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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity
Who are you becoming? That was the question nagging pastor and
author John Mark Comer. By outward metrics, everything appeared
successful. But inwardly, things weren't pretty. So he turned to a
trusted mentor for guidance and heard these words: 'Ruthlessly
eliminate hurry from your life. Hurry is the great enemy of the
spiritual life.' It wasn't the response he expected, but it
continues to be the answer he needs. Too often we treat the
symptoms of toxicity in our modern world instead of trying to
pinpoint the cause. A growing number of voices are pointing at
hurry, or busyness as a root of much evil. Within the pages of this
book, you'll find a compelling emotional and spiritual case against
hurry and in favour of a slower, simpler way of life.
40 Days with the Holy Spirit will inspire you to encounter God in
fresh and surprising ways. You'll develop stronger spiritual
muscles as you breathe, read, reflect, and pray-all with an eye to
cultivating a relationship with the least familiar member of the
Trinity. The book is interactive, offering the opportunity to write
and pray each day; intelligent, rooted in a rigorous study of
scripture, from Genesis to Revelation; and inviting, with 40
insightful, well-planned 20-30 minute daily exercises; and
prayerful, with 40 original prayers that capture each day's insight
into the deep, spiritual work of the Holy Spirit.
Squarely challenging a culture obsessed with success, an acclaimed
philosopher argues that failure is vital to a life well lived,
curing us of arrogance and self-deception and engendering humility
instead. Our obsession with success is hard to overlook. Everywhere
we compete, rank, and measure. Yet this relentless drive to be the
best blinds us to something vitally important: the need to be
humble in the face of life's challenges. Costica Bradatan mounts
his case for failure through the stories of four historical figures
who led lives of impact and meaning-and assiduously courted
failure. Their struggles show that engaging with our limitations
can be not just therapeutic but transformative. In Praise of
Failure explores several arenas of failure, from the social and
political to the spiritual and biological. It begins by examining
the defiant choices of the French mystic Simone Weil, who, in
sympathy with exploited workers, took up factory jobs that her
frail body could not sustain. From there we turn to Mahatma Gandhi,
whose punishing quest for purity drove him to ever more extreme
acts of self-abnegation. Next we meet the self-styled loser E. M.
Cioran, who deliberately turned his back on social acceptability,
and Yukio Mishima, who reveled in a distinctly Japanese
preoccupation with the noble failure, before looking to Seneca to
tease out the ingredients of a good life. Gleefully breaching the
boundaries between argument and storytelling, scholarship and
spiritual quest, Bradatan concludes that while success can make us
shallow, our failures can lead us to humbler, more attentive, and
better lived lives. We can do without success, but we are much
poorer without the gifts of failure.
You probably know what it's like to be driving down the road when you suddenly feel the vibration and hear the guh-guh-guh-guh-guh of the rumble strips--those groves in the pavement--warning you that you've drifted out of your lane. You didn't mean to get distracted. You only took your eyes off the road for a moment, but you drifted off course. And that's a lot like life, isn't it?
In Undistracted, Bob Goff lovingly yanks us back in our lane and helps us get back on track so we can live our lives with real purpose and joy.
In his trademark storytelling style, Bob helps us:
- Learn the destruction of distraction and the benefits of living a life of undistracted love and authentic connection
- Identify the distractions in our lives and either eliminate them or route around them
- Catch a vision of our future, undistracted selves where we can experience true happiness and joy
Bob's inspiring and entertaining stories in Undistracted show us what it looks like to live a beautiful and purposeful life rather than drifting aimlessly from one season to the next. He encourages us to fix our eyes on Jesus and harness life's distractions so we can find joy despite our circumstances.
This volume aims to offer a course on the spiritual life. The
author looks at ways in which the words people use can prevent them
from being aware of themselves and others. Sharing his own
inspirations and including anecdotes, he sets out to provide a
practical guide for people trying to live a Christian life.
Die gevangene in die derde sel is 'n boek vir almal wat omstandighede ervaar wat hulle nie verstaan nie. Dit is die dramatiese verhaal van Johannes die Doper wat in die gevangenis worstel om 'n Here wat nie aan sy verwagtings voldoen het nie, te verstaan.
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