Reaching Toward God
Reaching Toward God

Author: James Torrens

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9781556129889

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James Torrens, working from a literary and classical bent, takes on a series of questions posed by contemporary pyschology regarding spiritual concepts familiar to Christians. Along with each essay he offers a poem, in order to make these spiritual concerns of ours vivid and personal, to caputre their feeling. Each chapter concludes with matter for personal reflection and action, so that this book may serve as a guide and stimulus for growth toward God.

Reaching for the Invisible God
Reaching for the Invisible God

Author: Philip Yancey

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2002-02-18

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 0310247306

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Author Philip Yancey asks the question: How does a relationship with God work? And then he answers it with an investigation that turns up surprising and satisfying answers about life and communication with an invisible God.

Reaching for God
Reaching for God

Author: Roberta Werner

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0814635512

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Reaching for God is a compendium of Benedictine life and prayer for oblates. It brings together in one volume the essence of Benedictine spirituality-its history, its relevance through the ages and in the present, and a summary of the most fundamental gifts and values it offers for living a meaningful life. Here, the meaning and purpose of the oblate way of life is explained in a clear and encouraging way. Werner offers guidance and examples of prayer to enrich any spiritual life. Sister Roberta Werner, OSB, having worked as a teacher, caregiver, and educational administrator, is now the assistant oblate director at St. Benedict's Monastery in St. Joseph, Minnesota. In this role, she guides an oblate discussion group, contributes to oblate newsletter publications, has set up an oblate library, and makes the spiritual journey with the many oblates who connect with her and with the monastery in their search for God.

Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide
Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide

Author: Philip Yancey

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-12-15

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0310867916

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"How do I relate to a God who is invisible when I’m never quite sure he’s there?"--Philip Yancey Life with God doesn’t always work like we thought. High expectations slam against the reality of personal weaknesses and unwelcome surprises. And the God who we’ve been told longs for our company may seem remote, emotionally unavailable. Is God playing games? What can we count on him for? This relationship with a God we can’t see, hear, or touch--how does it really work? The Reaching for the Invisible God Study Guide gives you a path in your personal quest for answers. Dovetailing with Philip Yancey’s book Reaching for the Invisible God, the twelve sessions are your opportunity to journey toward insights that affirm and dignify your most pressing questions--even the ones you may have found it hard to ask. Get ready to experience the challenges and rewards of relating to God as he is, not as you’ve thought he is. Yancey shifts your focus from questions to the One who offers himself in answer: the God who invites you to reach for him--and find. Includes: * Bible readings * Discussion questions * Personal reflections and applications * Tips for group leaders * Summary excerpts from Reaching for the Invisible God

Reaching Toward Easter
Reaching Toward Easter

Author: Derek Maul

Publisher: Upper Room Books

Published: 2011-11-01

Total Pages: 179

ISBN-13: 0835811581

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Derek Maul beckons you to join him on a devotional pilgrimage through Lent. Imagine yourself sitting at the table with Jesus and his disciples. Walk with Jesus on the dusty path from Bethany to Jerusalem. Watch him closely and listen to his words of grace, hope, and challenge as he moves purposefully toward the Cross. Reaching Toward Easter features 49 daily devotions that include in-depth Bible study, personal stories, and prayers. Maul hopes that you will arrive at Holy Week refreshed rather than tired, inspired rather than discouraged, reflective rather than overwhelmed. By the time you reach Easter, your pilgrimage will have prepared you to live as an "Eighth Day Believer"—a true follower of Jesus. 8-week study for individuals or groups Includes a Leader's Guide

Reaching for the Invisible God
Reaching for the Invisible God

Author: Philip Yancey

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 2009-05-18

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0310565944

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Why does God feel so distant so often, and how do I bridge the gap? Does your hunger for God often seem more frustrating than satisfying? Have you sensed a disturbing disparity between God's promises and life's realities? Have you seen God's promises work, but you've stumbled and want to believe again? Award-winning author Philip Yancey articulates the fundamental questions that confront us all: "How do I relate to a God who is invisible when I'm never quite sure he's there?" Reaching for the Invisible God?offers deep, satisfying insights to the questions you’re sometimes afraid to ask. Honest and deeply personal, here is straight talk on Christian living for the reader who wants more than pat answers to life's imponderables. Ultimately, Yancey shifts the focus from your questions to the One who offers himself in answer. "A brilliant book. It is both profound and simple, the best blend, in my view. Simple is neither shallow, nor simplistic. The sections on doubt and God's 'absence' are classics." — Rick Warren, pastor and author,?The Purpose Driven Life

Don't Limit God
Don't Limit God

Author: Andrew Wommack

Publisher: Destiny Image Publishers

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 109

ISBN-13: 1680313444

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God has more for us than what we are experiencing. We have all limited God in our lives at some point in one way or another. Fear of success, fear of persecution and imaginations are all ways that we limit God. We often see ourselves in a certain way but we have to change that image if we want to experience the abundant life that God has for...

Restored
Restored

Author: Tom Berlin

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2016-11-29

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1501822934

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Often we make a mess of our lives and wonder if there is any redemption. In this book, pastor and author Tom Berlin helps us see our mess through the eyes of Christ to find redemption and restoration. Using Scripture, devotional tools, and the writings of Ignatius of Loyola, John of the Cross, St. Augustine, John Wesley, Evelyn Underhill, and others, Berlin encourages reflection and meditation through our own brokenness. Only then can we focus on the cross as the place where we truly surrender control, leave our mess, and find redemption. Chapters include: This Is a Real Mess Who Left This Mess? Bless This Mess No Messing Around Address This Mess The Message in the Mess

Waiting for God
Waiting for God

Author: Xochitl Dixon

Publisher: Our Daily Bread Publishing

Published: 2019-07-30

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 162707998X

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If your heart is weary and longing for answers—for healing, for provision, for miracles—Waiting for God renews your hope with strong biblical truth and encouraging Scripture-based prayer. Guided to inhale God’s Word, exhale in prayer, and rest in God’s love, you will be restored, able to worship the Lord even when the wait feels endless. Xochitl Dixon shares her personal stories and the experiences of others to help you reclaim your peace and joy, knowing God has not forgotten you.