by John Ortberg
my personal copy, paperback, 222 plus extra material
Published: 1997
Genre: Christian Living
I was looking through my bookshelf for books to donate to Recovery Church in St. Paul. This caught my eye. Part of me wants to keep it to re-read it . . . but I have SO many books and time is limited. I probably read this twenty years ago. I marked up lots of pages. In the flyleaf, I noted the spiritual disciplines: joy! (celebration), slowing, prayer, servanthood, confession, and listening. (Do you see why I'm tempted to re-read it?!)
Page 45: "Spiritual disciplines are to life what calisthenics are to a game." This quote is in the section with the heading, "Spiritual disciplines are NOT a barometer of spirituality." (Emphasis mine.)
My hope is that this book will be an incredible blessing to someone who needs the encouragement in living a life for God. I've put this title in my Amazon cart so I can think about it / pray about it / consider doing it as a group study at my church. How ironic!
Oh! I also had a piece of paper in it that had the word "chiaroscuro" and its Merriam-Webster definition. "Kee-ar-uh-scur-oh" Chiaro (clear, light) + (o)scuro (obscure, dark). The quality of being veiled or partly in shadow, a pictorial representation in terms of light and shade.
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