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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. In this biblical spirituality for today, Powell's earnest plea is for Christians to revisit their faith not by blazing in religious enthusiasm but by harboring a steadier flame and deeper commitment. Living at the poetic heart of faith, he argues, entails seeing the coordinates of religious life in a new way. Powell espouses the old-fashioned idea of piety. Drawing on his wide knowledge of the Bible and Christian tradition, as well as insights from his own journey, he shows how simple religious practices move us beyond the old certitudes of a naîve and youthful faith into the less certain but more bracing terrain of a second naîveté, a closer walk with Jesus. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
The essence of spirituality is loving God, says Powell. The Bible, the Talmud, and the Qu'ran all direct their followers not merely to believe in God, to trust God, to obey God, and to serve God — but to love God. Can we learn to love God?In this biblical spirituality for today, Powell's earnest plea is for Christians to revisit their faith not by blazing in religious enthusiasm but by harboring a steadier flame and deeper commitment. Living at the poetic heart of faith, he argues, entails seeing the coordinates of religious life in a new way. Powell espouses the old-fashioned idea of piety. Drawing on his wide knowledge of the Bible and Christian tradition, as well as insights from his own journey, he shows how simple religious practices move us beyond the old certitudes of a naîve and youthful faith into the less certain but more bracing terrain of a second naîveté, a closer walk with Jesus. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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I found his review of prayer very helpful because I am not a very good pray-er, especially when I pray aloud. He covers when, where, how, and why we should pray. He suggests using the ACTS method of prayer which stands for Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving and Supplication. Using these parts of a prayer gives us a framework upon which we can base our own personal praise, confessions, thanks and needs. This helps us formulate better prayers and if we can practice this, it becomes second nature. This was a very interesting discussion. Prayer is not just, “Dear God, I need this, I need that. And hurry it up! Amen.”
I also found his discussion about reading the bible helpful. He suggests how to read it, and and how we can expect to feel while reading it (perplexed, confused, and mostly puzzled.) He says that we will not understand parts of the bible, but with repeated reading and studying over the years, we will learn more and more about its meaning. He also suggests ways in which we can apply the bible personally to our own lives. This is very helpful and gives reading the bible greater value. He suggests that when you read a part of the bible you do not agree with, you should tell God this. Tell him your beliefs, biases, and doubts. Powell says, “Accept the bible’s invitation to engage the God of Scripture, and do this in a way that is honest and vulnerable.” In the end, everything in the bible, even the Old Testament, helps us to know, love, and have a relationship with Jesus Christ. This is the purpose of reading the bible. Thus reading the bible leads us into a deeper life of the spirit no matter what our current faith stage may be. How exciting, inspiring and comforting!
Important points of the text are separated into little quotations printed in gray type, and these are fun to read as highlights, for example: “Loving Jesus means loving someone who might sometimes get very annoyed with us, exasperated by our stupidity and appalled at our incompetence,” or “God is not only concerned with behavior, but also with the heart – not only with what we do, but also with why we do it.” ( )