The Listening Life Embracing Attentiveness In A World Of Distraction

Author : Adam S. McHugh
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830844120
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Listening Life written by Adam S. McHugh and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2015-11-09 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Listening is an essential skill for healthy relationships, both with God and with other people. But it is more than that: listening is a way of life. Adam McHugh places listening at the heart of our spirituality, our relationships and our mission. Heed the call to the listening life, and hear what God is doing in you and the world.

Author : Adam S. McHugh
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830889272
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introverts in the Church written by Adam S. McHugh and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introverts have gifts for the church and the world. But many churches tend to be extroverted places where introverts are marginalized. Some Christians end up feeling like it's not as faithful to be an introvert. Adam McHugh shows how introverts can live and minister in ways consistent with their personalities. He explains how introverts and extroverts process information and approach relationships differently and how introverts can practice Christian spirituality in ways that fit who they are. With practical illustrations from church and parachurch contexts, McHugh offers ways for introverts to serve, lead, worship, and even evangelize effectively. Introverts in the Church is essential reading for any introvert who has ever felt out of place, as well as for church leaders who want to make their churches more welcoming to introverts. This expanded edition has been revised throughout and includes new research on the neuroscience of introversion and material for parenting and encouraging introverted youth. Discover God's call and empowerment to thrive as an introvert, for the sake of the church and kingdom.

Author : Merle R. Jordan
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664256418
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming Your Story written by Merle R. Jordan and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merle Jordan argues that many people spend their adult lives struggling to distinguish between the imperatives of divine authority and the deeply rooted psychological authority of family structures. Employing the wisdom of his experience as a pastoral psychologist as well as the insights of clinical researchers and therapists, Jordan offers ways to demythologize false absolutes and to refocus distorted maps of reality.

Author : Anne Winchell Silver
Publisher : Cowley Publications
ISBN 13 : 1461660807
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Trustworthy Connections written by Anne Winchell Silver and published by Cowley Publications. This book was released on 2004-01-25 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although God is at the center of the process of spiritual direction, the more readily visible participants are human beings. Like all other people, directors and directees are subject to relationship dynamics. Trustworthy Connections identifies some issues and challenges that can arise in spiritual direction relationships and offers resources for further consideration and reflection. The topics and examples are focused on traditional one–to–one, face–to–face spiritual direction, although some are also relevant to group direction and direction by correspondence. Trustworthy Connections is designed for use as a reference and a springboard for discussion for spiritual directors and anyone else who is interested in spiritual direction. Like the process of spiritual direction itself, this book is about asking questions, discussing ideas, and suggesting alternatives rather than giving advice or getting answers.

Author : Kyle Strobel
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493428829
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Prayer Becomes Real written by Kyle Strobel and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If we're honest, most of us feel bored, distracted, or discouraged in prayer. We look for resources to give us the "right" words or teach us the "right" technique and are disappointed when they don't seem to help. What we fail to realize is that prayer isn't a place for us to be good or right, and it isn't a place for us to perform or prove our worth. It's a place for us to be honest, present, and known--a place for us to offer ourselves and receive God. Spiritual formation experts Kyle Strobel and John Coe want to show you what you've been missing when it comes to prayer. In this down-to-earth book, they show you how to fearlessly draw near to a holy God, pray without ceasing (and without posturing), and delight in the experience of being fully known and fully loved. Each chapter ends with prayer projects or practices to help you see a difference in your prayer life, starting now.

Author : C.W. McPherson
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0819225495
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Keeping Silence written by C.W. McPherson and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When C. W. McPherson asked the members of his congregation to practice just ten minutes of silence each day during Advent, it seemed like a simple task. "It sounded easy, " said one of his parishioners, "but then I actually tried to do it." This concise, conversational, and engaging book is for those who find it difficult or even impossible to slow down and be quiet. But if we can't learn how to be still in the midst of a noisy world, we will have a hard time listening for God's voice and guidance in our lives. McPherson explores the positive effects that practicing silence has on body, soul, and mind. He provides historical background and easy-to-follow instructions for a variety of Christian practices. Among the practices included are Benedictine rumination, psalm repetition, the Jesus Prayer, Ignatian meditation, meditation on icons or candles, walking the labyrinth or the Stations of the Cross, and more. This valuable book is written to be used by individuals or groups.

Author : Bruce Demarest
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830835350
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Seasons of the Soul written by Bruce Demarest and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2009-05-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spiritual formation professor and New Testament scholar Bruce Demarest helps us grasp the whole picture of the journey we're on with Christ that we might live our days with intention and keep moving toward maturity in faith. Using Scripture, writings from our rich spiritual tradition and stories of present-day believers walking the same path of faith, Demarest leads us through the three main stages of the journey to become more like Christ.

Author : Michael Mangis
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 9780830868643
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Signature Sins written by Michael Mangis and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2011-05-26 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally--a safe place to talk about sin. The topic of sin in general has been safe for a while. But here, guided by psychologist Michael Mangis, we get specific by learning to know ourselves and our signature sins--the individual and specific patterns of sin in our life that affect our thoughts, actions and relationships. In these pages, the author empathetically and honestly reflects on the ways we manage our behavior to hide our sin and ignore the true poverty of our hearts. But until we deal with the root of our sin, we will be ruled and fooled by it, and miss the freedom Christ died to bring. Exploring common forms of sin and then discovering how our own temperament, culture, family and gender affect the way those sins manifest themselves in our lives will lead us to a place of real honesty with ourselves, God and others. But the book doesn't stop there; it also shows ways to combat our sin so that we can change our hearts, not just our behavior. Sin is serious and specific, and it doesn't go away on its own. But here is serious--and safe--help for facing sin and finding freedom in Christ.

Author : Roger Helland
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532636644
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devout Life written by Roger Helland and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-10-06 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The church in the Western world is largely faltering in its spiritual and missional vitality. There’s a crisis of piety—or the devout life—heartfelt devotion to Christ and his cause. The Pietist movement of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries grew into a revolutionary torrent of spiritual renewal that influenced the Moravians, the Methodists, the great awakenings, and global evangelicalism as we know it today. The Devout Life explores and expands on ten key features of Pietism to plunge the depths of spiritual renewal for today.

Author : Herbert F. Lamp Jr.
Publisher : William Carey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645083985
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journey With Me written by Herbert F. Lamp Jr. and published by William Carey Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered, “Is this all there is to life and ministry with the Lord?” “Why am I so tired all the time?” “How can I grow in my intimacy with God in practical ways?” “Am I so busy doing that I have forgotten how to be with God?” As ministry workers, we too often face these questions because we too often expect a thriving personal relationship with God to be an outcome of our ministry. Journey With Me illustrates that ministry is the result of the overflow of our relationship with God, rather than vice versa. Exploring over fifteen ancient spiritual graces—such as Lectio Divina, rule of life, silence and solitude, and prayer of Examen—Herbert F. Lamp, Jr. invites us to prioritize soul care, rather than treating ministry as a replacement for intimacy. In the process of knowing and being known, God fills us up with his love, joy, peace, and wisdom. Only then can we minister to others, balancing a heart for God with hands for service. After almost four decades of missionary service, Lamp has experienced the joys and potential pitfalls of serving Christ cross-culturally. Sharing his experiences and offering practical, time-tested methods to grow spiritually, Lamp invites you to journey with Our Father intimately as you cross your cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and geographic borders, serving him wholeheartedly and passionately.