Soul Care in African American Practice
By: Barbara L. Peacock
4.03
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Christianity Today Award of Merit In the midst of our hectic, overscheduled lives, caring for the s…
Want to Read $ 12.06"For centuries, African American leaders have been tenacious in pursuing a relationship with Yahweh. This fight has led to the spiritual maturity of many in spite of persecution, obstacles, oppression, racism, degradation, segregation, and disappointment."-Barbara L. Peacock, Soul Care in African American Practice
"For centuries, African American leaders have been tenacious in pursuing a relationship with Yahweh. This fight has led to the spiritual maturity of many in spite of persecution, obstacles, oppression, racism, degradation, segregation, and disappointment."-Barbara L. Peacock, Soul Care in African American Practice
"In carrying out his mandate, it is evident that, in addition to being a man of prayer, Dr. King was a contemplative, Dr. Ruth Haley Barton, founder of the Transforming Center, affirmed the inclusion of contemplation and prayerfulness in his life when, in honor of Martin Luther King Day in January 2010, she wrote that Dr. King’s “life was characterized by a powerful integration of prayer and contemplation with a profound commitment to decisive and loving action in the world.’ Barton’s insight is extremely valuable in the discussion of the power of prayer and spiritual direction from an African American perspective. In identifying Dr. King as a man of contemplative action, she included a clear definition of that term: ‘Contemplative action is action that emerges from our real encounters with God. It is doing what God calls us to do when he calls us to do it - no matter how afraid we are or how ill-equipped we feel. Contemplative action is the willingness to go beyond being primarily concerned for our own safety and survival to the place where we know that our real life is hidden with Christ in God no matter what happens to our physical life. Contemplative action is doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right Spirit, completely given over to a Power that is beyond our own - even, and perhaps most especially, when the risks are very great. This kind of action is impossible without being radically in touch with the Source of our life through prayer and contemplation."-Barbara L. Peacock, Soul Care in African American Practice
"In carrying out his mandate, it is evident that, in addition to being a man of prayer, Dr. King was a contemplative, Dr. Ruth Haley Barton, founder of the Transforming Center, affirmed the inclusion of contemplation and prayerfulness in his life when, in honor of Martin Luther King Day in January 2010, she wrote that Dr. King’s “life was characterized by a powerful integration of prayer and contemplation with a profound commitment to decisive and loving action in the world.’ Barton’s insight is extremely valuable in the discussion of the power of prayer and spiritual direction from an African American perspective. In identifying Dr. King as a man of contemplative action, she included a clear definition of that term: ‘Contemplative action is action that emerges from our real encounters with God. It is doing what God calls us to do when he calls us to do it - no matter how afraid we are or how ill-equipped we feel. Contemplative action is the willingness to go beyond being primarily concerned for our own safety and survival to the place where we know that our real life is hidden with Christ in God no matter what happens to our physical life. Contemplative action is doing the right thing, at the right time, in the right Spirit, completely given over to a Power that is beyond our own - even, and perhaps most especially, when the risks are very great. This kind of action is impossible without being radically in touch with the Source of our life through prayer and contemplation."-Barbara L. Peacock, Soul Care in African American Practice
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1. Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence
By: Ruth Haley Barton , Dallas Willard
4.34
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Winner of a Christianity Today 2005 Book Award! To seek to fill a book with words about moving beyo… read more
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"We are starved for quiet, to hear the sound of sheer silence that is the presence of God himself."-Ruth Haley Barton, Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence
2. Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
By: Timothy J. Keller
4.35
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Reason for God and The Songs of Jesus and a nationally… read more
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"The true god of your heart is what your thoughts effortlessly go to when there is nothing else demanding your attention."-Timothy J. Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
"When people say, "I know God forgives me, but I can't forgive myself," they mean that they have failed an idol, whose approval is more important than God's."-Timothy J. Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
"People "at the top" are eager to attribute their position to their own intellect, savvy, and hard work. The reality is much more complicated. Personal connections, family environment, and what appear…"-Timothy J. Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
"When anything in life is an absolute requirement for your happiness and self-worth, it is essentially an ‘idol,’ something you are actually worshiping. When such a thing is threatened, your anger is …"-Timothy J. Keller, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters
3. Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
By: Margaret Guenther
4.23
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Guenther uses the images of the spiritual director as host, teacher, and midwife to describe the mi… read more
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"While I haven’t yet reached this state of detachment, I have spent too long with the day-to-day realities of mothering to be sentimental about it. If I am now perceived as a motherly person, I would …"-Margaret Guenther, Holy Listening: The Art of Spiritual Direction
4. Breaking the Huddle: How Your Community Can Grow Its Witness
By: Doug Schaupp , Don Everts , Val Gordon
3.85
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
Most Christians are stuck in the huddle. Even though we believe in outreach, most communities tend … read more
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5. I Once Was Lost: What Postmodern Skeptics Taught Us about Their Path to Jesus
By: Doug Schaupp , Don Everts
3.18
Format: 183 pages, Paperback
How do people come to Jesus in today's postmodern culture? Not by a mechanical, linear process of c… read more
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6. The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction (The Pastoral series, #4)
By: Eugene H. Peterson
4.29
Format: None pages, Paperback
Any pastor who needs and wants to get back to basics will do well to absorb this book. Eugene Peter… read more
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7. The Sacred Enneagram: Finding Your Unique Path to Spiritual Growth
By: None
4.16
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
For all the ways we live unawakened lives, the enneagram is here to help. The Sacred Enneagramis a … read more
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8. Mentor for Life: Finding Purpose through Intentional Discipleship
By: Natasha Sistrunk Robinson
2.96
Format: 63 pages, Paperback
Though churches are filled with good ministry programming--activities, outreach events, and an endl… read more
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9. Prophetic Lament: A Challenge to the Western Church
By: Soong-Chan Rah
4.23
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
When Soong-Chan Rah planted an urban church in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his first full sermon seri… read more
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10. The Way of the Heart: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
By: Henri J.M. Nouwen
3.94
Format: 489 pages, Paperback
Henry J.M. Nouwen, one of the greatest of all spiritual writers, invites us to search deeply for th… read more
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11. Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
By: J.I. Packer , Donald S. Whitney , Rita J. Platt
4.28
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Drawn from a rich heritage, "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life" will guide you through a… read more
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"Discipline without direction is drudgery."-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
"If people threw away their money as thoughtlessly as they throw away their time, we would think them insane. Yet time is infinitely more precious than money because money can’t buy time."-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
"The end —that is, the purpose of practicing the Disciplines —is godliness. I define godliness as both closeness to Christ and conformity to Christ, a conformity that’s both inward and outward, a grow…"-J.I. Packer, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
12. The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery
By: David G. Benner
3.89
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
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13. The Critical Journey: Stages in the Life of Faith
By: Robert A. Guelich , None
4.33
Format: 306 pages,
The Critical Journey, at its core, is a description of the spiritual journey: our response to our f… read more
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14. Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction
By: None
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Candlelight offers an intimate view of spiritual direction through written re-enactments of actual … read more
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15. The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire
By: None
4.12
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
How and why did the early church grow in the first four hundred years despite disincentives, harass… read more
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16. Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News
By: Brian Zahnd
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
Does God's Wrath Define Christianity? Or Does God's Love? In his famous sermon -Sinners in the Hand… read more
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17. The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
By: Tim Alberta
4.45
Format: 506 pages, Kindle Edition
Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in Americ… read more
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18. The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus
By: Rich Villodas
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
During our chaotic times, discover five forgotten values that can spark internal growth and help us… read more
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"Adam and Eve hid behind a tree, naked and conquered by shame. But Jesus hung on a tree, naked, and conquered shame. In Jesus, shame doesn’t have the last word."-Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus
"Sabbath is not a reward for hard work. Sabbath is a gift that precedes work and enables us to work. (…) As with God’s Grace, rest is never a reward; it’s a gift."-Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus
"The reason we are hospitable is to open our hearts to others in the way that God has opened His heart to us. (...) As the theologian Henri Nouwen said, "Hospitality is not to change people, but to of…"-Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus
"When I get to the portion that says, "Lead us not into temptation," That (...) doesn't mean that God leads us into temptation; rather, (...) It's us essentially saying, "Lord, (...) I'm vulnerable. D…"-Rich Villodas, The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus
19. Worthy
By: Jada Pinkett Smith
3.64
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A gripping, painfully honest, and ultimately inspirational memoir from global superstar and creator… read more
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20. How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
By: Esau McCaulley
4.62
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
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"There is no Black faith that doesn't wrestle with the problem of evil. My reply to these questions is: We who have suffered must have some say in how that suffering is interpreted. We won the right, …"-Esau McCaulley, How Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family's Story of Hope and Survival in the American South
21. Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
By: Sarah Bessey
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A nurturing and hopeful collection of practices to help an emerging generation of Christians reconn… read more
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"And yet religion in our modern era seems mostly concerned with systematizing theology, charting time lines, answering questions, and making God small and knowable. We have created a God we can regula…"-Sarah Bessey, Field Notes for the Wilderness: Practices for an Evolving Faith
22. Greater Good (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #2)
By: Timothy Zahn
4.15
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Thrawn and his allies race to save the Chiss Ascendancy from an unseen enemy in the second book in … read more
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"Eyes held high in pride are less able to see uneven ground ahead."-Timothy Zahn, Greater Good (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #2)
"Because it's easier?" Samakro growled. "This is the Expansionary Defense Fleet, Caregiver. We don't do things just because they're easier. We do things because they work."-Timothy Zahn, Greater Good (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #2)
"If you can't tell him, can you at least tell me?" Wutroow asked. "I especially can't tell you," Ar'alani said, giving her a wry smile. "Your brain is the one I rely on to make sure mine is functionin…"-Timothy Zahn, Greater Good (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #2)
"Thalias looked at Thrawn. "What happens if she doesn't do this?" "Perhaps nothing," Thrawn said. "The analysts may not find anything suspicious, and then all will be well. If they do, there may be tr…"-Timothy Zahn, Greater Good (Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy, #2)
23. The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor's Heart
By: Harold L. Senkbeil
4.33
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
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24. Seeking God Together: An Introduction to Group Spiritual Direction
By: Alice Fryling
4.20
Format: 152 pages, Paperback
The Spirit is speaking. Can you hear him? If you're longing to become more attentive to God--to lis… read more
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"The purpose of spiritual direction groups is formation . Spiritual formation is "a process of being conformed to the image of Christ for the sake of others." The intentional goal of group spiritual d…"-Alice Fryling, Seeking God Together: An Introduction to Group Spiritual Direction
"When I heard about spiritual direction, I felt as if I was seeing an old friend I had never met. Spiritual direction (this new old friend) led me deeper into the love of God. Spiritual direction help…"-Alice Fryling, Seeking God Together: An Introduction to Group Spiritual Direction
"...good listeners have a humble perspective. Humility in listening means that we let go of preconceived opinions, we let go of the need to be right, we let go of our own insecurities, and we let go o…"-Alice Fryling, Seeking God Together: An Introduction to Group Spiritual Direction
"The temptation to pretend we know God's plan is a strong one. All of us have succumbed to it in one way or another. The point is not whether or not we are right l we may be. The point to remember is …"-Alice Fryling, Seeking God Together: An Introduction to Group Spiritual Direction
25. Social Justice for the Sensitive Soul: How to Change the World in Quiet Ways
By: Dorcas Cheng-Tozun
4.09
Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition
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26. Calling in Context: Social Location and Vocational Formation
By: Susan L. Maros
3.93
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
"I don't care for vocational books written in the United States; they're too American." When Susan … read more
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27. Callings: Twenty Centuries of Christian Wisdom on Vocation
By: William C. Placher
3.62
Format: 468 pages, Paperback
What am I going to do with my life? is a question that young people commonly face, while many not-s… read more
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28. Soul Care in African American Practice
By: Barbara L. Peacock
4.03
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
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"For centuries, African American leaders have been tenacious in pursuing a relationship with Yahweh. This fight has led to the spiritual maturity of many in spite of persecution, obstacles, oppression…"-Barbara L. Peacock, Soul Care in African American Practice
"In carrying out his mandate, it is evident that, in addition to being a man of prayer, Dr. King was a contemplative, Dr. Ruth Haley Barton, founder of the Transforming Center, affirmed the inclusion …"-Barbara L. Peacock, Soul Care in African American Practice
29. Spiritual Theology: A Systematic Study of the Christian Life
By: Simon Chan
4.01
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
Academy of Parish Clergy Top Ten Book Theology is "the doctrine of living unto God," wrote the Puri… read more
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30. Spiritual Practices of Jesus: Learning Simplicity, Humility, and Prayer with Luke's Earliest Readers
By: Catherine J. Wright
3.79
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
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31. The Innovative Church: How Leaders and Their Congregations Can Adapt in an Ever-Changing World
By: Scott Cormode
4.09
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The church as we know it is calibrated for a world that no longer exists. It needs to recalibrate i… read more
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