Sacred Rhythms

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From chapter one of Sacred Rhythms:
"^^l^our desire for more of God than you have right now, ( ^
your longing for love, your need for deeper levels of
spiritual transformation than you have experienced so far .
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is the truest thing about you. You might think that your woundedness or your sinfulness is the truest thing about : ^ ^
you or that your giftedness or your personality type or ' '
your job title or your identity as husband or wife, mother or father, somehow defines you. But in reality, it is your desire for God and your capacity to reach for more ofGod . ¦
than you have right noM> that is the deepest essence of who you are From this place we cry out to God for deeper union with him and with others.
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Ruth Haley Barton is a spiritual director, retreat leader and teacher trained through the Shalem 1 nstitute for Spiritual Formation and the Pathways Center for Spiritual Leadership. She is cofounder of the Transforming Center and author of spiritual... Tovább

Fülszöveg

From chapter one of Sacred Rhythms:
"^^l^our desire for more of God than you have right now, ( ^
your longing for love, your need for deeper levels of
spiritual transformation than you have experienced so far .
\
is the truest thing about you. You might think that your woundedness or your sinfulness is the truest thing about : ^ ^
you or that your giftedness or your personality type or ' '
your job title or your identity as husband or wife, mother or father, somehow defines you. But in reality, it is your desire for God and your capacity to reach for more ofGod . ¦
than you have right noM> that is the deepest essence of who you are From this place we cry out to God for deeper union with him and with others.
J
/ /
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A.
Ruth Haley Barton is a spiritual director, retreat leader and teacher trained through the Shalem 1 nstitute for Spiritual Formation and the Pathways Center for Spiritual Leadership. She is cofounder of the Transforming Center and author of spiritual formation books and resources, including Invitation to Solitude and Silence, Longing for More (both InterVarsity Press) and An Ordinary Day with Jesus (Willow Creek Resources).
Educated at Wheaton College and Northern Baptist Theological Seminary, Barton has served on the pastoral staff at several different churches, including Willow Creek Community Church. Ruth, her husband, Chris, and their family live in the Chicago area.
"There is more to life than what most of us are living. This volume ser\'es as a great primer for helping us get in touch with and follow our longings—all the way to God!"
Reggie McNeal, author of The Present Future and A Work of Heart
"Too many people are suffering with CFS (Christian Fatigue Syndrome). Ruth Haley Barton is herself a CFS sun ivor, and she shares here—in a warm and personal yet lucid and thoughtfi-il writing st)'le—how she has been restored to life's sacred rhythms. My experience mirrors hers, and 1 enthusiastically recommend this book."
Brian McLaren, speaker and author of A Nnv Kind of Christian
"Our natiu'al tendency is to push, work longer and strive. In a kind, compelling and beautifiil N'oice Ruth Haley Barton invites us to listen to an inner pulse that can be heard only when we are quiet. The path is one that Ruth has walked with honesty and integrity. The fruit of her labor is a sweet call to know our lives need not be harried or harbor fruitless exhaustion."
Dan B. Allender, President, Mars Hill Graduate School.andauthorofTfe WonMiieJHeart and To Be Told
"Ruth Haley Barton offers wise, sane and concrete help for people who are ready for the 'more' of God amidst their busy lives, and want a better way to arrange their lives to receive God's transforming presence. . . . She grounds these practices in our own deepest desires, connecting those desires with God's desire for our well-being."
Tilden Edwards, author of Sabbath Time and livingin the Presence
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piritual disciplines open us to God's transforming love and the changes that only God can bring about in our lives. Picking up on the monastic tradition of creating a "rule of life" that allows for regular space for the practice of the spiritual disciplines, this book takes you more deeply into understanding seven key disciplines along with practical ideas for weaving them into everyday life. Each chapter includes exercises to help you begin the practices--individually and in a group context. The final chapter puts it all together in a way that will help you arrange your life for spiritual transformation.
The choice to establish your own sacred rhythm is the most important choice you can make with your life. Vissza