This collection of essays on the theme of repentance/penitence emerged from an assembly of biblical scholars, systematic theologians, and church historians at the 2003-2004 meetings of the American Academy of Religion/Society of Biblical Literature. Walter Brueggemann, one of the respondents to the project, calls this collection a wondrous and rich collage of historical and contemporary probes into the specific teachings and practices of penitence.
This volume is a major resource for the interpretation, theology, and practice of communal and individual penitence. Each chapter begins with...
This collection of essays on the theme of repentance/penitence emerged from an assembly of biblical scholars, systematic theologians, and church hi...
In regard to the question of how to know God's will, Gordon Smith suggests we develop discernment as a spiritual discipline. By stressing the personal aspects of growing in our relationship with God, we can understand His will throughout our lives.
In regard to the question of how to know God's will, Gordon Smith suggests we develop discernment as a spiritual discipline. By stressing the personal...
A Personal Growth Finalist in the 2004 Word Guild Canadian Writing Awards "My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me." Jesus takes it for granted that you will hear his voice. But how do you hear it? How do you separate it out from the cacophony of other voices you hear everyday, including those of your own desires? Is your experience of Jesus' voice something purely subjective, or is it something you can talk about with others and have them confirm? Building on the rich spiritual tradition that spans the diversity of history and theology from Ignatius Loyola to John...
A Personal Growth Finalist in the 2004 Word Guild Canadian Writing Awards "My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me." Jesus t...
We are not alone. God is present with us. And God gives us companions on the journey. A spiritual director is one such companion, offering spiritual guidance to help
make sense of the faith journey
interpret the significant markers on the road
encourage us, particularly through the more difficult transitions and valleys of our pilgrimage
and, most of all, to notice the ministry of the Spirit in our lives
Gordon Smith writes: Even if we have been Christians and maturing in our faith for many years, we still need the encouragement and guidance that...
We are not alone. God is present with us. And God gives us companions on the journey. A spiritual director is one such companion, offering spiritual g...
2014 Best Book of Spirituality--Academic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Evangelicals are known for their emphasis on conversion. But what about lifeafter conversion and beyond justification? Desperately needed is a comprehensive theology of the Christian life from beginning to end, along with the means of formation and transformation. InCalled to Be Saints, Gordon Smith draws on a distinguished lifetime of reflecting on these themes to offer us a theologically rich account of our participation in the life of Christ. Both profound and practical, this...
2014 Best Book of Spirituality--Academic, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore Evangelicals are known for their emphasis on conversion. But w...
What on earth is God doing? Who are you? What is your stage of life? What are your life circumstances? What is the cross you will have to bear? What are you afraid of? We ask these six critical questions--and then we ask them again--at points of transition in our lives. They all lead us to the one core question: What is the good work to which I am called? Gordon T. Smith, author ofCourage and Calling, writes: "It is a good question because our work matters to us, to others and, of course, it matters to God. Work itself is good. It is vital to our human identity; and we are most...
What on earth is God doing? Who are you? What is your stage of life? What are your life circumstances? What is the cross you will have to bear? What a...
