Becoming a True Spiritual Community - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Becoming a True Spiritual Community write by Larry Crabb. This book was released on 2007-07-08. Becoming a True Spiritual Community available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In today's frenetic society, people rarely develop intimate friendships. Instead, they spend their lives essentially disconnected from others, rushing through life content with brief visits and casual conversations. But what if one were to develop a community, a spiritual community, of people who walked with and supported each other through life's journey? A community of real friends who listened to each other's personal tragedies without merely trying to fix the problems, who encouraged and nurtured each other's strengths, and who accepted people for who they really are, instead of the image they try to portray. In Becoming a True Spiritual Community (formerly titled The Safest Place on Earth), Larry Crabb explores such a place, where God can heal disconnected people and allow them to reconnect with each other and, ultimately, with Him.
Life with God
Life with God - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life with God write by Richard J. Foster. This book was released on 2010-05-04. Life with God available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Too often, our study of the Bible focuses on searching for specific information or some formula that will solve our pressing needs of the moment. But what if we approached the Bible differently, and instead of transforming the text to meet our needs, allowed it to transform us? That's exactly the idea behind Life with God, Richard J. Foster's much-anticipated book on the Bible. Foster, bestselling author of Celebration of Discipline and general editor of The RenovarÉ Spiritual Formation Bible, claims that God has superintended the writing of Scripture so that it serves as the most reliable guide for Christian spiritual formation. According to Foster, the Bible is all about human life "with God." As we read Scripture, we should consider how exactly God is with us in each story and allow ourselves to be spiritually transformed. By opening our whole selves—mind, body, spirit, thoughts, behavior, and will—to the page before us, we begin to grasp all the Bible has to teach about prayer, obedience, compassion, virtue, and grace and apply it to our everyday lives to achieve a deeper relationship with God. With a wealth of examples and simple yet crucial insights, Life with God is an indispensable guide to approaching the Bible through the lens of Christian spiritual formation, revealing that reading the Bible for interior transformation is a far different endeavor than reading the Bible for historical knowledge, literary appreciation, or religious instruction.
Invitation to Retreat
Invitation to Retreat - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Invitation to Retreat write by Ruth Haley Barton. This book was released on 2018-09-18. Invitation to Retreat available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. When we choose retreat we make a generous investment in our friendship with Christ. Seasoned spiritual director Ruth Haley Barton gently and eloquently leads us into an exploration of retreat as a key practice that opens us to God, guiding us through seven invitations to retreat. You will discover how to say yes to God's winsome invitation to greater freedom and surrender.
Quest for Spiritual Community
Quest for Spiritual Community - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Quest for Spiritual Community write by Angela H. Reed. This book was released on 2011-04-25. Quest for Spiritual Community available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Many churches recognize the importance of the genuine spiritual hunger in our time and are attempting to bridge the gulf between traditional religious institutions and the contemporary spiritual quest by revitalizing and retooling ancient spiritual practices. This book suggests that it is possible to relish the spiritual quest while honoring tradition and theological inquiry through practices such as spiritual guidance. It presents a sociological analysis of contemporary spirituality, case studies of congregations with spiritual guidance ministries, and reflection on historical practices and Protestant theological roots to explore the strengths and pitfalls of nurturing the contemporary spiritual quest in the average congregation. The resulting vision for congregation-based spiritual guidance incorporates practices that attend to person, community, and mission.
Group Spiritual Direction
Group Spiritual Direction - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Group Spiritual Direction write by Rose Mary Dougherty, S.S.N.D.. This book was released on 1995. Group Spiritual Direction available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
