Author: Ruth Haley Barton
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830873937
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
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.
Invitation to Retreat
Author: Ruth Haley Barton
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830873937
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
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.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830873937
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
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.
She's Still There
Author: Chrystal Evans Hurst
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310348064
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Have you wandered from the life you want to live? Chrystal Evans Hurst shares raw and vulnerable stories from her own life to let you know how you too can find your way back after a few missteps. Over 100,000 copies sold! What happens when a woman looks at herself in the mirror, lingering just a little longer than usual and realizes that she no longer recognizes the person staring back at her? What does she do when she sees that, somehow, her life has drifted away from all her original hopes, dreams, or plans? Speaker, blogger, and writer Chrystal Evans Hurst wrote this book because she was that woman. One day she realized that she had somehow wandered from the life she was meant to live. Chrystal since discovered that this moment of awareness happens to lots of women at different seasons of their lives. Poor decisions, a lack of intentionality or planning, or a long-term denial of deep hopes and dreams can leave a woman, old or young, reeling from the realization that she is lost, disappointed, or simply numb. And she just needs encouragement. This woman simply needs someone to hold her hand, cheer her on, and believe with her that she is still capable of being the person she intended to be. Chrystal uses her poignant story of an early and unexpected pregnancy, as well as other raw and vulnerable moments in her life, to let readers know she understands what it's like to try and find your way after some missteps or decisions you didn't plan on. In She's Still There Chrystal emphasizes the importance of the personal process and the beauty of authentically sharing your journey one girlfriend to another. It’s a book of "me toos," reminders of the hoped for, and challenges for the path ahead--to find direction, purpose, and true satisfaction. Also available: She's Still There DVD series and study guide.
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310348064
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Have you wandered from the life you want to live? Chrystal Evans Hurst shares raw and vulnerable stories from her own life to let you know how you too can find your way back after a few missteps. Over 100,000 copies sold! What happens when a woman looks at herself in the mirror, lingering just a little longer than usual and realizes that she no longer recognizes the person staring back at her? What does she do when she sees that, somehow, her life has drifted away from all her original hopes, dreams, or plans? Speaker, blogger, and writer Chrystal Evans Hurst wrote this book because she was that woman. One day she realized that she had somehow wandered from the life she was meant to live. Chrystal since discovered that this moment of awareness happens to lots of women at different seasons of their lives. Poor decisions, a lack of intentionality or planning, or a long-term denial of deep hopes and dreams can leave a woman, old or young, reeling from the realization that she is lost, disappointed, or simply numb. And she just needs encouragement. This woman simply needs someone to hold her hand, cheer her on, and believe with her that she is still capable of being the person she intended to be. Chrystal uses her poignant story of an early and unexpected pregnancy, as well as other raw and vulnerable moments in her life, to let readers know she understands what it's like to try and find your way after some missteps or decisions you didn't plan on. In She's Still There Chrystal emphasizes the importance of the personal process and the beauty of authentically sharing your journey one girlfriend to another. It’s a book of "me toos," reminders of the hoped for, and challenges for the path ahead--to find direction, purpose, and true satisfaction. Also available: She's Still There DVD series and study guide.
Sacred Rhythms
Author: Ruth Haley Barton
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830878297
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Picking up on the monastic tradition of creating a "rule of life" that allows for regular space for the practice of spiritual disciplines, Ruth Haley Barton takes you more deeply into understanding seven key spiritual disciplines along with practical ideas for weaving them into everyday life.
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830878297
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Picking up on the monastic tradition of creating a "rule of life" that allows for regular space for the practice of spiritual disciplines, Ruth Haley Barton takes you more deeply into understanding seven key spiritual disciplines along with practical ideas for weaving them into everyday life.
Silence, Simplicity & Solitude
Author: Rabbi David A. Cooper
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1594735298
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From the best-selling author of God Is a Verb, the classic spiritual retreat guide that enables anyone to create their own self-guided spiritual retreat at home. The ancient mystics looked to spiritual retreat as a way of cleansing the body and healing the soul. In Silence, Simplicity & Solitude, David A. Cooper traces the path of the mystics and the practice of spiritual retreat in all the major faith traditions, sharing the common techniques and practices of the retreat experience for beginner and advanced meditators alike. Cooper shows the way to the self-discovery and discipline of the spiritual retreat experience and clearly instructs how to create an effective, self-guided spiritual retreat in your own home. Silence, Simplicity & Solitude teaches that not only is silence a great healer, but that inner spiritual retreat can provide life-changing insight into deeper spiritual truths
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1594735298
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
From the best-selling author of God Is a Verb, the classic spiritual retreat guide that enables anyone to create their own self-guided spiritual retreat at home. The ancient mystics looked to spiritual retreat as a way of cleansing the body and healing the soul. In Silence, Simplicity & Solitude, David A. Cooper traces the path of the mystics and the practice of spiritual retreat in all the major faith traditions, sharing the common techniques and practices of the retreat experience for beginner and advanced meditators alike. Cooper shows the way to the self-discovery and discipline of the spiritual retreat experience and clearly instructs how to create an effective, self-guided spiritual retreat in your own home. Silence, Simplicity & Solitude teaches that not only is silence a great healer, but that inner spiritual retreat can provide life-changing insight into deeper spiritual truths
Life Can Be Good Again
Author: Lisa Appelo
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493435760
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
When life unexpectedly shatters, it leaves layers of loss. We're left navigating a sea of emotions, unwanted change, and an unknown future all while wondering if we'll ever feel real joy again. In Life Can Be Good Again, discover how to lament what's been lost, brave the broken places, find your footing, and anchor your hope in God's character and promises to flourish. In this book, you will learn how to Depend on your unchanging God, knowing with confidence that it's the best way to live. Unmask your emotions and navigate your pain with God, who welcomes and understands them. Overcome paralyzing fears to move forward well with three scriptural steps. Your unexpected future may feel like Plan B, but it's God's purposeful Chapter Two for you as he reshapes your shattered heart. You need to know that you will not merely survive this, but that life will be good again!
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493435760
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 115
Book Description
When life unexpectedly shatters, it leaves layers of loss. We're left navigating a sea of emotions, unwanted change, and an unknown future all while wondering if we'll ever feel real joy again. In Life Can Be Good Again, discover how to lament what's been lost, brave the broken places, find your footing, and anchor your hope in God's character and promises to flourish. In this book, you will learn how to Depend on your unchanging God, knowing with confidence that it's the best way to live. Unmask your emotions and navigate your pain with God, who welcomes and understands them. Overcome paralyzing fears to move forward well with three scriptural steps. Your unexpected future may feel like Plan B, but it's God's purposeful Chapter Two for you as he reshapes your shattered heart. You need to know that you will not merely survive this, but that life will be good again!
Cloud Devotion
Author: David G. Robinson
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 1640604359
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
A personal invitation to walk with God through of the great classics of Christian spirituality. This book of daily devotions is based upon The Cloud of Unknowing. In this edition Robinson sought to remain as true as possible to the voice of this medieval classic. Cloud Devotion follows the original Middle English text sentence by sentence, with Robinson’s own translation and paraphrase, divided work into 366 small portions, with a Scripture passage related to the theme from each daily reading. “My heart has yearned for this book. I wanted a guide to help me savor and reflect on the spiritual classic The Cloud of Unknowing. David has insightfully discerned how we might do this. The partnership of this unknown, ancient writer and this known, living pastor is masterful. I invite you into the clouds with the slow reading of this book.” —Dr. MaryKate Morse, author and mentor-professor of formation and leadership
Publisher: Paraclete Press
ISBN: 1640604359
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 253
Book Description
A personal invitation to walk with God through of the great classics of Christian spirituality. This book of daily devotions is based upon The Cloud of Unknowing. In this edition Robinson sought to remain as true as possible to the voice of this medieval classic. Cloud Devotion follows the original Middle English text sentence by sentence, with Robinson’s own translation and paraphrase, divided work into 366 small portions, with a Scripture passage related to the theme from each daily reading. “My heart has yearned for this book. I wanted a guide to help me savor and reflect on the spiritual classic The Cloud of Unknowing. David has insightfully discerned how we might do this. The partnership of this unknown, ancient writer and this known, living pastor is masterful. I invite you into the clouds with the slow reading of this book.” —Dr. MaryKate Morse, author and mentor-professor of formation and leadership
RETREAT & GROW RICH
Author: Darla LeDoux
Publisher: Thomas Noble Books
ISBN: 9781945586026
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
What if you could use your natural and intuitive gifts for connecting the dots, connecting with people, and sharing your own journey of transformation to make great money and lasting impact? Retreat and Grow Rich((TM)) is a complete business system for entrepreneurs who want to use their RICH skills (right-brained, intuitive, connected, and heart-centered) in a simple and effective business model... no big lists, hustle, or hype required. "Darla is a master at creating impactful, profitable retreats that create true transformation for your clients. Her wisdom will inspire you to new heights." -Amy Ahlers, bestselling author of Reform Your Inner Mean Girl "If you've ever thought about hosting a retreat, you're going to want to read this book right now! Darla has held nothing back. In-depth information about designing your retreat, making it effective, filling it, and making it profitable--it's all in there, along with answers to crucial questions you probably haven't even thought to ask. Informative and inspiring, this book doesn't stop at the surface level. It also unwraps the inner game and speaks to the heart. Retreat and Grow Rich is the next best thing to having a coach in your pocket!" Cara Stein, founder of 17000 Days and author of How to be Happy (No Fairy Dust or Moonbeams Required) "In a world that is increasingly divided, we need leaders that can guide us to living our highest integrity and potential. That requires living our truth and modeling transformation like never before. Darla does this and and leads others to do the same, making it impossible to be around her without experiencing a profound change in yourself. Use this book as your guide to be the change in your own retreats." David Neagle, Master Income Acceleration Mentor and Author Of The Millions Within "I've done workshops for years, but I always felt like something was missing. When I worked with Darla I understood what was missing - the transformation! I was giving great information but I wasn't creating an environment where we could go deeper - the space where lasting change naturally occurs. Following what Darla teaches in this book, I crafted a new retreat that got rave reviews from attendees, and was the easiest I've ever done." Tina Forsyth, Author of The Entrepreneur's Trap
Publisher: Thomas Noble Books
ISBN: 9781945586026
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
What if you could use your natural and intuitive gifts for connecting the dots, connecting with people, and sharing your own journey of transformation to make great money and lasting impact? Retreat and Grow Rich((TM)) is a complete business system for entrepreneurs who want to use their RICH skills (right-brained, intuitive, connected, and heart-centered) in a simple and effective business model... no big lists, hustle, or hype required. "Darla is a master at creating impactful, profitable retreats that create true transformation for your clients. Her wisdom will inspire you to new heights." -Amy Ahlers, bestselling author of Reform Your Inner Mean Girl "If you've ever thought about hosting a retreat, you're going to want to read this book right now! Darla has held nothing back. In-depth information about designing your retreat, making it effective, filling it, and making it profitable--it's all in there, along with answers to crucial questions you probably haven't even thought to ask. Informative and inspiring, this book doesn't stop at the surface level. It also unwraps the inner game and speaks to the heart. Retreat and Grow Rich is the next best thing to having a coach in your pocket!" Cara Stein, founder of 17000 Days and author of How to be Happy (No Fairy Dust or Moonbeams Required) "In a world that is increasingly divided, we need leaders that can guide us to living our highest integrity and potential. That requires living our truth and modeling transformation like never before. Darla does this and and leads others to do the same, making it impossible to be around her without experiencing a profound change in yourself. Use this book as your guide to be the change in your own retreats." David Neagle, Master Income Acceleration Mentor and Author Of The Millions Within "I've done workshops for years, but I always felt like something was missing. When I worked with Darla I understood what was missing - the transformation! I was giving great information but I wasn't creating an environment where we could go deeper - the space where lasting change naturally occurs. Following what Darla teaches in this book, I crafted a new retreat that got rave reviews from attendees, and was the easiest I've ever done." Tina Forsyth, Author of The Entrepreneur's Trap
Mrs. Oswald Chambers
Author: Michelle Ule
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493406965
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Among Christian devotional works, My Utmost for His Highest stands head and shoulders above the rest, with more than 13 million copies sold. But most readers have no idea that Oswald Chambers's most famous work was not published until ten years after his death. The remarkable person behind its compilation and publication was his wife, Biddy. And her story of living her utmost for God's highest is one without parallel. Bestselling novelist Michelle Ule brings Biddy's story to life as she traces her upbringing in Victorian England to her experiences in a WWI YMCA camp in Egypt. Readers will marvel at this young woman's strength as she returns to post-war Britain a destitute widow with a toddler in tow. Refusing personal payment, Biddy proceeds to publish not just My Utmost for His Highest, but also 29 other books with her husband's name on the covers. All the while she raises a child alone, provides hospitality to a never-ending stream of visitors and missionaries, and nearly loses everything in the London Blitz during WWII. The inspiring story of a devoted woman ahead of her times will quickly become a favorite of those who love true stories of overcoming incredible odds, making a life out of nothing, and serving God's kingdom.
Publisher: Baker Books
ISBN: 1493406965
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Among Christian devotional works, My Utmost for His Highest stands head and shoulders above the rest, with more than 13 million copies sold. But most readers have no idea that Oswald Chambers's most famous work was not published until ten years after his death. The remarkable person behind its compilation and publication was his wife, Biddy. And her story of living her utmost for God's highest is one without parallel. Bestselling novelist Michelle Ule brings Biddy's story to life as she traces her upbringing in Victorian England to her experiences in a WWI YMCA camp in Egypt. Readers will marvel at this young woman's strength as she returns to post-war Britain a destitute widow with a toddler in tow. Refusing personal payment, Biddy proceeds to publish not just My Utmost for His Highest, but also 29 other books with her husband's name on the covers. All the while she raises a child alone, provides hospitality to a never-ending stream of visitors and missionaries, and nearly loses everything in the London Blitz during WWII. The inspiring story of a devoted woman ahead of her times will quickly become a favorite of those who love true stories of overcoming incredible odds, making a life out of nothing, and serving God's kingdom.
A Place for God
Author: Timothy Jones
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0385491581
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
These days more and more people are scheduling getaways to retreat centers for their spiritual well-being--over 1.2 million Catholics alone during 1997. Located throughout the United States and Canada, these centers cater to the needs of people seeking quiet time, regardless of religious affiliation. Retreat possibilities range from one day of solitude surrounded by nature, to a few days of quiet time under the guidance of a resident spiritual director, to a week experiencing the rigorous rhythms of community monastery life. In A PLACE FOR GOD, Timothy Jones shares the wisdom of his pilgrimages to retreat centers as diverse as a mountaintop hermitage overlooking the Pacific and a monastic oasis on Chicago's South Side. First he explains everything about retreats: what they are, why people go, how to prepare, what to pack, and what to do while there. Then he provides an extensive directory of over 250 retreat centers in all fifty states and Canada, complete with all the information readers need to contact the retreat center that is right for them. A PLACE FOR GOD is the perfect resource for anyone who wants to find spiritual fulfillment or simply a place to get away.
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0385491581
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 481
Book Description
These days more and more people are scheduling getaways to retreat centers for their spiritual well-being--over 1.2 million Catholics alone during 1997. Located throughout the United States and Canada, these centers cater to the needs of people seeking quiet time, regardless of religious affiliation. Retreat possibilities range from one day of solitude surrounded by nature, to a few days of quiet time under the guidance of a resident spiritual director, to a week experiencing the rigorous rhythms of community monastery life. In A PLACE FOR GOD, Timothy Jones shares the wisdom of his pilgrimages to retreat centers as diverse as a mountaintop hermitage overlooking the Pacific and a monastic oasis on Chicago's South Side. First he explains everything about retreats: what they are, why people go, how to prepare, what to pack, and what to do while there. Then he provides an extensive directory of over 250 retreat centers in all fifty states and Canada, complete with all the information readers need to contact the retreat center that is right for them. A PLACE FOR GOD is the perfect resource for anyone who wants to find spiritual fulfillment or simply a place to get away.
A Long Retreat
Author: Andrew Krivak
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466893818
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
This gorgeously written memoir, A Long Retreat, tells the story of one man's search for his religious calling-a search that led him to the Dominican Republic and Central Europe, to Moscow and the South Bronx, and finally into married life with a woman whose search for God coincided with his own. In 1990 Andrew Krivak-poet, yacht rigger, ocean lifeguard, student of the classics-entered the Society of Jesus. The heart of Jesuit training is the Long Retreat, thirty days of silence and prayer in which the Jesuit novice reflects on the Gospels and tests his desire for the priesthood. For Krivak, eight years of Jesuit formation turned out to be a long retreat in its own right, as he tested all his desires-for poetry, for travel, for independence, for love-against the pledge to do all "for the greater glory of God." And in this deeply affecting book the long retreat becomes a pattern for our own spiritual lives, enabling us to embrace our desire for solitude and perspective in our own circumstances, the way Krivak has in his new life as a husband, father, and writer. The search for God is finally the search for oneself, St. Augustine wrote. Krivak's story pushes past the awful stories of scandal in the Catholic Church to reveal why a modern, forward-looking man would yearn to be a priest. Unlike those stories, it has an happy ending-one in which we can recognize ourselves.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466893818
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
This gorgeously written memoir, A Long Retreat, tells the story of one man's search for his religious calling-a search that led him to the Dominican Republic and Central Europe, to Moscow and the South Bronx, and finally into married life with a woman whose search for God coincided with his own. In 1990 Andrew Krivak-poet, yacht rigger, ocean lifeguard, student of the classics-entered the Society of Jesus. The heart of Jesuit training is the Long Retreat, thirty days of silence and prayer in which the Jesuit novice reflects on the Gospels and tests his desire for the priesthood. For Krivak, eight years of Jesuit formation turned out to be a long retreat in its own right, as he tested all his desires-for poetry, for travel, for independence, for love-against the pledge to do all "for the greater glory of God." And in this deeply affecting book the long retreat becomes a pattern for our own spiritual lives, enabling us to embrace our desire for solitude and perspective in our own circumstances, the way Krivak has in his new life as a husband, father, and writer. The search for God is finally the search for oneself, St. Augustine wrote. Krivak's story pushes past the awful stories of scandal in the Catholic Church to reveal why a modern, forward-looking man would yearn to be a priest. Unlike those stories, it has an happy ending-one in which we can recognize ourselves.