Bread of Life

A new chapter begins 📚✨ The Bread of Life Curating Space library created for intention, reflection, and spiritual growth. We invite all members to stop by the Bread of Life library, take a moment, and check out a book. Whether you’re seeking wisdom, rest, or inspiration, there’s something waiting for you.

“On this MLK Day, we honor Pastor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose faith moved him to serve with love and justice. ‘Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.’ 🤍 We invite our members to donate in his honor and continue his legacy of service. ”

The final 48 hours of the year 🤍
A moment to pause. A moment to give.

“No one has ever become poor by giving.” — Anne Frank

If you feel called, your gift today helps carry this work into the year ahead.
Thank you for being part of this community.

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In these final days, a gift given helps carry care, nourishment, and hope forward allowing us to continue our work into the year ahead.

“Don’t count the days. Make the days count.”
— Muhammad Ali

As the year comes to a close, your generosity helps Bread of Life continue serving our community with dignity and compassion into what’s next.

Donate today and help what’s been planted continue to grow.
https://www.breadoflife.org/donate/general-fund

Coffee and Cookies 🤍
Such a sweet and meaningful time together. Coffee, cookies, and genuine conversation filled the room with warmth and connection ☕🍪
Thank you to everyone who joined us in person and via ZOOM & helped create such a welcoming space. Moments like these remind us how powerful community can be ✨

Grateful for you all 🤍
See you next time !

✨ It’s Giving Tuesday! ✨
Today we invest in impact, visibility, and legacy. Bread of Life Center is shaping leaders, nurturing spiritual formation, and strengthening the soul of our community — and we can’t do it without you.

Your gift today helps us expand our programs, deepen our support for participants, and amplify the transformational work happening every week at Bread of Life.
Join us in building a future where people live more fully, listen more deeply, and lead with purpose. 💛 -> Give today at breadoflife.org/donate.

Many of us are moving fast, tending to everyone else, while our own souls run on empty. Listen to Your Life is an invitation to slow down, notice God’s presence in your story, and grow within a supportive, spiritually grounded community.

Join us for our Listen to Your Life Interest Session on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM PST via Zoom. We’ll walk through the flow of the program, share what participants typically experience, and answer your questions.

Here’s what our faculty says about what makes this journey meaningful:

Darlene Carlson: “What moves me most is watching people realize they are not alone—their questions, griefs, and joys all belong in a community that holds their story with care.”

John Ensign: “One of the great gifts of this program is seeing people recognize God’s presence in the ordinary, the messy, and the overlooked moments of their lives.”

Joan Stockbridge: “Listen to Your Life offers sustainable ways of prayer and reflection—practices that meet you where you are and help you listen even in busy seasons.”

Listen to Your Life is also the prerequisite for Bread of Life’s Internship in the Art of Spiritual Direction, the gateway for those discerning a call to spiritual companioning.

Interest Session Details
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
12:00 PM PST
Zoom — Many of us are moving fast, tending to everyone else, while our own souls run on empty. Listen to Your Life is an invitation to slow down, notice God’s presence in your story, and grow within a supportive, spiritually grounded community.

Join us for our Listen to Your Life Interest Session on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM PST via Zoom. We’ll walk through the flow of the program, share what participants typically experience, and answer your questions.

Here’s what our faculty say about what makes this journey meaningful:

Darlene Carlson: “What moves me most is watching people realize they are not alone—their questions, griefs, and joys all belong in a community that holds their story with care.”

John Ensign: “One of the great gifts of this program is seeing people recognize God’s presence in the ordinary, the messy, and the overlooked moments of their lives.”

Joan Stockbridge: “Listen to Your Life offers sustainable ways of prayer and reflection—practices that meet you where you are and help you listen even in busy seasons.”

Listen to Your Life is also the prerequisite for Bread of Life’s Internship in the Art of Spiritual Direction, the gateway for those discerning a call to spiritual companioning.

Interest Session Details
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
12:00 PM PST
Zoom — CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!
More Info: www.breadoflife.org/listen-to-your-life

We would be honored to sit with you as you explore whether this journey fits where God is meeting you right now.

With peace,
The Listen to Your Life Faculty
Darlene Carlson • John Ensign • Joan Stockbridge
More Info: www.breadoflife.org/listen-to-your-life

We would be honored to sit with you as you explore whether this journey fits where God is meeting you right now.

With peace,
The Listen to Your Life Faculty
Darlene Carlson • John Ensign • Joan Stockbridge

Preparations are well underway for our biggest meal of the year! You can be part of feeding our guests a hearty holiday meal by dropping off donations, all of which will be used to feed hundreds.

We can’t do it without you! 💚

We are so proud of the 11 incredible interns who graduated yesterday from our Spiritual Direction Internship Program—our tenth class since launching in 1998!

Each one has shown remarkable depth, courage, and commitment throughout this journey.
A special thank you to our faculty and faculty mentors who faithfully guide, challenge, and support our interns year after year. What a joy to witness this ongoing legacy of formation!

Check out the Friday reflection: The Scariest Thing

Friday Reflection: The Scariest Thing — Bread of Life Center The Scariest Thing Bread of Life Center – Community Reflection Today, as children dress up in costumes and families enjoy candy and laughter, many of our neighbors are facing something much scarier than ghosts or ghouls — uncertainty. According to recent data, there are over 14,000 federal em

Did you miss out last coffee hour? Stay tuned for our next gathering in November!