Author: Helen Cepero Publisher: InterVarsity Press ISBN: 083089392X Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 165
Book Description
Helen Harmelink Cepero looks at how we can use journal writing to enhance and support other disciplines such as discernment, self-understanding, attention to God, prayer and more.
Author: Luann Budd Publisher: InterVarsity Press ISBN: 0830823379 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 191
Book Description
Luann Budd offers to help you get started journaling, and she introduces you to the power of writing as a spiritual discipline through helpful tips and examples from her own journals.
Author: Pat Schneider Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: 0199933987 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 316
Book Description
"When I begin to write, I open myself and wait. And when I turn toward an inner spiritual awareness, I open myself and wait." With that insight, Pat Schneider invites readers to contemplate their lives and deepest questions through writing. In seventeen concise thematic chapters that include meditations on topics such as fear, freedom, tradition in writing and in religions, forgiveness, joy, social justice, and death, How the Light Gets In gracefully guides readers through the artistic and spiritual questions that life offers to everyone. Praised as a "fuse lighter" by author Julia Cameron and "the wisest teacher of writing I know" by the celebrated writing guru Peter Elbow, Pat Schneider has lived a life of writing and teaching, passion and compassion. With How the Light Gets In, she delves beyond the typical "how-to's" of writing to offer an extended rumination on two inner paths, and how they can run as one. Schneider's book is distinct from the many others in the popular spirituality and creative writing genre by virtue of its approach, using one's lived experience--including the experience of writing--as a springboard for expressing the often ineffable events that define everyday life. Her belief that writing about one's own life leads to greater consciousness, satisfaction, and wisdom energizes the book and carries the reader elegantly through difficult topics. As Schneider writes, "All of us live in relation to mystery, and becoming conscious of that relationship can be a beginning point for a spiritual practice--whether we experience mystery in nature, in ecstatic love, in the eyes of our children, our friends, the animals we love, or in more strange experiences of intuition, synchronicity, or prescience."
Author: Christina Baldwin Publisher: Bantam ISBN: 9780553352023 Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 372
Book Description
“The wisdom is timeless and the updates fresh as Christina Baldwin brings this classic into a new century. Her clear, calm vision for writing as spiritual practice emanates from every page.”—Kathleen Adams, author of Journal to the Self In this classic book you will discover the intimate journey of personal and spiritual development that is possible through the practice of journal writing. In Life’s Companion, acclaimed author Christina Baldwin offers readers guidance and inspiration to this powerful way of expanding our inner horizons and opening our minds and spirits to a deeper relationship with the world and the people around us. Complete with enlightening quotations, exercises, sample journal entries, and techniques to nurture and encourage the writer and seeker within you, Life’s Companion will help you transform journaling into a powerful tool for self-growth, heightened awareness, and personal fulfillment.
Author: Sarah Stockton Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 0819225967 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 161
Book Description
A hands-on, practical resource for people who want to explore their relationship with God through writing. Unlike other books that focus on writing itself, Sarah Stockton focuses on the discoveries made--about one's self and about God--through meditation and creative journaling. A Pen and A Path is a book for anyone who wants to explore where God has been present in the various experiences of their life, past and present. Stockton, a spiritual director and writing teacher, walks readers through thirty-five separate topics, which can be read and worked on in order or in any sequence of interest to the reader. Topics explored include religious understandings such as how God is envisioned, how religious training formed (or didn't form) the reader, and how we envision ourselves as spiritual beings. Other chapters explore life stages: childhood, teenage years, elder years, as well as marriage, parenting, and sexuality. Focusing on emotions such as grief, shame, anger, and loneliness, as well as feelings about work provide readers with the opportunity to explore nearly any aspect of their life of faith.
Author: Karen Hering Publisher: Simon and Schuster ISBN: 1582705992 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 304
Book Description
"Through the power of everyday words, find and deepen your connection with faith and self in the spiritual practice of writing. Have you ever sought to wake that still, small voice within--the voice that gives expression to your greatest hopes, fears, dreams, and sorrows? Through the intersection of poetry and story, metaphor and mediation, history and culture, you have the power to. Perfect for today's spiritual seeker, Writing to Wake the Soul provides inspiration, practical guidance, and content-rich prompts to help you articulate and explore the difficult questions of our time. Its elegant narrative invites you to use words as a way to journey into a greater intimacy with your faith, your soul, and your relationship to the world. Whether you're a theist or atheist, agnostic or church-goer, accomplished writer or even a non-writer, this guide offers a thoughtful reflection on the enormous transformative power of words in our everyday lives. Featuring exercises for meditation, contemplation, and gentle self-examination, along with writing prompts on a wide spectrum of theological themes and spiritual practices, Writing to Wake the Soul will help you develop a greater connection to that voice, to the inner self, and to the timeless wisdom deep within you"--
Author: Samuel Ogunboye Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 0595446140 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 136
Book Description
This book deals with Spiritual Practices that will help people grow in faith. It shows us how Christian spiritual disciplines can become an integral part of how we live each day. Many Christians will benefit from this book, as it teaches us what it means to have a spiritual life and a continuous relationship with God. Pastors, laity, bishops, deacons, and other religious leaders will find this book useful, because it is practical theology that will strengthen the life, witness, and growth of their church ministry.
Author: Barbara L. Peacock Publisher: Baker Books ISBN: 1493441183 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 171
Book Description
Experience the Richer Spiritual Life You Long For In this world of frantic activity and constant entertainment, it can be hard to identify and embrace the rhythms that lead to true flourishing. Your spirit longs for a stronger connection to the divine, a clearer sense of personal spiritual growth, a closer relationship with your creator and redeemer. But how do you integrate this kind of inner growth into the realities of your outer life? If you long for a deeper experience of God as you journey through this life, Spiritual Practices for Soul Care offers 40 ways to help you put the spiritual disciplines into action each day. From prayer and meditation to serving and socializing to resting and healing, these simple, restorative practices will help you develop the kind of Christian walk you desire. If you have been frustrated by slow or stalled progress, or if you simply yearn to go deeper, now is the time to pause, take a breath, and awaken to your transformative soul care journey--starting today.
Author: ANNE. SAMSON Publisher: ISBN: 9781632214430 Category : Languages : en Pages : 124
Book Description
If you are interested in developing a spiritual practice that is guaranteed to enrich your prayer life, increase your gratitude, and help you connect with God's deep love, you have picked up the right book! This slim volume will walk with you step by step as you create, develop, and sustain your own Spiritual Journaling practice. Designed to help build your practice either alone or in a group setting, it includes writing prompts and meditative Exercises that will inspire and lead you to profound realizations of your Creator's love and care, as well as your own gifts and talents. This simple yet profound practice has the potential to enable you to identify and align your heart's desires with God's hope for your life. And it will help you to be happier and more mindful every day! All you need is a willing spirit, a journal to write in, and a decision to do this for yourself. Come along on this journey and reap the benefits and blessings of Spiritual Journaling! Be gentle with yourself, but do it, because you are worth it, you do have time, and you can do it! Anne Samson has taught Journaling as a Spiritual Practice classes and retreats for numerous years, as well as a variety of 12-Step and Energy Healing classes. She is the author of Abba House and Me: Prayer Changes Everything, a history of Abba House of Prayer and her own spiritual memoir of the time she was involved with Abba House, and My Memories: Island Roots, Sailor Dreams, a memoir told to her by her late husband José. She has been in 12-Step Recovery programs for nearly three decades, is a Reiki master teacher and a former special education teacher. Anne is also a freelance magazine writer who has been published in Reiki News and the Grapevine magazines.
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