Download or read book Introduction to the Spiritual Life written by Brant Pitre and published by Image. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling exploration of the biblical foundations, contemplative practices, and spiritual path of Jesus himself—from the bestselling author of The Case for Jesus “What happens when a biblical theologian explores classic spirituality? This book. Pitre’s students have asked, Why have we never heard this before? The reader wonders the same.”—Dr. David Fagerberg, author of Liturgical Mysticism The path of following Jesus is an ancient and storied spiritual tradition. Yet many believers are not familiar with the three major forms of prayer and the three stages of spiritual growth that exist to bring them closer to God. In his most personal book yet, Brant Pitre, PhD, draws on the riches of the Bible, the words of Jesus, and the writings of mystics across the centuries to shed light on the mystery—and wonder—of the spiritual life. Starting with the age-old belief that the path of prayer is not only informative but transformative, Dr. Pitre explores • the scriptural roots of the major forms of prayer: vocal prayer, meditation, and contemplation • the purgative, illuminative, and unitive stages of spiritual growth • the spiritual exercises of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving • the Jewish roots of the Lord’s Prayer • Lectio Divina: how to pray with the Bible • seven vices and their seven opposing virtues • the battle of prayer: how to deal with difficulty and distractions • the “dark night of the soul” in the Scriptures Full of sacred truths, contemplative insights, and practical steps, Introduction to the Spiritual Life is a biblical road map of the spiritual landscape that enables us to follow Jesus as our primary guide.

Download or read book God Faith and Health written by Jeff Levin and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2002-02-28 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Jeff Levin explores the latest compelling evidence of the connection between health and an array of spiritual beliefs and practices, including prayer, attending religious services, meditation, and faith in God. Drawing on his own and other published studies, Dr. Levin shows how religion's emphasis on healthy behaviors and supportive relationships influences one's overall health and how the optimism and hopefulness of those who profess faith promote the body's healing responses. Filled with dramatic personal stories, God, Faith, and Health will alter the way you think about your body and your faith and will show you the path to improving your own health through spiritual practice. "Jeff Levin writes with incredible clarity, style, and passion. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the religion-health connection, especially those wondering if such a connection exists at all." -Harold G. Koenig, M.D., Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, and author of The Healing Power of Faith "Beautifully written and packed with compelling scientific evidence for the spirituality-health connection . . . . With the precision of a scientist, the courage of a true pioneer, and the artistry of a storyteller, Levin reminds us of what we can no longer afford to ignore: that our spiritual life matters mightily to our health and well-being at every level." -Janet F. Quinn, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Nursing

Download or read book The Incredible Patience of God written by Lane Adams and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Soulistry Artistry of the Soul written by June Mack Maffin and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2011-04-16 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Re-connect with the intangible soul-essence of life through over 80 inspirational quotations and accompanying Soul-Questions.

Download or read book Ten Strategies to Nurture Our Spiritual Lives written by Leonard Doohan and published by . This book was released on 2014-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents ten key steps or strategies to support and express the faith of those individuals who seek to deepen their spirituality through personal commitment and group growth. These ten key components of spirituality enable dedicated adults to bring out the meaning of their faith and to facilitate their spiritual growth. It offers a program of reflection, discussion, planning, journaling, strategizing, and sharing.

Download or read book The Spiritual Life Grow Nurture Your Soul and Relationships written by Kelly Wallace and published by Intuitive Living. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject of spirituality is huge. It's also different from one person to the next. But, every human on this planet has something in common: They want to be happier and healthier. It seems like it should be such a simple thing to pursue, yet so few accomplish it in any big way. Why is it so difficult? Because, up to this point you've been attracting negative people or events, or being stagnant, or riding a roller coaster of highs and lows. In this short book I'll show you how to grow and nurture your soul and relationships. It doesn't take a lot of time or effort to do it either. Honestly, it's as easy as changing a few habits and your current ways of thinking. It's like switching a light from off to on. Soon you'll see life and everything in it more clearly. Goals will be easier to pursue. Relationships will transform or fall away as needed. Money and success will flow steadily as you live a spiritual life.

Download or read book How to Nurture Your Spiritual Life written by Lorena Evans and published by . This book was released on 2016-04-20 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I will walk you through the 5 steps to implementing the secrets to achieve Spiritual Freedom. This is a non-religious book focused on a holistic approach with practical view points that can be easily incorporated in our daily lives. I created several BONUS exercises to help you make these changes real and transform your life from the inside out!

Download or read book Fully Awake and Truly Alive written by Jane Elizabeth Vennard and published by SkyLight Paths Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fulfill the reality that the glory of God is the human fully alive. "Reverend Vennard is fearlessly awake to the wild dance of life. Rather than sleeping through life, she awakens to it. Rather than escaping from reality, she embraces it. Rather than distracting herself with a life to come, she dares to live the life that is. And she wants you to do all this as well. Read this book. Live this book. Wake up." --from the Foreword In a culture enthralled with technology, striving and speed, people of many faith traditions and no faith tradition long to slow down, pay attention and wake up to the present moment. They want help in realizing their hope that they can become more truly alive. This engaging and highly readable book offers you guidance for the journey. Sharing stories from her personal life as a spiritual seeker and from her professional career as a retreat leader, spiritual director and teacher, Reverend Jane Vennard illustrates the joys and frustrations of spiritual practice, offers insights from various religious traditions, and provides step-by-step exercises and meditations to practice: Caring for the body - Rest - Silence Solitude - Letting go - Community - Hospitality - Service - Living gratefully

Download or read book Nurturing Hope written by Lynne M. Baab and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trends and skills for those who offer pastoral care Christian pastoral care has changed a great deal in the past few decades in response to many factors in our rapidly changing world. In part 1 of Nurturing Hope, Lynne Baab discusses seven trends in pastoral care--shifts in who delivers pastoral care, the attitudes and commitments that undergird pastoral care, and societal trends that are shaping pastoral care today. She illustrates them with stories from diverse congregations where Christian caregivers are meeting those challenges in creative and exciting ways. In the second half of the book, Baab presents four practical, doable, energizing skills needed by pastoral carers in our time. Focusing on skills that help carers nurture connections between everyday life and Christian faith, she explores the need for carers to understand common stressors, listen, pray with others, and nurture their personal resilience. Grounded in an understanding of God as the true caregiver and healer, the author offers tips for readers who are training other pastoral carers or developing their own understanding and skills. Each chapter ends with discussion and reflection questions, making the book helpful for groups. Lynne Baab brings readers hope for their caring role and for their own spiritual journey.

Download or read book Get Your Spiritual Life written by Emma Risper and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-12-12 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grace and Peace Congratulations on your first step to developing a personal relationship with God.. Welcome to the Family of God. You have a new address now, it is: The Kingdom of God. The class was developed to aide you in your Christian walk. The class will further develop your personal relationship with our Lord and Savior, JESUS CHRIST. The purpose of this manual is to give you a concrete purpose of God’s word, basic information. This is a crawl before you walk guide. This guide's design is to nurture the born-again Christians in spiritual growth. You get instruction (teaching) not to store, but to use. Spiritual growth means spiritual maturity. When a person is born again, there is a parallel to a newborn baby. The child will only grow physically and mentally if they have proper nourishment or instruction. If they are not given proper nourishment or instruction, they may grow physically, but they will never be all that they can be. The same is true of the born-again Christian. When we are saved--we are delivered from hell. If you get proper nourishment or instructions, you will be delivered from hell on earth. We have a process to go through. Some people never change, we have to change, (2 Corinthians 5:17). If you are born again, God lives inside of you, not part of God, but all of God—just like a baby born with all of its parts. Our thinking does not comprehend all that we have, that is why we have to go through stages. So sit back, read. Learn and enjoy. Then apply!

Download or read book The Ministry of Nurture written by Duffy Robbins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1990 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thoughtful, comprehensive guide you will find ideas for encouraging spiritual growth in young people by one of the most authoritative voices in youth ministry today.

Download or read book Spontaneous Happiness written by Andrew Weil and published by Little, Brown Spark. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone wants to be happy. But what does that really mean? Increasingly, scientific evidence shows us that true satisfaction and well-being come only from within. Dr. Andrew Weil has proven that the best way to maintain optimum physical health is to draw on both conventional and alternative medicine. Now, in Spontaneous Happiness, he gives us the foundation for attaining and sustaining optimum emotional health. Rooted in Dr. Weil's pioneering work in integrative medicine, the book suggests a reinterpretation of the notion of happiness, discusses the limitations of the biomedical model in treating depression, and elaborates on the inseparability of body and mind. Dr. Weil offers an array of scientifically proven strategies from Eastern and Western psychology to counteract low mood and enhance contentment, comfort, resilience, serenity, and emotional balance. Drawn from psychotherapy, mindfulness training, Buddhist psychology, nutritional science, and more, these strategies include body-oriented therapies to support emotional wellness, techniques for managing stress and anxiety and changing mental habits that keep us stuck in negative patterns, and advice on developing a spiritual dimension in our lives. Lastly, Dr. Weil presents an eight-week program that can be customized according to specific needs, with short- and long-term advice on nutrition, exercise, supplements, environment, lifestyle, and much more. Whether you are struggling with depression or simply want to feel happier, Dr. Weil's revolutionary approach will shift the paradigm of emotional health and help you achieve greater contentment in your life.

Download or read book Tending the Holy written by Norvene Vest and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-11-01 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "God is mystery," writes Norvene Vest in the Introduction to Tending the Holy, "and every form of religion is an effort to respond faithfully to the mystery of God by whatever name. The Divine breaks through into human experience in many ways, and humans respond variously to the awesome experience of God." And those various responses are what the contributors to Tending the Holy document. In this provocative and cutting-edge collection readers are given the opportunity to see what spiritual direction looks like--and what questions are asked--through a variety of lenses. From an examination of the spiritual direction relationship in the Evangelical Christian tradition, to Buddhism and Hindu ones, to the better-known ones of the Benedictines, Carmelites, and Ignatians, and finally, to the contemporary lenses of feminism, Generation X, the institutional perspective, and even one based on the natural world and the spirituality of St. Francis, this collection explores unexplored territory. Tending the Holy is an important resource for spiritual directors and pastoral counselors. Contributors include: Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi (New York); Ven. Tejadhammo Bhikku (Sangha Lodge Buddhist Monastery, Australia); Chrisopher Key Chapple (Loyola Marymount University); Rabbi Zari Weiss (Seattle, Washington); Sr. Marian Cowan, CSJ (Sisters of St Joseph of Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri); Lisa Myers (La Canada, California); Dr. Michael Plattig (University of the Capuchins, Germany); Sister Katherine Howard, OSB (St. Benedict's Convent, St. Joseph, Minnesota); John H. Mostyn, CBC (Rome); The Rev. Dr. John Mabry ( San Francisco); Norvene Vest (Altadena, California), and The Rev. Dr. H. Paul Santmire (Watertown, Massachusetts). The Spiritual Directors International Series – This book is part of a special series produced by Morehouse Publishing in cooperation with Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global network of some 6,000 spiritual directors and members.

Download or read book Elevate Your Life Prompt Journal written by Shante Hassel and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prompt journal with 122 prompts to help you nurture spirit: Not sure what is meant by the fruits of the spirit? Or how to achieve them! Wonder no more!! Fruits of the spirit are behaviors of a healthy spirit. They include: - Love - Joy - Peace - Patience - Kindness - Goodness - Gentleness - Faithfulness - Self-control You don't have to be religious to recognize the value of these fruits. Nor do you need to religious to value and nurture your spiritual health. When you plant something and it bears fruit, it is obvious that you have done well. This fruit has bloomed, it has grown, and reached a point for you to harvest because you nurtured it. We use fruit as a metaphor in modern culture to communicate that our efforts have reaped results. These behaviors, and how they include you and your life, are all the fruits of your healthy spirit. Your ability to love, find happiness and peace, and exercise all these other behaviors show that your spirit is well, healthy, and at peace. When you read, Elevate Your Life: Nurture Your Fruits of the Spirit, you will learn in detail about each of these fruits and how they are connected to your spirit. You will also receive hands-on strategies for learning to cultivate these behaviors in your life because changing your actions can transform your spirit. When you hear the term "spiritual health," what do you think of? Most people believe that your spiritual health is about religion or your belief in God, but you would be mistaken if you narrowed your definition to include just that. The spirit is defined by each of us differently, and we each determine the rules, values, and principles that guide our lives as well as the virtues we find most important. When considering your own spiritual health and well-being, did you know? 1. Those with high levels of spirit health tend to enjoy great social, emotional, and physical health? 2. While religion and prayer can play a role in your spiritual health, you don't have to pray, go to church, or even believe in God to have a healthy spirit? 3. Believing in a higher power or having a guiding purpose in your life does not automatically mean your spirit is well and healthy? Getting in touch with your own spiritual health while nurturing and cultivating your own peace and inner joy is a crucial step for anyone interested in true wellness. You can learn more about how to embrace the fruits of the spirit and achieve inner peace when you read Elevate Your Life: Discover Nurture Your Fruits of the Spirit. This comprehensive guide will help you explore what it means to be spiritually healthy and to know and control your own inner peace. Protect and nurture your spirit today buy now.

Download or read book The Spirit Led Leader written by Timothy C. Geoffrion and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2005-11-14 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In our postmodern, experience-oriented culture, people are longing for greater authenticity, integrity, and depth in their pastors and leaders. Board directors, church members, and staff alike are all eagerly seeking leaders who effectively integrate their spirituality and leadership. Pastors and executives, however, often struggle with knowing how to integrate their spiritual values and practices into their leadership and management roles. Designed for pastors, executives, administrators, managers, coordinators, and all who see themselves as leaders and who want to fulfill their God-given purpose, The Spirit-Led Leader addresses the critical fusion of spiritual life and leadership for those who not only want to see results, but who also desire to care just as deeply about who they are and how they lead as they do about what they produce and accomplish. Geoffrion creates a new vision for spiritual leadership as partly an art, partly a result of careful planning, and always a working of the grace of God

Download or read book Our Life Is Love written by Marcelle Martin and published by . This book was released on 2016-02-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Life is Love describes the transformational spiritual journey of the first Quakers, who turned to the Light of Christ within and allowed it to be their guide. Many Friends today use different language, but are still called to make the same journey. In our time people seeking deeper access to the profound teachings of Christianity want more than just beliefs, they want direct experience. Focusing on ten elements of the spiritual journey, this book is a guide to a Spirit-filled life that affects this world. Quakers in the seventeenth century and today provide examples of people and communities living in the midst of the world whose radical understanding of Christ's teachings led them to become powerful agents of social change. The book offers a simple, clear explanation of the spiritual journey that is suitable not only for Quakers, but for all Christians, and for seekers wanting to better understand our spiritual experience and the fullness of God's call to us. The book would make an excellent focus for study groups. Marcelle Martin has led workshops at retreat centers and Quaker meetings across the United States. She served for four years as the resident Quaker Studies teacher at Pendle Hill and was a core teacher in the School of the Spirit program, The Way of Ministry. She is the author of the Pendle Hill pamphlets Invitation to a Deeper Communion and Holding One Another in the Light. In 2013 she was the Mullen Writing Fellow at Earlham School of Religion while working on this book.

Download or read book Nurturing Your Faith written by Nicholas Anthony Robertson and published by Reason with Robdon. This book was released on 2024-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to "Nurturing Your Faith: A Guide to Discipleship and Spiritual Growth." This guide is not just another book on spirituality; it is a roadmap-a compass to help you navigate the twists and turns of your faith journey and to discover the abundant life that comes from walking closely with Christ. In the pages that follow, you will embark on a transformative adventure-a journey of exploration, discovery, and growth. You will delve into the timeless truths of Scripture, uncovering hidden treasures and unlocking the mysteries of God's Word. You will engage in soul-searching reflection, confronting the barriers that hinder your spiritual growth and discovering the pathways to deeper intimacy with God. But this guide is more than just a collection of ideas and theories; it is a practical tool-a blueprint for action and transformation. Each chapter is filled with practical insights, actionable steps, and real-life examples to help you apply the principles of discipleship to your everyday life. From prayer and meditation to community and service, you will learn how to cultivate a vibrant, thriving faith that permeates every aspect of your being. So, are you ready to embark on this journey of faith? Are you ready to step out of the shadows of doubt and uncertainty and into the radiant light of God's truth and love? If so, then turn the page, dear friend, and let the adventure begin. The path may be challenging at times, and the road may be long, but remember this: you do not walk alone. The God who calls you is faithful, and He will guide you, sustain you, and empower you every step of the way. So, let us journey together, hand in hand, as we explore the depths of our faith, nurture our souls, and grow ever closer to the heart of our Creator. Are you ready? Then let us begin.