Bøger af J. Brent Bill

"This is a collection of short stories by well-known Quaker writer Brent Bill. All of them are set in the Midwest of the United States, a region known for its honest, hardworking, plain-speaking, religious people who are as complex and as thoughtful as the most urbane of city dwellers. The stories are of 1930's housewives, modern day priests, 1960s kids, and more - and the varieties and vagaries of their lives' trials, triumphs, failings, joys, sorrows, and surviving. And the beauty and mystery of it all"--

Perhaps you've been missing out. God has given us five senses and a brain with two sides. Yet we often approach God in one way only: through words that are analyzed and processed logically in our left brain. The right brain, however, is the creative, intuitive center--the place that connects most to our seeing, smelling, touching, tasting and hearing, and that roots experiences in our hearts in transforming ways.In Awaken Your Senses, longtime ministers Beth Booram and Brent Bill invite you to engage your right brain in your faith through sensory spiritual practices that position your heart for divine encounter. Readings and a variety of exercises that utilize your whole body lead you to experience God in new ways by tasting chocolate, words, matzoh, Scripture, forgiveness seeing the moon, wisdom, art, glory, your best self touching others, stones, prayers, rubble, Jesus hearing silence, music, pain, footsteps, the Spirit, the news smelling gardenias, life, salty air, home, healing oil, coffeeTeaching you to pay attention in love to your surroundings, Booram and Bill will help you open your eyes and ears and nose to a sensuous faith--one in which God can be experienced each day as we live and move and have our being.So whether you're weary, stuck, struggling, growing or on information-overload, the exercises and reflections offered here can bring refreshment--a cold drink of water, a gentle breeze--to your soul. Come experience God with all of who you are, and discover more of who he is.

An invitation to learn from the Quakers about being "angelic troublemakers" in these difficult times!

A light-hearted faith guide for anyone who is bad at being good.

J. Brent Bill draws on the quiet beauty of the Quaker path to show how spiritual discernment is more about sensing God's gracious presence than it is about making the right decisions. As you use this book to chart your own spiritual course, you will find yourself led to unexpected places.