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Julia L. Roller

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Alton, IL, The United States

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http://www.juliaroller.com

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Julia L. Roller is the editor/compiler of 25 Books Every Christian Should Read (2011), A Year with Aslan (2010), and A Year with God (2009, with Richard J. Foster). She wrote the spiritual formation guides Learning from Jesus, Connecting with God, Living the Mission, and Prayer and Worship (2006-2007, all with Lynda L. Graybeal), and she was the project editor for The Life with God Bible (2005). She has contributed to many books, including Go Deeper Retreats, Over-the-Top Games for Youth Ministry, Young Adult Ministry in the Twenty-First Century, Five-Minute Devotions, Plugging in Parents and The Preteen Worker's Encyclopedia of Bible Teaching Ideas. She has written study guides for authors such as Desmond Tutu, Richard J. Foster, Henri Nou ...more

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Surviving the Silence

24 hours of silent retreat. . . It was part of my very first weeklong residency for the Renovare Institute, a two-year program in spiritual formation I began this fall. I’d eagerly anticipated the residency for months– a week in Seattle learning from Christian teachers and meeting other nerdy Christian reader people like me–but I wasn’t entirely sure about the silent retreat part. Some of me thoug

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	A Year with God: Living Out the Spiritual Disciplines by Richard J. Foster (Editor), Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author) (Compiler) 4.21 avg rating — 39,931 ratings — published 1978	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Year with Aslan: Daily Reflections from The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis, Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.27 avg rating — 597 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	25 Books Every Christian Should Read: A Guide to the Essential Spiritual Classics – Exploring the Richness of Tradition with Renovaré (A Renovare Resource) by Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author), Renovare (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mom Seeks God: Practicing Grace in the Chaos 3.94 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Connecting with God: A Spiritual Formation Guide (A Renovare Resource) by Richard J. Foster (Introduction), Lynda L. Graybeal (Editor), Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Prayer and Worship: A Spiritual Formation Guide – A Devotional on Wrestling, Pleading, and Longing for God Through the Psalms (A Renovare Resource) by Renovare (Goodreads Author), Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning from Jesus: A Spiritual Formation Guide (A Renovare Resource) by Lynda L. Graybeal, Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author), Richard J. Foster (Introduction) 4.18 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living the Mission: A Spiritual Formation Guide – An Acts Study to Follow Jesus and Experience the Holy Spirit (A Renovare Resource) by Lynda L. Graybeal, Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author), Richard J. Foster (Introduction) 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2007 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Connecting With God: A Spiritual Formation Guide by Lynda L. Graybeal, Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author), Richard J. Foster 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living the Mission: A Spiritual Formation Guide by Lynda L. Graybeal, Julia L. Roller (Goodreads Author), Richard J. Foster (Introduction) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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