So you are ready to give someone you really care about advice. (This classifies you as a Spiritual Care Giver) It may be in the form of advice given to a friend, family member, or a professional acquaintance. It may also be in a more formal setting as a cell group leader, or a pastor helping a congregant. Whatever the case may be, the recipient is expecting to hear wisdom or something from the Lord. Yet, without the Holy Spirit, the advice given, at best, is man's understanding of Biblical principles. The author takes the reader on a journey to recognize the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and His supernatural intervention into a person's life.

Louise Omer was a Pentecostal preacher and faithful wife. But when her marriage crumbled, so did her beliefs. Haunted by questions about what it means to be female in religion that worships a male God, she left behind a church and home to ask women around the world: how can we exist in a patriarchal religion? And can a woman be holy? With less than GBP300 in her pocket and the conviction that she was following a divine path, Louise began a pilgrimage that has taken her to Mexican basilicas, Swedish cathedrals, Bulgarian mountains, and Moroccan mosques. Holy woman combines travel writing, feminist theology, and confessional memoir to interrogate modern religion and give a raw and personal exploration of spiritual life under patriarchy.

This second edition of Seeking and Soaring: Jewish Approaches to Spiritual Guidance and Development provides the opportunity to meet and learn from thirty-one spiritual guides, teachers and scholars from across the spectrum of Jewish practice. The field of Jewish spiritual guidance, (also called Jewish Spiritual Direction), is expanded through the addition of essays that illustrate sessions in progress and exploration of topics such as the power of incorporating ritual, authentic movement, Focusing, and experiences in nature.

Articles contributed by leading spiritual directors, scholars, and clergy: Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Estelle Frankel, Barry Bub, Diane Elliot, Howard Cohen, Jill Hammer, David Daniel Klipper, Goldie Milgram, Shefa Gold, Carola de Vries Robles, Marcia Prager, Joyce Reinitz, Carol Rose, Melinda Ribner, Hanna Tiferet Siegel, Shulamit Fagan, Nadya Gross, Anne Brener, Chaya Gusfield, Shohama Harris Wiener, Ellen Kaufman Dosick, Ruth Gan Kagan, Howard Avruhm Addison, Elliot GInsburg, Rami Shapiro, Burt Jacobson, Mitchell Chefitz, Sandra Sarah Cohen, David Zaslow, Shawn Israel Zevit, Raachel Nathan Jurovics, Wayne Dosick.

Praise for Seeking and Soaring The rich and varied essays in this second edition address the needs and yearning of contemporary Jews. You will find much to nourish your soul and enrich your practice as you companion people at moments of suffering and joy. -Barbara E. Breitman, co-editor Jewish Spiritual Direction: An Innovative Guide from Traditional and Contemporary Sources

"Glows with Spirit. A must read for all who seek or teach about a meaningful life. The occasional Hebrew words are carefully explained. The profession of spiritual direction is enriched with the publication of Seeking and Soaring." -Dale T. Irvin, President, New York Theological Seminary