The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life - Softcover

Jones, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0310258103 ISBN 13: 9780310258100

Publisher: Zondervan, 2005

Synopsis

Broaden your spiritual horizons. How has spirituality changed in the last 500, 1,000, or even 2,000 years? How can ancient approaches to faith help my relationship with God today? In The Sacred Way, popular author and speaker Tony Jones mines the rich history of 16 spiritual disciplines that have flourished throughout the ages and offers practical tips for implementing them in your daily life. Find encouragement and challenge through time-tested disciplines such as: ·Silence and solitude ·The Jesus prayer ·Meditation ·Pilgrimage Explore these proven approaches to deepening your faith. As you do, your way of living your spiritual life will never be the same.

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About the Author

Tony Jones (M.Div., Ph.D.) is a theologian, professor, and writer. Currently, he serves as theologian-in-residence at Solomon's Porch in Minneapolis, and teaches in the doctor of ministry program at Fuller Theologian Seminary. Tony has written ten books on Christian ministry, spirituality, prayer, and new church movements.

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible: New International Version (North American Edition). Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. Some of the anecdotal illustrations in this book are true to life and are included with the permission of the persons involved. All other illustrations are composites of real situations, and any resemblance to people living or dead is coincidental. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. Web site addresses listed in this book were current at the time of publication. Please contact Youth Specialties via e-mail (YS@YouthSpecialties.com) to report URLs that are no longer operational and replacement URLs if available. Editorial direction by Carla Barnhill Art direction by Jay Howver Proofreading by Laura Gross Cover design by Rule 29 Interior design by David Conn Cover photo by Greg Gerla/luckyPix/Veer Author photo by Thom Olson Printed in the United States of America 04 05 06 07 / DC / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jones, Tony, 1968- The sacred way : spiritual practices for everyday life / by Tony Jones. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-224).

Edition details

• Publisher: Zondervan
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0310258103
• ISBN 13: 9780310258100
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224