Signpost Inn

Napping can be a prayer and a "sacrament"

Here’s a true story from one of our retreat attendees:I spread my blanket in a sunny spot in the woods, lay down stiffly and said, “Ok Jesus. Instead of praying, I’m going to take a nap now. Will you still be here when I wake up?”

Liv Booth

May 20, 2025

3 Signs You're Afraid to Slow Down (And What to Do About Them)

Just the other day someone asked me, “How are you doing, how’s the ministry?” and before I could stop myself I said, “Oh! It’s good, staying real busy, you know!” “Yeah?” The other person replied, “That’s good. Busy is good, right?”

Brandon Booth

April 22, 2025

No other gods offer security

My anxious heart desperately searches the world asking, "Are you my God? Are you? Or you?" I peer hopefully at Power, thinking perhaps it can protect me. I gaze longingly at Money, wondering if it might provide the security I crave... But none of those things can really be my God. They are all big, ugly Snorts!

Brandon Booth

April 8, 2025

Spiritual Disciplines: What are we measuring?

I long to grow in my faith, I’m convicted that I’m not where I should be, and the spiritual disciplines seem like the steps to get me from point A to point B. But is measuring my spiritual progress really what spiritual disciplines are for? What if they measure something else?

Peter Gammell

March 25, 2025

Roaring Rapids of Anxiety

My stream of consciousness is a steady flow of thoughts, floating with the current like a fleet of boats. But when I experience anxiety, my calm stream of consciousness is suddenly a set of roaring rapids, my thoughts getting thrashed about in the treacherous water! What do I do?

Peter Gammell

March 18, 2025

Unfolding Grace: Transforming Anxiety into Art

When I’m anxious I have an odd habit of folding paper. With anxious precision my fingers crease and re-crease a once-crisp sheet until it becomes worn and frayed. I don’t know why I do this, but it mirrors what’s going on inside my head. My thoughts, like the paper, fold and refold in on themselves until I’m worn out. Anxiety focuses my attention ever more narrowly. It crumples me up.

Brandon Booth

March 4, 2025

Huh?? Breath prayer and the Jesus Prayer?

A reader recently asked me about the practice of praying with your breath and the Jesus Prayer, both of which I recommend and write about in the free ebook every email subscriber gets, and my new Prayer Retreat in Your Pocket ebook. The question was raised concerning whether they might be too much like eastern meditation practices. I normally like to tackle these kinds of questions in the Q&A section of our email but as we spoke I realized that this question deserved “above-the-fold” treatment.

Brandon Booth

September 17, 2024

Q&A - Pray without ceasing??

Jesus is always the one who speaks–who loves–first. Prayer is never me talking into a void, or babbling a bunch of holy sounding words hoping God will notice and approve. No, the fundamental truth of Christian prayer is that Jesus loves me, that he is always directly and personally attending to me, that he has made himself present to me, first…

Brandon Booth

September 16, 2024

Acting Acceptable

“If I put the effort in, I could be the way I’m supposed to be, and God might become pleased with me. But I don’t.” Feeling acceptable as a follower of Jesus always feels JUST out of reach.

Liv Booth

September 10, 2024

Daily Bread: God knows what I need

So there I was lying in bed, about to cry and crying out to God to help me cut through the whirling chaos in my head. What he brought to my attention was how my son and I were in a similar place. It was humbling to identify with a fussy baby, but at the same time it allowed a little compassion and understanding to break through the chaos and frustration.

Peter Gammell

September 3, 2024

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