‘Abide in me,’ Jesus tells us, ‘and you will bear much fruit.’ Yet too often we forget that fruit needs different seasons in order to grow. We measure our spiritual maturity by how much we do rather than how we are responding to our current spiritual season. In Spiritual Rhythm, Mark Buchanan replaces our spirituality of busyness with a spirituality of abiding. Sometimes we are busy, sometimes still, sometimes pushing with all we’ve got, sometimes waiting. This model of the spiritual life measures and produces growth by asking: Are we living in rhythm with the season we are in? With the lyrical writing for which he is known, Mark invites us to respond to every season of the heart, whether we are flourishing and fruitful, stark and dismal, or cool and windy. In comparing spiritual rhythms to the seasons of the year, he shows us what to expect from each season and how embracing the seasons causes our spiritual lives to prosper. As he draws on the powerful words of Scripture, Mark explores what activities are suitable or necessary in each season—and what activities are useless or even harmful in that season. Throughout the book, Mark weaves together stories of young and old, men and women, families, couples, and individuals who are in or have been through a particular season of the heart. As Mark writes, ‘I pray that this book meets you in whatever season you’re in, and prepares you for whatever seasons await. I pray that it helps you find your voice, your stride, your rhythm, in season or out. Mostly, I pray that you, with or without my help, find Christ wherever you are. And that, even more, you discover that wherever you are, he’s found you.’
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- Sales Rank: #324319 in Books
- Published on: 2010-08-29
- Released on: 2010-08-29
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- Dimensions: 1.16″ h x
5.73″ w x
8.67″ l,
1.01 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 336 pages
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VICTORY IN THE HUMAN COURT | Welcome To Fire Power
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Working for a Peaceful World for Humans, Animals and the Environment
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Spiritual Formation and Soul Talk for Mental Health. Free eBook on Depression
Spiritual Dream Interpretation 1: Understanding Your Dreams
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- Sales Rank: #324319 in Books
- Published on: 2010-08-29
- Released on: 2010-08-29
- Original language:
English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.16″ h x
5.73″ w x
8.67″ l,
1.01 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 336 pages
‘Abide in me,’ Jesus tells us, ‘and you will bear much fruit.’ Yet too often we forget that fruit needs different seasons in order to grow. We measure our spiritual maturity by how much we do rather than how we are responding to our current spiritual season. In Spiritual Rhythm, Mark Buchanan replaces our spirituality of busyness with a spirituality of abiding. Sometimes we are busy, sometimes still, sometimes pushing with all we’ve got, sometimes waiting. This model of the spiritual life measures and produces growth by asking: Are we living in rhythm with the season we are in? With the lyrical writing for which he is known, Mark invites us to respond to every season of the heart, whether we are flourishing and fruitful, stark and dismal, or cool and windy. In comparing spiritual rhythms to the seasons of the year, he shows us what to expect from each season and how embracing the seasons causes our spiritual lives to prosper. As he draws on the powerful words of Scripture, Mark explores what activities are suitable or necessary in each season—and what activities are useless or even harmful in that season. Throughout the book, Mark weaves together stories of young and old, men and women, families, couples, and individuals who are in or have been through a particular season of the heart. As Mark writes, ‘I pray that this book meets you in whatever season you’re in, and prepares you for whatever seasons await. I pray that it helps you find your voice, your stride, your rhythm, in season or out. Mostly, I pray that you, with or without my help, find Christ wherever you are. And that, even more, you discover that wherever you are, he’s found you.’
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful.
Incredible!
By Nancy Carlson
If you haven’t read Spiritual Rhythm, don’t wait another minute to order your copy.Mark Buchanan’s gift for word-painting the panorama of God’s grace is amazing in itself, but his insights in to the soul of his readers is equally stunning.You will linger in each “Season” not daring to believe the next could be as profoundly real in your own life as the present one.Arm yourself with a pen or pencil to underline and highlight your first time through, but be prepared. You will want to come back again and again. There is more, and yet more to feed and fill as you see yourself on every page. . .sometimes in every paragraph. You may be heard murmuring (or exclaiming) “YES!!” “Of course!” “Oh Jesus, thank You, thank You.” How does Mark know? Perhaps, like you, he’s been catapulted into Winter’s darkness, discovered in Spring’s renewal there IS life after death (even in soul-seasons) and learned that Summer is but a magnificent foretaste of `Kingdom Come.’ Fall? Well, I invite you (no, I urge you) to read Spiritual Rhythm for yourself. As with ALL of Pastor Mark Buchanan’s books, there is not enough stars to rate this one adequately. I echo LOUDLY the words of Mindy Caliguire on the back cover of Spiritual Rhythm, “Be prepared to connect – deeply!” Then buy a copy for every one of your friends. They will love you for it! Things Unseen: Living with Eternity in Your Heart; The Rest of God: Restoring Your Soul by Restoring Sabbath; Your God Is Too Safe; The Holy Wild: Trusting in the Character of God; Hidden in Plain Sight: The Secret of More
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Good Book By a Great Author
By Scandalous Sanity
Mark Buchanan says in the introduction to Spiritual Rhythm that “this is not a book to be devoured.” This could not be more true. It would be impossible to rush through this book, even if you tried.The best thing about Buchanan’s book is his prose. His books are right there alongside all of the other popular authors, but his writing stands head and shoulders above them all. There are no choppy sentences that run on and on, yet never describe anything. To read Buchanan’s words describing the seasons of British Columbia is to read poetry. I’ve never encountered a Christian writer that treats authoring a book as a work of art, but this is what Buchanan does.Buchanan believes that just as nature cycles through four seasons, so does your soul. There are times when life is bleak and cold. There are times when there are new beginnings. There are times of warmth, and times to harvest. There is no way to speed through these seasons, just as there is no way to make winter pass more quickly or summer last just a few weeks longer. The key is understanding which season you are in, and engaging in activities that are healthy in that season. Buchanan relates this personally, as he began this book in response to the death of a close friend.There are poems interspersed throughout the book, and dozens of spiritual activities that can help you develop a rhythm. The book is divided into two parts, the first describing the seasons, the second describing how to understand your spiritual rhythms.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Comforting
By Rebecca of Amazon
If you are like most humans you cycle through the seasons of the heart on a regular basis. One day you may feel depressed and that God is far away and on another day you may feel like you are in summer and God is answering all your prayers. Mark Buchanan understands each season on a deep level, making this a very comforting book. He doesn’t believe God has deserted you in winter even though this might feel like a period of abandonment, rejection and isolation. He explains spring as a time of sowing seeds and becoming more disciplined. Basically a time to clean up your life. Summer is a time of abundance where you discover spiritual renewal. Autumn brings joy and feasting, basically it is a time to harvest what you sowed in a spiritual sense. While I enjoyed the journey through the seasons I also could appreciate the chapters on thankfulness and perseverance. While reading this book you may find yourself praying, crying, being enlightened and looking at life’s experiences with new eyes. I found this book to be comforting and I think you will too.~The Rebecca Review
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