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Lisa Brockman

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As a child, I hated writing! And writing didn't like me either. My teacher's made that clear. It was dreaded work and required a creativity that seemed to evade me.

I spent my first three years at the University of Utah in the school of business. I wanted to be a restauranteur and a business education made sense. I bounced between every field of business and it all tasted like sand in my mouth.

Then a life-altering encounter changed the trajectory of my life. Down with the business degree! My senior year, I declared communications as my new major--thinking it was all about talking. Those three, five-page essays due every Friday blew my uneducated "talking" theory out of the water. After three semesters of writing hours on end under attentive As a child, I hated writing! And writing didn't like me either. My teacher's made that clear. It was dreaded work and required a creativity that seemed to evade me.

I spent my first three years at the University of Utah in the school of business. I wanted to be a restauranteur and a business education made sense. I bounced between every field of business and it all tasted like sand in my mouth.

Then a life-altering encounter changed the trajectory of my life. Down with the business degree! My senior year, I declared communications as my new major--thinking it was all about talking. Those three, five-page essays due every Friday blew my uneducated "talking" theory out of the water. After three semesters of writing hours on end under attentive professors...

I became a writer.

I was raised in a devout Mormon family in Salt Lake City, Utah and believed the Church to be true with all my heart. During my freshman year at the the University of Utah, I began dating a baseball player who called himself a born-again Christian. This relationship catapulted me into a terrifying search I had never envisioned for my life. In my determination to prove the truth of Mormonism, I was introduced to the love and grace of the biblical God. And all I wanted to do was share about this Jesus with others, so I joined the staff of Cru, a global Christian organization. All of the juicy details of my journey are in my book Out of Zion: Meeting Jesus in the Shadow of the Mormon Temple.

I was born to question the status quo and have experienced the deep loneliness which accompanies this reality. My desire to be a trustworthy traveling companion and spiritual guide to others led me to become a Spiritual Director through New Way Ministries under Larry Crabb's tutelage. I am passionate about journeying with you through your questions, spiritual highs and lows, and dark nights of the soul.

My hunger to know what I believe and gain a deeper understanding of biblical theology and spiritual growth led me into a two-year certificate program with Renovaré Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. I am passionate about helping you catch a clearer vision of God and encourage you in your journey of spiritual formation.

I value family and I am crazy about mine. My husband Dennis and I have been blessed with five, spirited children, whom I homeschooled for 13 years--it felt like three lifetimes. Our kids range from 23-15 years of age.

I love beauty and offering you a taste of beauty through hospitality, tantalizing food and deep conversation. So whether you're at my physical table in Orlando--or here at my virtual table (lisabrockman.me)--my desire is to nourish your body and soul. ...more

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We sat in my study for our spiritual direction appointment—our chairs facing toward each other. She wasn’t meeting my gaze but was in thought and looking off into the d...

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