or abba turned up where you live, rapped on your door, handed you a papyrus scroll, and said: 'Heard you've been asking for a map to my cave. Visit anytime for a word.' Highly recommend it to anyone wanting to live in and from the calm and compassionate intersection of time and eternity!”

Practice the Pause

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“What if a seven-second pause could transform your life? Caroline Oakes' warm-hearted Practice the Pause explores this question as a radically inclusive path for us all. Bringing together the wisdom of Jesus' ancient contemplative practice with the exciting, concrete discoveries of neuroscience, plus the sagest voices from all traditions, she takes us on an interspiritual journey to awaken--and keep awake--the spark of the divine within.”

Queering Contemplation

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Queering Contemplation is a paradigm shifter. Thank you, Cassidy Hall, for returning us to the wise matrix of Western Christian contemplation by synonymizing Mystery, equity, love, interconnectedness, kindness, social justice activism, and abundant, everyday mysticism. Sharing stories and teachings from the overlooked or silenced margins, Hall makes compassionate space for an evolving community of listening and belonging.”

Read the Bible like a Mystic

Prayer & Spiritual Formation

“Read the Bible like a Mystic is for anyone who has ever felt astonished, mystified, or frustrated by Christian Scripture. Particularly for those who've known the pain of Scripture weaponized against them, and for those who've attempted to make sense of its complexities, but experienced a mix of headache, disagreement, longing, and wonder, Carl McColman's wise book is an honest, helpful guide.”

Sit in the Sun

Christian Living

“A playful book sharing interspiritual wisdom and soul-softening and ‑deepening practices, Sit in the Sun will reawaken your sense of wonder. Be prepared to pounce over perfectionism and experience purr-fect joy!”