Invitations from God: Accepting God's Offer to Rest, Weep, Forgive, Wait, Remember and More (Transforming Resources)

Calhoun, Adele Ahlberg

ISBN 10: 0830835539 / ISBN 13: 9780830835539

Published by IVP, 2011

About this Item

The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Seller Inventory # BVV.0830835539.A

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Invitations from God: Accepting God's Offer to Rest, Weep, Forgive, Wait, Remember and More (Transforming Resources)
• Publisher: IVP
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0830835539
• ISBN 13: 9780830835539
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

<p>Some invitations we desperately want: "Will you marry me?" "Would you consider a promotion?" Other invitations we never want to receive but must respond to all the same: "What treatment do you want for your tumor?" Invitations pound away at the coastlines of the soul with a transforming force.God is also sending invitations. Sometimes they seem less compelling than anything on my to-do list. Why would I want to say yes to the invitation to rest when I'm already so far behind? Why follow when I could lead? Why accept invitations to weep or to admit I am wrong or to wait? Saying yes might slow me down, sabotage my agenda and even undo who I think I am.Adele Calhoun, author of the popular <em>Spiritual Disciplines Handbook,</em> offers abook about invitations like these―divine invitations we miss or ignore because we've said yes to going with the cultural flow.While these invitations from God can sometimes be difficult to accept, they can heal and restore even as they shape where wego, what we do and who we become. What we say yes to, what we say no to forms the terrain of our future.Included in this book are reflection questions and exercises as well as overview charts with recommended disciplines to guide you through each theme. As you attend to the often hidden, quiet voice of the Great Inviter, you will find yourself as God created you to be.</p>

About the Author

<p>Adele Ahlberg Calhoun and her husband Doug have served on the pastoral staff of four churches and are currently copastors of spiritual formation at Highrock Covenant Church in Arlington, Massachusetts. As certified Enneagram instructors, they enjoy resourcing spiritual leaders and pastors through spiritual direction and teaching the Enneagram. Adele is the author of <em>Spiritual Disciplines Handbook</em>, <em>Invitations from God</em>, and coauthor of <em>True You</em>.</p>