{"id":34123,"date":"2020-04-28T11:01:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T10:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/?p=34123"},"modified":"2025-11-05T12:01:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:01:02","slug":"do-you-need-some-soul-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/do-you-need-some-soul-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need some Soul Time?"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32526\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2019\/10\/2504074-1571408733485-8e57cad03933a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\">Here is Bible saturated wisdom in the form of meditations which will help you calm your heart and focus on the presence of Jesus. Today I interviewed Naomi Trenier and Mark Wagner both from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soultime.com\/?_branch_match_id=783315971863296263\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Soultime app<\/a>. Both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adrianwarnock\/videos\/10157597720663068\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAq2eiVMMMydCbTYgp3NituyhOGMfWURGatiR-zfv5ro3kfLx95kL8ItzpEI7UbUnA4AF_rmrvfaPV3xk2UR0meEuDO0y8E0lEakyn9xpdOKQhx-O5JlHqCEOc_D5AMf6PYvbQHrO2IfF-gAEAai3GqD7lh0tttIAxHtUl7ilj3g608Rmd0l5kk8PZyrnEKmbTzb54&amp;__tn__=-R\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">video<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5FquNTmuUb9bibCOrXqC00?si=yYriVbi_SBa1bxRW69GQCw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">audio<\/a> are available.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We can sometimes think that we need saving from our souls rather than that our souls need to be restored.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to my podcast interview with Naomi and Mark from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Soultime__app?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Soultime__app<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dMrl9EvYbo\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/dMrl9EvYbo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Warnock (@adrianwarnock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adrianwarnock\/status\/1254880081882877955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">April 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br>\nWe spoke about calming your heart, dealing with feeling like you are in a mess, and an explanation of why its time we reclaim meditation as an originally Christian concept. The first recorded mention of meditation in human history is found in the Bible story of Isaac. \u00a0We talked about how meditation was also popular during medieval times, the Puritan times, and during periods of <a href=\"https:\/\/patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/03\/revival-interview\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Revival<\/a>. In an age when <a href=\"https:\/\/patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-christian-mindfulness-and-meditation\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">mindfulness<\/a> is becoming popular it is time to refocus on the role of meditation in the Christian walk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34127 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2020\/04\/BfOJ-YyIgAAHIWf.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\"><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>He restores my soul (Psalm 23)<\/p>\n<p>I have calmed and quieted my soul (Psalm 131:2)<\/p>\n<p>Isaac went out to meditate in the field toward evening. (Genesis 24:63)<\/p>\n<p>I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night; (Psalm 63:6)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One very interesting short diversion was to chat a bit about why they choose \u201cSoul\u201d to be in their name and how in some church circles people tend to use the world \u201csoulish\u201d only to describe negative aspects of our being. <strong>We can sometimes think that we need saving from our souls rather than that our souls need to be restored<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Another was to discuss how it can be very unhelpful to teach that every Christian should believe that they are the worst sinner in the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/podcastseries-\/naomi-trenier-my-story\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Naomi briefly shared her testimony<\/a> of breaking free from an oppressive cult, and I include a longer recording of that below.<\/p>\n<p>I found myself referring back to <a href=\"https:\/\/patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/a-message-in-the-mess-by-tope-koleoso\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Tope\u2019s sermon<\/a> which I shared on the blog yesterday \u00a0and quoted the following:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cGod is calling you back to him no matter how much a mess your life is. He wants to come into your mess and fix it. The messiah is there in the mess. The lord will visit everyone who says this is me and my mess I need you.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TopeKoleoso?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@topekoleoso<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jubilee_Church?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">@Jubilee_Church<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGprDR6pqH\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/QGprDR6pqH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Warnock (@adrianwarnock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adrianwarnock\/status\/1254798256359575553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">April 27, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I hope you enjoy watching this interview as much as I enjoyed recording it. At the end I put Naomi on the spot as I thought it would be great to give people a taster of what the mediation found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soultime.com\/?_branch_match_id=783315971863296263\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">the SoulTime app<\/a> actually is like. She kindly <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5Dfb2K8TLzBHn6hROzgKmH?si=k7OtHqwxTHWbyqck9We7uQ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">read 2 Corinthians 4 in a contemplative style<\/a> for us and prayed to end the interview. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/5Dfb2K8TLzBHn6hROzgKmH?si=k7OtHqwxTHWbyqck9We7uQ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">listen<\/a> to or <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OJXdIrC4GzM\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">watch<\/a> just that clip.<\/p>\n<h1>Video<\/h1>\n<h3>Full interview<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fadrianwarnock%2Fvideos%2F10157597720663068%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br>\n<strong>Also\u00a0available\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/adrianwarnock\/videos\/10157597720663068\/?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAq2eiVMMMydCbTYgp3NituyhOGMfWURGatiR-zfv5ro3kfLx95kL8ItzpEI7UbUnA4AF_rmrvfaPV3xk2UR0meEuDO0y8E0lEakyn9xpdOKQhx-O5JlHqCEOc_D5AMf6PYvbQHrO2IfF-gAEAai3GqD7lh0tttIAxHtUl7ilj3g608Rmd0l5kk8PZyrnEKmbTzb54&amp;__tn__=-R\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Naomi Reading from \u00a02 Corinthians 4 and prayer<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2 Corinthians 4 Meditation and Prayer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OJXdIrC4GzM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<h1>Podcasts<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Full interview<\/strong><br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/5FquNTmuUb9bibCOrXqC00\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bible reading and prayer only<\/strong><br>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed-podcast\/episode\/5Dfb2K8TLzBHn6hROzgKmH\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br>\n<strong>Podcast also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/adrian-warnock\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">all the usual platforms<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/podcastseries-\/naomi-trenier-my-story\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Naomi\u2019s Testimony\u00a0about freedom from an oppressive cult<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mixcloud.com\/widget\/iframe\/?hide_cover=1&amp;mini=1&amp;feed=%2Fpodcastseries-%2Fnaomi-trenier-my-story%2F\" width=\"100%\" height=\"60\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>Find out more<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hallels.com\/articles\/20947\/20190303\/mark-wagner-explains-how-soultime-app-helps-us-to-mediate-scripture.htm\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mark Wagner on Meditation<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bL_PlgbuNGY\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Naomi Trenier on Prayer<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3EJzf7ddyhM\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Psalm 23 Worship Song<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.northumbriacommunity.org\/product\/celtic-daily-prayer-book-1-the-journey-begins\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Celtic Prayer Book<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monergism.com\/christian-mount-treatise-concerning-meditation-ebook\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Christian on the Mount: A Treatise Concerning Meditation<\/a>\u00a0by Puritan Thomas Watson<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalsignageconnection.com\/soultime-app-launches-new-artificial-intelligence-function-to-provide-vital-mental-health-support-during-ongoing-self-isolation\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Artificial Intelligence mental health support<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soultime.com\/?_branch_match_id=783315971863296263\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Soultime App<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soultime.com\/?_branch_match_id=783315971863296263\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-34151\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/298\/2020\/04\/phones1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"451\"><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Look out for the following meditations<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u20186 Days of Soultime\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u2018For Anxious Moments\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Hope in the Storm\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Anger\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Connecting well\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Psalm 23\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u2018Winding down the day\u2019<\/li>\n<li>\u2018It is well with my soul\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Christian meditation made simple<\/strong><br>\n<strong>A beautiful modern app to help you look after <\/strong><br>\n<strong>the needs of your soul<\/strong><br>\n<strong>New \u2013 Soultime with Friends<\/strong><br>\n<strong>A friend\u2019s voice on the day you need it<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"app-download-wrap\"><a class=\"intro-btn-download decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id1369059690?pt=119030818&amp;ct=soultime.com&amp;mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soultime.com\/build\/img\/App_Store_header.svg\"><\/a> <a class=\" decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.soultime.app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soultime.com\/build\/img\/play_store_header.svg\"><\/a><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"r0VXFV6aPl\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/a-message-in-the-mess-by-tope-koleoso\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">A Message in the Mess by Tope Koleoso<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cA Message in the Mess by Tope Koleoso\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" 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height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XT1lrkkSVh\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/lockdown-broke-my-to-do-list\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Lockdown broke my to do list!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cLockdown broke my to do list!\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/04\/lockdown-broke-my-to-do-list\/embed\/#?secret=RLLMqbTCB6#?secret=XT1lrkkSVh\" data-secret=\"XT1lrkkSVh\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bH2WbM2Yn8\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-christian-mindfulness-and-meditation\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Coronavirus, Christian Mindfulness, and Meditation<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cCoronavirus, Christian Mindfulness, and Meditation\u201d \u2014 Adrian Warnock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2020\/03\/coronavirus-christian-mindfulness-and-meditation\/embed\/#?secret=jDsHol6zSD#?secret=bH2WbM2Yn8\" data-secret=\"bH2WbM2Yn8\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NZgOLs9h8R\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/adrianwarnock\/2018\/06\/slow-down-to-meet-god\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" 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Today I interviewed Naomi Trenier and Mark Wagner both from the Soultime app. Both video and audio are available. 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