The Way of the Spirit | A conversation with Jeremy Sims
What does it mean to become more attentive to the work of the Holy Spirit in our everyday lives?
In this conversation hosted by Byron Borger of Hearts & Minds Bookstore, author and professor of spiritual formation at Southeastern University Jeremy Sims discuss his book The Way of the Spirit (InterVarsity Press) and explore how the Christian spiritual life is shaped not only through extraordinary encounters with God, but also through the quiet, ordinary rhythms of following Jesus.
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Drawing on his Pentecostal background and the wisdom of historic Christian mystics, Jeremy reflects on spiritual formation, contemplative spirituality, and the practices that help us recognize the Spirit’s work in our lives. He introduces the idea of spiritual granularity—the cultivated attentiveness required to recognize the often-missed nuances of the Spirit’s work—and considers how paying attention can become an expression of love and a way to participate in God’s redemptive work in others.
The conversation explores:
- Spiritual granularity: Learning to recognize and name the subtle ways the Holy Spirit forms us into the likeness of Christ.
- Attention as love: Seeing people for who they truly are and recognizing the work of Christ in their lives.
- Pentecostal faith and contemplative spirituality: Discovering how vibrant experiences of the Spirit can coexist with the quiet wisdom of the historic church.
- The wisdom of Christian mystics: Learning from Mary, the Desert Fathers and Mothers, Ignatius of Loyola, Teresa of Ávila, John of the Cross, Julian of Norwich, and Brother Lawrence.
- Spiritual formation in difficult seasons: Understanding how grief, wilderness experiences, waiting, and uncertainty can become places of deeper formation.
- The sacred ordinary: Discovering how a life of prayer and attentiveness can take shape in the everyday activities and relationships of ordinary life.
- The life of the church: Considering how greater attentiveness can strengthen Christian
