What Others Are Saying about
Teaching and Conference Speaking 

"Thank you for helping me to get to this place.  Thank you for being in the trenches doing ministry, unlike many of the other wonderful thinkers and writers who are experts on spiritual formation.  I love many of them and steal their words often, but there is comfort in knowing that you don’t just think about doing it in the midst of a thriving ministry and active family life, but you do it.  Thank you for your life and ministry and for sharing your wisdom and insight with me.  Thank you for your books and for your transparency about your own life and struggles and journey into the presence of God.  Thank you for allowing God to use you to care for the souls of those  of us who are in ministry.  Thank you for using tools—poetry and candles, scripture and prayer, listening and speaking, wisdom and discernment—to lead me back to the presence of the One for Whose pleasure I was created."
--Kelly Kastens, Director of Programming
  Mountain Christian Church


"Thank you for your participation in our Director Conference. Only God knew how much your insights and encouragement were needed by our directors.  From the early evaluations already completed, it is so very clear that participants were hungry for the call to silence and solitude.  Through you, God is calling clearly to many weary souls – including my own."
--Jinny Bult De Jong, President, Kids Hope USA 

 

 

"Ruth is a friend, spiritual mentor, and outstanding teacher.  Ruth's natural plain-spoken style allows her to provide a lot of substance in a meaningful and accessible way.  She talks normally about the deeper life of self-reflection and God-connectedness.  She speaks candidly out of her own struggle with learning how to be still before God.  As a result, she has both an appropriate confidence and tenderness in teaching others about these foundational spiritual practices." 

--Pieter Van Waarde, Senior Pastor, WOODCREST CHAPEL

 

"Thank you for your gift of time, energy, devotion and love for our sakes.  I feel refreshed and determined to find my true self in Christ." 
--Jayne Post, Lead Pastor of Reach 
  Central Christian Church, Henderson, NV