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Lament is a profoundly spiritual act. In this article, 'Hopeful Lament' author Terra McDaniel shares how this sacred act is woven throughout Scripture and our shared histories, with wisdom for how visceral practices like walking a labyrinth can help us tend to our grief.
Christian George shares the ancient spiritual practice of pilgrimage, in which travel to sacred sites leads to the transformation of the soul. In engaging stories of his worldwide voyages, he follows in the footsteps of spiritual pilgrims from across the centuries. Discover what it means to be a pilgrim as you follow God wherever he leads.
We need companions on our spiritual journey. In this inviting guide, David G. Benner introduces readers to the riches of spiritual friendship and direction, explaining what they are and how they are practiced. Through prayerful, guided attunement to God's activity, sacred companions provide care for the soul, and Benner models the kind of traveling companion who can move us toward deeper intimacy with God.
Using illustrations from everyday church life and decades of ministry experience, David Rohrer carefully crafts a lively and realistic pastoral theology for ministry in the sacred wilderness. If you are a new pastor you have a sure guide here. If you are a veteran preacher you'll find just the refresher course you need to envigorate your ministry.
What does it mean to be a holy person? The answer might surprise you. This delightful yet challenging book from spiritual director Albert Haase provides practical wisdom for becoming holy--right in the midst of "ordinary" life. With brief, engaging chapters that include a few reflection questions, this book is designed to fit into our full lives.
Tricia McCary Rhodes offers us a fresh view of connecting to God, one that focuses on quality time and frees us from the rigidity of a devotional life that may feel stifled, grow stagnant, or bring about guilt when we can't keep up. Ideas at the end of each chapter and suggestions for prayer experiments give practical suggestions noticing God's work throughout each day.
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.
Tamara Park and a couple of friends flew to Rome and from there followed the footsteps of Helena, mother of the first Christian emperor of ancient Rome, on a meandering path to Jerusalem. Along the way, she sat on all sorts of benches and talked with all sorts of people about how they thought of God. This book is that story.
Bill Donahue and Keri Wyatt Kent present Jesus as the supreme Lord of the universe, yet as one who is also willing to share your suffering, understand your weaknesses and keep your trust. Jesus is your friend and wants to have a relationship with you. A Willow Creek Resource.
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Now a part of the IVP Signature Collection, this book explores daily life through the lens of liturgy—small practices and habits that form us. In each chapter, Tish Harrison Warren considers a common daily experience like making the bed, brushing her teeth, and losing her keys, and relates it to both spiritual practice and Sunday worship.