– hearing and speaking with God
– growing in spiritual friendship
– practicing stewardship of our work and play
– learning discernment
– approaching our death and the world beyond
– living now in the kingdom of God Wherever you may find yourself along the Way, a real and vital spirituality awaits you in these pages.
Tabela de Conteúdo
Foreword by Dallas Willard
Introduction
1 Drawing a Picture of God
Holy Experiment: Knowing God Through Knowing Jesus
2 Discovering Who We Are
Holy Experiment: Beloved Charter; Relating to Others as Beloved
3 Developing a Christian Memory
Holy Experiment: Remembering Jesus in the Gospels; Remembering Our Personal Stories; Remembering the Present Day
4 Receiving the Kingdom
Holy Experiment: Turning Toward Jesus; Opening Clenched Fists
5 Belonging to the Family of God
Holy Experiment: Confession; Listening; Conscious Loving Actions
6 Becoming Holy, Becoming Ourselves
Holy Experiment: Silence and Solitude; A Desert Day; Suffering with a Neighbor
7 Loving Those Closest to Us
Holy Experiment: Confession; Listening
8 Discovering God?s Call for Our Lives
Holy Experiment: Discernment
9 Practicing the Presence of God
Holy Experiment: Mindfulness; Thankfulness; Welcoming God into Your Next Task
10 Opening Our Hearts to God
Holy Experiment: Praying Our Feelings; Praying the Psalms; Praying the Lord?s Prayer
11 Overcoming Evil Within and Around Us
Holy Experiment: Journaling Your Inner Struggle; Overcoming Evil with Love; Intercessory Prayer
12 Witnessing to the Good News
Holy Experiment: Witnessing Without Words, Divine Openings, Testimony
13 Stewarding Faithfully What We Possess
Holy Experiment: Pledging to Tithe; Divine Ownership
14 Speaking Words of Life and Power
Holy Experiment: Halting Harmful Speech; A Blessing Day; Offering Encouraging Words
15 Looking to the Life Beyond
Holy Experiment: Centering Prayer; The Present Moment; Relinquishment
16 Growing into Christlikeness
Holy Experiment: Hospitality; Praying for Our Enemies
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Further Reading
Notes