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Spiritual Disciplines Handbook Practices That Transform Us

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ISBN-10: 0830833307

ISBN-13: 9780830833306

Edition: 2005

Authors: Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

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Fasting. Solitude. Contemplative prayer. Lectio divina.Have you heard about these practices and wanted to try them? Have you wandered from one practice to another not sure quite what to do? Are you overwhelmed by all the to-dos of your spiritual life?We have good desires--for a more intimate prayer life, perhaps, or deeper insight from God's Word--but we don't know how to get there. So we give up our pursuit, tired from wandering aimlessly, and end up feeling guilty and more distant from God instead of closer.In the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook Adele Calhoun gives us directions for our journey toward intimacy with Christ. While the word discipline may make us want to run and hide, the…    
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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 11/19/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 293
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Adele Ahlberg Calhoun (MA, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) has worked in Christian ministry for over thirty years and is currently copastor, with her husband, Doug, of Redeemer Community Church in Needham, Massachusetts. She was formerly pastor of spiritual formation at Christ Church in Oak Brook, Illinois. A trained spiritual director, she has taught courses at Wheaton College and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary. In the early 1970s she helped pioneer student work with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. She has also worked with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in New England and Canada and with the International Fellowship…    

Acknowledgments
The Spiritual Disciplines and Desires
Introduction: Discovering Your Desire
Worship
Celebration
Gratitude
Holy Communion
Rule for Life
Sabbath
Worship
Open Myself to God
Contemplation
Examen
Journaling
Practicing the Presence
Rest
Retreat
Self-Care
Simplicity
Slowing
Teachability
Unplugging
Relinquish the False Self
Confession and Self-Examination
Detachment
Discernment
Secrecy
Silence
Solitude
Spiritual Direction
Submission
Share my Life with Others
Accountability Partner
Chastity
Community
Covenant Group
Discipling
Hospitality
Mentoring
Service
Small Group
Spiritual Friendship
Unity
Witness
Hear God's Word
Bible Study
Devotional Reading
Meditation
Memorization
Incarnate the Love of Christ
Care of the Earth
Compassion
Control of the Tongue
Humility
Justice
Stewardship
Truth Telling
Pray
Breath Prayer
Centering Prayer
Contemplative Prayer
Conversational Prayer
Fasting
Fixed-Hour Prayer
Inner-Healing Prayer
Intercessory Prayer
Labyrinth Prayer
Liturgical Prayer
Prayer Partners
Praying Scripture
Prayer of Recollection
Prayer Walking
Spiritual Growth Planner
A Series on Spiritual Disciplines for the Congregation
Suggestions for Spiritual Mentors
Using the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook with Small Groups
Names for Worshiping God
One Anothers
Postures for Prayer
Spending Time with God
Suggestions for Fasting Prayer for the Church
Seasons, Stages and Ages of Transformation
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of Spiritual Disciplines