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Whether we find solitude in a quiet and secluded retreat setting, on a park bench in the midst of a bustling city, seated in a 747 at 30,000 feet, or while pausing at our kitchen window, the call of solitude is a gentle but insistent tug on our hearts. We long, in these moments, to go deeper with God. We pause to wait on Him in silence. But sometimes we’d like a wise guide who can help us with this practice. In his honest, original, and winning way, beloved author and retreat leader Brennan Manning shares his wisdom, stories, and heart from his own experiences in solitude. Brennan’s meditations will prompt your own pursuit of God in the quiet places of your life.
Souvenirs of Solitude includes an eight-day retreat guide that provides stimulating promptings for your own meditation during solitude. Whether you use all eight or only an entry or two, you’ll find these exercises a refreshing breather from everyday concerns.
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The most reliable guides of spiritual formation pinpoint solitude and silence as central to the spiritual life. Now in his honest, original, and winning way, Manning shares from his own experiences to prompt the reader in the right direction.
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-Silence and solitude are precious commodities in my life. My restless self finds peace only when I rest in God.- --Brennan Manning
Whether we find solitude in a quiet and secluded retreat setting, on a park bench in the midst of a bustling city, seated in a 747 at 30,000 feet, or while pausing at our kitchen window, the call of solitude is a gentle but insistent tug on our hearts. We long, in these moments, to go deeper with God. We pause to wait on Him in silence. But sometimes we'd like a wise guide who can help us with this practice. In his honest, original, and winning way, beloved author and retreat leader Brennan Manning shares his wisdom, stories, and heart from his own experiences in solitude. Brennan's meditations will prompt your own pursuit of God in the quiet places of your life.
Souvenirs of Solitude includes an eight-day retreat guide that provides stimulating promptings for your own meditation during solitude. Whether you use all eight or only an entry or two, you'll find these exercises a refreshing breather from everyday concerns.
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The most reliable guides of spiritual formation pinpoint solitude and silence as central to the spiritual life. Now Brennan Manning—in his honest, original, and winning way—shares from his own experiences to prompt you into the riches of spending time alone with God at rest in His presence.
Souvenirs of Solitude is a genuine appeal for you to find rest in God as you develop a lifestyle of worship and surrender. Discover the peace that comes with a relationship with the Almighty.
Includes an eight-day retreat guide that provides stimulating promptings for your own meditation during solitude.
Synopsis
The most reliable guides of spiritual formation pinpoint solitude and silence as central to the spiritual life. Now Brennan Manning—in his honest, original, and winning way—shares from his own experiences to prompt you into the riches of spending time alone with God at rest in His presence.
Souvenirs of Solitude is a genuine appeal for you to find rest in God as you develop a lifestyle of worship and surrender. Discover the peace that comes with a relationship with the Almighty.
Includes an eight-day retreat guide that provides stimulating promptings for your own meditation during solitude.
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Brennan Manning shows why and how to spend time with God. Includes an eight-day retreat guide.
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The Bible exhorts us to pray without ceasing--so why don't we? Author Daniel Henderson says worship-based prayer that is participatory, encouraging, God-centered, and biblical is the answer.
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PRAYzing! will help you understand that we pray to a creative God, from His creative Word, by His creative Spirit—and can pray in a creative way. Through powerful stories and real-life examples, this book will give you plenty of instruction and inspiration for making prayer a compelling and creative experience for every Christian.
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Most of us have been in prayer meetings where participants drooled, fell over, snored, or even snorted. Yet the Bible commands us to be alert and stay awake in our prayers.
Pastor and author Daniel Henderson believes with every fiber of his being that “God is not the author of boredom, especially when we are conversing with Him.” PRAYzing! will help you understand that we pray to a creative God, from His creative Word, by His creative Spirit—and can pray in a creative way. Through powerful stories and real-life examples, this book will give you plenty of instruction and inspiration for making prayer a compelling and creative experience for every Christian.
About the Author
Daniel Henderson is founder and president of Strategic Renewal International, which exists to ignite the heart of the church through personal renewal, congregational revival, and leadership restoration. He has been involved in leading creative prayer experiences as a pastor for more than twenty-five years. Daniel speaks to thousands each year in churches, leadership conferences, and renewal events across America and internationally. Find out more at www.strategicrenewal.com.