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The book aims at developing a spiritual bent of mind in its reader. The author believes that to attain spirituality one does not need to retire to the jungles, rather one must live in the midst of all the activities of the world and develop the ability to convert material events into non-material or spiritual events. According to the author, "If you want to live as a spiritual person, learn the art of extraction. That is, you have to be able to extract...
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First released in 1995, this spiritual classic continues to be a best-seller, as thousands each year accept Marjorie Thompson's invitation to the Christian spiritual life. Offering a framework for understanding the spiritual disciplines and instruction for developing and nurturing those practices, Soul Feast continues to be a favorite for individual reflection and group study. Many new additions, including a new chapter on keeping the Sabbath, make...
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Being on the road as a Christian is often anything but easy.
The diary notes in this book tell of this.
And they tell of beautiful, amazing, and precious experiences.
It is about becoming realistic in the breadth of everyday life, to practice trust, to learn to love.
To discover in everything:
To be on the way with Jesus and to hold on to his love is worthwhile, even if it is not always easy.
Observations. Encounters. Experiences.
Reflections.
To...
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Christianity Today Award of Merit
What if our memories are like shells we gather on a beach? According to pastor and spiritual director Casey Tygrett, "We-and all those who have come before us-pick up the experience and we sense it: we feel its edges, notice its color, we smell the distinctive character (for shells it is the sickly seafood salt smell) of the experience, and we try to make sense of what it is. Is it beautiful? How would you describe...
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"The midlife crisis is the butt of so many jokes, but this long-derided life stage has an upside. What if we could reframe our thinking about the natural transition of midlife not as a crisis, but as a chrysalis-a time when something profound awakens in us, as we shed our skin, spread our wings, and pollinate our wisdom to the world? In Learning to Love Midlife, Chip Conley offers an alternative narrative to the way we commonly think of our 40s,...
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