Good News for Anxious Christians: Ten Practical Things You Don't Have to DoLike a succession of failed diet regimens, the much-touted techniques that are supposed to bring us closer to God "in our hearts" can instead make us feel anxious, frustrated, and overwhelmed. How can we meet and know God with ongoing joy rather than experiencing the Christian life as a series of guilt-inducing disappointments? Phillip Cary explains that knowing God is a gradual, long-term process that comes through the Bible experienced in Christian community, not a to-do list designed to help us live the Christian life "right." This clearly written book covers ten things Christians don't have to do to be close to God, such as hear God's voice in their hearts, find God's will for their lives, and believe their intuitions are the Holy Spirit. Cary skillfully unpacks the riches of traditional Christian spirituality, bringing the real good news to Christians of all ages. |
Contents
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Why You Dont Have to Hear Gods Voice in Your | 23 |
Why You Dont Have to Believe Your Intuitions Are | 43 |
Why You Dont Have to Find Gods Will for Your | 57 |
Heart | 97 |
Why You Dont Have to Be Sure You Have the Right | 101 |
Or How Thinking Welcomes Feeling | 119 |
Why You Dont Have to Keep Getting Transformed All | 139 |
Why You Dont Always Have to Experience Joy 137 | 159 |
Why Applying It to Your Life Is Boring 157 | 179 |
Why Basing Faith on Experience Leads to a PostChristian | 199 |
for Us 191 | 213 |
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Good News for Anxious Christians: 10 Practical Things You Don't Have to Do Phillip Cary Limited preview - 2010 |
Good News for Anxious Christians, expanded ed.: 10 Practical Things You Don ... Phillip Cary No preview available - 2022 |
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