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  • Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions, By Casey Tygrett
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    Becoming Curious

    A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions

    by Casey Tygrett
    Foreword by James Bryan Smith

    Curiosity is essential to growth.A little curiosity moves us deeper into the lives of the people around us.A little curiosity leads to opportunities we never knew existed. A little curiosity helps us understand our own strange emotions.A little curiosity, if focused on Jesus, will make us more like him.Pastor and spiritual director Casey Tygrett loves to ask questions. "There's ...

  • Life in the Spirit: Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective, Edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis
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    Life in the Spirit

    Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective

    Wheaton Theology Conference Series

    Edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis

    This volume, edited by Jeffrey P. Greenman and George Kalantzis, marks another compilation from the Wheaton Theology Conference. 2009's event produced the wealth of work represented here exploring the theological foundations for a faithful approach to the church practices that contribute to spiritual formation, that is, to our sanctification in the power of the Holy Spirit. Including essays from ...

  • Mirror for the Soul: A Christian Guide to the Enneagram, By Alice Fryling
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    Mirror for the Soul

    A Christian Guide to the Enneagram

    by Alice Fryling

    "Who in the world am I?"

    The Enneagram is like a mirror, reflecting dimensions of ourselves that are sometimes hard to see. In this helpful guide, spiritual director and Enneagram teacher Alice Fryling offers an introduction to each number of the Enneagram and their respective triads. More than just helping us discern our number, this book relates the Enneagram to our spiritual ...

  • Finding Freedom in Constraint: Reimagining Spiritual Disciplines as a Communal Way of Life, By Jared Patrick Boyd
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    Finding Freedom in Constraint

    Reimagining Spiritual Disciplines as a Communal Way of Life

    by Jared Patrick Boyd
    Foreword by Todd D. Hunter

    The constraints of the spiritual life, practiced in community, are what set us free. Practicing spiritual disciplines can seem difficult, especially when we undertake them as isolated individuals. But we were never meant to practice them alone.

    Jared Patrick Boyd reveals how the constraints practiced in Christian community shape us into the way of Christ. He re-anchors the ...

  • The Way Is Made by Walking: A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago, By Arthur Paul Boers
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    The Way Is Made by Walking

    A Pilgrimage Along the Camino de Santiago

    by Arthur Paul Boers
    Foreword by Eugene H Peterson

    The Word Guild Canadian Christian Writing Awards finalist

    Pilgrimage is a spiritual discipline not many consider. Aren't the destinations far? Don't they involve a lot of time and walking? Just a few years ago, Arthur Paul Boers wasn't thinking about pilgrimage either. But he began to sense a deep call from God to walk the five-hundred-mile pilgrimage route known as Camino ...

  • Saying Is Believing: The Necessity of Testimony in Adolescent Spiritual Development, By Amanda Hontz Drury
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    Saying Is Believing

    The Necessity of Testimony in Adolescent Spiritual Development

    by Amanda Hontz Drury

    "I have seen and I testify . . ." (John 1:34)The idea of giving one's testimony often evokes summer church camps, evangelistic revivals, mission trips and baptisms. Like an eyewitness called to testify in a courtroom, sharing a testimony of faith is for specific people at special moments.But what if our view of testimony is all wrong? According to Amanda Drury, testimony is not merely about describing ...

  • Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey, By Sharon Garlough Brown
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    Sensible Shoes

    A Story about the Spiritual Journey

    Sensible Shoes Series

    by Sharon Garlough Brown

    Over 200,000 Copies Sold Worldwide!

    Four Strangers, One Retreat Center, A Story of Transformation

    Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they embark together on a journey ofspiritual formation:

    Hannah, a pastor who doesn't realize how exhausted she is.

    Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester who is haunted by her past.

    Mara, ...

  • Here in Spirit: Knowing the Spirit Who Creates, Sustains, and Transforms Everything, By Jonathan K. Dodson
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    Here in Spirit

    Knowing the Spirit Who Creates, Sustains, and Transforms Everything

    by Jonathan K. Dodson

    “I'll be there in spirit.”We say this knowing it isn't really possible. Yet we often find ourselves dislocated from the present, inattentive to things in front of us: people, work, culture, ministry opportunities, prayer, and eventhe Spirit himself. The Holy Spirit, however, relocates us in the present, motivating us to fully engage whatever God puts before us. Instead of relating ...

  • Listening to God in Times of Choice: The Art of Discerning God's Will, By Gordon T. Smith
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    Listening to God in Times of Choice

    The Art of Discerning God's Will

    by Gordon T. Smith

    All Christians yearn to live at the center of God's will. But how to discern his will is an art that eludes many of us. And the advice we get often conflicts.Some tell us to look for a divine "blueprint"-the one perfect plan for our lives that we need to find. We are encouraged to search the Scriptures and hunt for signs, trying to uncover the map of our lives that God has drawn.Others have rejected ...

  • The Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life, By Casey Tygrett
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    The Practice of Remembering

    Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life

    by Casey Tygrett
    Foreword by Marlena Graves

    "The Practice of Remembering does something no other book I have seen dares to do. It explores the importance of memory in our spiritual formation. Our experiences, memories, and stories form a script that influences our lives in deep ways. This beautifully written, honest book is full of much-needed wisdom. Prepare to be changed." – James Bryan Smith, author of The Good and Beautiful ...