Monday, January 25, 2010

One Step at a time: A Pilgrim's Guide to Spirit-Led Living


One Step at a Time:
A Pilgrim’s Guide to Spirit-Led Living

Each year, tens of thousands of pilgrims walk el Camino de Santiago—the Way of St. James—a 500-mile route across northern Spain that has existed for over a thousand years. Tim Geoffrion, author of The Spirit-Led Leader, made this pilgrimage with his wife and teenage sons in 2006. He writes in One Step at a Time not about his own journey but about how God works in those who seek to be led by the Spirit. Using pilgrimage as a metaphor for the Spirit-led life, he offers his experiences, thoughts, and reflections as a catalyst for readers’ own spiritual pilgrimage—the lifelong journey of growth into the life Christ intends for us. Geoffrion has written so that readers can learn to recognize God’s activity in our lives, to live more fully in God’s love, to follow Jesus Christ according to our unique calling and purpose, and to let the Holy Spirit fill and lead us in every aspect of the journey.

One Step at a Time is for those who value spiritual vitality and growth enough to learn how to live Spirit-led lives. It is for those willing to invest sufficient time and energy into seeking and finding the spiritual treasures available to us. It is for those who are seeking to better root their lives in God and orient themselves around spiritual truths. Whether or not we ever travel a path like El Camino, we can each learn how to better walk our own spiritual pilgrimage, one step at a time.

Praise for the Book

“In this fine book, Timothy Geoffrion calls us all to be spiritual pilgrims whether we leave home or not. He suggests practical steps we can take as we engage the lifelong process of seeking an ever-deepening connection with God.” —Jane E. Vennard

 

Step by step prayer

Step By Step

 

He does not lead me year by year,

Nor even day by day,

But step by step my path unfolds;

My Lord directs my way.

Tomorrow’s plans I do not know.

I only know this minute;

But He will say, “This is the way,

By faith now walk ye in it.”

And I am glad that it is so,

Today’s enough to bear;

And when tomorrow comes, His grace

Shall far exceed its care.

What need to worry then, or fret?

The God who gave His Son

Holds all my moments in His hand

And gives them, one by one.

 

by Barbara C. Ryberg

 

 

 

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Missional Church Network -moving towards a missional mindset

Recently I came across a very interesting website on the Missional Church with numerous resources and helpful reflections: http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/.

"This site exists to provide resources and encouragement to those who desire to see the church recapture its missionary nature and once again be sent into the world to participate in God's mission."

Check it out yourself!

I especially recommend the entry on the Starfish and the Spider: http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/the-starfish-the-spider/!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Ijzeren deuren - Annemieke Hendriks

Deze week heb ik dit boek in een adem uitgelezen. Echt een aanrader. En wat een herkenning!



IJzeren deuren
Annemieke Hendriks
zes families tussen Oost-en West-Europa
Levertijd: Op werkdagen na 17:00 besteld, overmorgen in huis
Prijs: 21,95

Bindwijze: Boek, Ingenaaid (2009-09-01)
Genre: Sociale geografie algemeen

Korte beschrijving
Twintig jaar na de val van De Muur is Europa nog lang geen eenheid. Landen van achter het IJzeren Gordijn groeien slechts langzaam naar het Westen toe en vice versa. Toch is M...

Lees verder: http://www.vanstockum.nl/product/12268797/IJzeren-deuren.html