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Spiritual Formation

Book Review: The Way of A Pilgrim Translated by R.M. French

Book Review: The Way of A Pilgrim Translated by R.M. French

September 1, 2025September 1, 2025

Review of The Way of a Pilgrim, a Russian spiritual classic that inspires unceasing prayer through the Jesus Prayer and hesychasm.

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Good Mentors for the Four Stages of Faith

Good Mentors for the Four Stages of Faith

August 22, 2025August 22, 2025

Explore how good mentors guide us through the Four Stages of Faith—calling, challenge, catalytic moments, and convergence—in community.

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How the Four Stages of Faith and Conversion Shape Us

How the Four Stages of Faith and Conversion Shape Us

August 19, 2025

Explore the Four Stages of Faith and Conversion—calling, challenge, catalytic moments, and convergence—and how each stage shapes our journey with Jesus.

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Book Review: Making All Things New by Henri Nouwen

Book Review: Making All Things New by Henri Nouwen

December 10, 2020July 19, 2025

There are only a few books that I would recommend to every lay leader, pastor, and follower of Jesus. Making All Things New by Henri Nouwen is certainly one of them.

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Lead A Quiet Life Blog on Patheos from Jeff McLain
River Corner Church, a simple community of Jesus followers, pastored by Katie McLain & Jeff McLain.
Discovering God Podcast hosted by Jeff McLain and Rip Wahlberg.

🌿 The Quiet Way Is a Way of Resistance 🌿

Live Unhurried · Be Still With God · Seek Obscurity · Work With Your Hands · Practice Presence

Choose Downward Mobility · Rooted in Prayer and Disciplines

Lead a Quiet Life · Resist the Noise

About Jeff McLain

I’m Jeff McLain, a pastor, writer, and Doctor of Ministry student at Kairos University, based in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. I explore the Lord’s Prayer as both a theological foundation and a practical guide for spiritual formation and communal discipleship in the church today. I am learning to pray unhurried prayers—anchored in simplicity, shaped by Scripture, and rooted in the way of Jesus.

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Latest Blog Posts:

These recent posts explore how the Lord’s Prayer, spiritual formation, and the call to lead a quiet life shape our everyday faith—guiding our rhythms, relationships, ministry, and understanding of God’s Kingdom.

  • Book Review: A Layman Looks at the Lord’s Prayer by W. Phillip KellerSeptember 26, 2025
  • Book Review: Pray by Neil ColeSeptember 18, 2025
  • Book Review: Tertullian, Cyprian & Origen On the Lord’s PrayerSeptember 17, 2025
  • The Biggest Story: A New Journey for Our KidsSeptember 8, 2025

Lead A Quiet Life Blog

The Lead a Quiet Life blog on Patheos explores what it means to lead a quieter life at a slower pace, discovering a simple life and faith that embraces downward mobility in a chaotic world and a church often obsessed with excess. Inspired by 1 Thessalonians 4:11–12, I share my reflections as a pastor and writer on spiritual formation, spiritual disciplines, simple living, and missional investments—inviting those who feel disillusioned, but still hopeful, to rediscover a quieter, deeper way of following Jesus.

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