I couldn't even find a picture of this book. It's fairly new, written by the pastor of my late-college church, Christ Community in Greeley. I loved that church. I treasure his book Good New for those Trying Harder because it sums up so much of what God taught me during that time.
This one is a bit more challenging. Learning to be aware of, and invite, and surrender to, the Spirit. There is some theology behind it, and then lots of practical ideas for how to do it.
Mostly this just made me aware of how soundly lacking I am in my prayer life, and dependence on God in general. May it be the beginning of something new God is doing.
This is the one thing I highlighted, "We all instinctively know that sin thrives in secret. In the darkness of isolation our sins exert their greatest power" (page 169). What followed was one of many admonitions on the importance of having fellowship. There were even statements like, "This will never happen unless you have close friends to do it with you," (paraphrase) which are quite depressing to me, since that is another area that desperately needs help.
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