Desert Sojourn
Desert Sojourn

Author: Debi Holmes-Binney

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2011-07-12

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1580054188

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The idea of a journey without companions is too daunting for most travelers. Not so the women of this collection. These contemporary pioneers savor the ultimate freedom of solo travel. Marybeth Bond discovers the dubious pleasures of desert camel-riding when she decides to follow an ancient Indian trading route. Faith Adiele, a black Buddhist nun, enters a deserted train station at 3:00 a.m. in a Thai village controlled by armed bandits. Ena Singh negotiates with Russian police to visit the blue-domed city of Samarkand. In A Woman Alone, these women and others tell their funny, thrilling, occasionally terrifying, ultimately transformative stories of navigating some of the most unusual destinations on the globe.

Desert Sojourn
Desert Sojourn

Author: Debi Holmes-Binney

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 2000-05-22

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1580050409

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At age 31, having left a stifling decade-long marriage, Debi Holmes Binney set off alone into the harsh Utah desert to find direction and spiritual renewal. Armed with only basic supplies and her writing journals, she spent an extended sojourn in a place by turns physically terrifying, psychologically invigorating, and gloriously beautiful. Her moving account will appeal to both physical and spiritual adventurers.

Wilderness Sojourn
Wilderness Sojourn

Author: David Douglas

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Published: 1989-09

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780060619930

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Douglas' journal of a seven-day trek in the Southwest explores the spiritual meaning of the wilderness experience. 8 line drawings.

Desert Transformations
Desert Transformations

Author: Christian Frevel

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Published: 2020-02-11

Total Pages: 595

ISBN-13: 3161539672

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"Christian Frevel brings the Book of Numbers' regularly misunderstood interplay between narrative and legislative material into a new light, examining its texts equally as inner-biblical interpretations and tradition-bound innovations. The studies of this volume reveal the thematic diversity of the book against a backdrop of its literary emergence within the Penta- and Hexateuch." --provided by publisher, book jacket back cover.

The Gift of Years
The Gift of Years

Author: Joan Chittister

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781933346335

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Looks at the many dimensions of aging and considers the joys of this special stage of life as well as the rewards of being open to new experiences and new relationships.

Landscape as Sacred Space
Landscape as Sacred Space

Author: Steven Lewis

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2005-07-15

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 1725242761

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Steven Lewis's Landscape as Sacred Space: Metaphors for the Spiritual Journey invites new discussions about our spiritual journeys and allows seekers to rethink approaches to Christian spirituality and theology in light of postmodernity. Landscape metaphors provide a common and accessible language to articulate one's spiritual journey. Spiritual mountains, deserts, and valleys are dominant landscapes on our journey through life. Most people have experienced the joy of a mountaintop spiritual experience, the pain of spiritual deserts, or perhaps the dreariness too often associated with spiritual valleys. There is a tendency, however, to highlight spiritual mountaintops, while avoiding spiritual deserts and ignoring spiritual valleys. This leaves many Christians ill-equipped either to deal with crises or to integrate God into ordinary life. Each landscape offers rich lessons that, when combined together, lead us toward a maturing faith and into a deeper relationship with God. Landscape as Sacred Space is intended to aid those who search for more meaningful ways to articulate their faith journey. The book grants permission to struggle with life's landscapes, provides safe spaces to reflect on the journey, and introduces language that enables exploration and discovery.

Learning the Language of the Soul
Learning the Language of the Soul

Author: Andrew D Mayes

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2016-05-09

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0814647510

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How can we describe to others what is happening to us on our spiritual journey? How can we depict the spiritual road that we are taking—experiences of prayer, transitions that we travel through, impediments that we face—and externalize into words the interior experiences? In this spiritual lexicon, Andrew Mayes explores creative and inspirational metaphors to equip anyone wanting to communicate effectively about their faith or life of prayer. Learning the Language of the Soul is a handbook that will prove indispensable to spiritual directors, evangelists, and all sharing in the witness of the church today. It will loosen our tongues as we discover images from both the classic Christian tradition and contemporary culture that help us express and develop a spiritual literacy by which we share with others the joys and struggles of the inner life.

A Fragile Hope
A Fragile Hope

Author: Charles R. Ringma

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 172528703X

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We are living in challenging times. And it is easy to escape, pine for the "good old days," or unrealistically dream our way into the future. Instead, we are invited, in this book, to face our troubled world, to identify our inner struggles of faith, and to voice our anxieties and pain. And most importantly we are invited to wrestle with the God who so often seems absent. Living with a fragile hope, we are called by the gospel to nurture an inner life that responds with faith and courage to the brokenness of our world and the woundedness of our inner being.

Mark (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)
Mark (Paideia: Commentaries on the New Testament)

Author: Mary Ann Beavis

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1441235620

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In this addition to the well-received Paideia series, Mary Ann Beavis examines cultural context and theological meaning in Mark. Paideia commentaries explore how New Testament texts form Christian readers by • attending to the ancient narrative and rhetorical strategies the text employs • showing how the text shapes theological convictions and moral habits • commenting on the final, canonical form of each New Testament book • focusing on the cultural, literary, and theological settings of the text • making judicious use of maps, photos, and sidebars in a reader-friendly format Students, pastors, and other readers will appreciate the insights that Beavis derives from interrogating the text through multiple perspectives.