Each chapter in this workbook by Trevor Hudson is peppered with ‘holy experiments, ‘ simple practices that bring us into God's presence and help us experience life as his beloved. At the end of each chapter is a set of questions which are ideal for discussion with one or two spiritual friends or a small group.This practical and winsome book covers topics such as
— 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.
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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
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Dallas Willard (1935–2013) was a renowned teacher, an acclaimed writer and one of our most brilliant Christian thinkers. He was as celebrated for his enduring writings on spiritual formation as he was for his scholarship, with a profound influence in the way he humbly mentored so many of today's leaders in the Christian faith. His books include The Divine Conspiracy (a Christianity Today Book of the Year), The Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, Renovation of the Heart, and others.
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