Regaining Your Spiritual Poise

Despite the best of intentions, many Christians fail to lead the type of committed spiritual life that they desire. The pace of life and cultural pressures drive them to be over-committed. They lack space and time in their lives to regain their spiritual poise. This book reviews the historical practice of personal spiritual retreat and demonstrates that it has as much applicability to the modern Christian as it has had to countless others over the centuries. Not only is there historical precedent, but biblical as well. Besides presenting the theological arguments for experiencing retreat, the book also gives practical insights into the timing, location, and activities in which to engage while on a personal spiritual retreat. There is also a discussion on how to keep the spirit of retreat alive throughout the year so that ultimately the retreat benefits not only the individual Christian but also the world in which they live.

Despite the best of intentions, many Christians fail to lead the type of committed spiritual life that they desire. The pace of life and cultural pressures drive them to be over-committed. They lack space and time in their lives to regain their spiritual poise. This book reviews the historical practice of personal spiritual retreat and demonstrates that it has as much applicability to the modern Christian as it has had to countless others over the centuries. Not only is there historical precedent, but biblical as well. Besides presenting the theological arguments for experiencing retreat, the book also gives practical insights into the timing, location, and activities in which to engage while on a personal spiritual retreat. There is also a discussion on how to keep the spirit of retreat alive throughout the year so that ultimately the retreat benefits not only the individual Christian but also the world in which they live.

The history of Christianity flows through time altered by individuals like a stream encountering rocks in its path. Small stones might only make a ripple. Boulders may literally alter the course of the stream. This book takes a look at the flow of Christian history by examining the lives of twenty-two men and women and how they impacted Christianity over the last two thousand years.

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Restore My Spirit, O God""Inspiration for Regaining What's Been Lost is much more than a daily devotional""this is your spiritual handbook, your spiritual guide""to be used alongside your Bible to reconnect your severed and lost spirit with God's Spirit and to stay connected and become spiritually mature, active, and vibrant. Written in an easy-to-use daily devotional format, this spiritual handbook and guide contains the essential tools required for you to become spiritually wise and mature in God's eyes. All the essentials are here"" prayer; spiritual warfare; worship; discovering and utilizing your spiritual gifts; the spiritual disciplines to keep you in tune with God's Spirit; the indwelling and empowering Holy Spirit; knowing God through His attributes and character; knowing God through His powerful names; knowing Christ through the Cross; knowing Scripture, truth, and true spirituality; the importance of love, purpose, faith, hope, and trust; standing _ rm with patience and perseverance, in attitude and character, and refusing to fail; with service, leadership, and spiritual principles that are timeless""yes, all that and more is waiting for you inside. Let your spiritual journey begin""you can start anywhere, just start today! I hope and pray that you will enjoy and engage in the format of this devotional, as I've used timeless quotations for the human witness and Scripture as God's witness to the truth, and may my commentary guide and direct your thoughts and be an inspiration. Zechariah 4:6b says, "'Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the Lord Almighty." It's time to open the pages"" God's waiting to meet you inside.

Today’s young women are smart, educated, career-oriented, and maybe a little bit fashion-obsessed. So where does the spiritual life fit in? With InStyle magazine on one nightstand, and Julian of Norwich on the other, author Donna Freitas has her finger on the pulse of a new generation of women and understands the spiritual issues that most concern them. Drawing on the stories of popular heroines such as Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw, Becoming a Goddess of Inner Poise illustrates how our life choices can have a profoundly spiritual dimension—in the bedroom, the boardroom, the beach, and at Barney’s. Freitas combines wisdom from a variety of spiritual traditions and with a generous dash of humor, giving modern women a new model for the spiritual journey.