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Jan Johnson is an author (20 books), speaker, college prof and spiritual director. She lives in Simi Valley, CA.

For years I have thought this quotation was insightful: “We worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship” (Gordon Dahl). Working hard is a good thing but we worship work when we overdo it, use it to feel good about ourselves or make it more important than relationships, health, and the good of others. Playing at our worship is about engaging in worship in a way that resembles entert Read more of this blog post »

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	Abundant Simplicity: Discovering the Unhurried Rhythms of Grace 4.17 avg rating — 472 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	When the Soul Listens: Finding Rest and Direction in Contemplative Prayer 4.43 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 1999 — 15 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
	Invitation to the Jesus Life: Experiments in Christlikeness 4.16 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2008 — 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
	Enjoying the Presence of God: Discovering Intimacy with God in the Daily Rhythms of Life 4.39 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1996 — 8 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
	Meeting God in Scripture: A Hands-On Guide to Lectio Divina 4.50 avg rating — 115 ratings — 4 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
	Dallas Willard's Study Guide to The Divine Conspiracy by Jan Johnson (Goodreads Author), Keith Matthews, Dallas Willard 4.30 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 2001 — 2 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
	Savoring God's Word: Cultivating The Soul-Transforming Practice of Scripture Meditation 4.33 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2004 — 4 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 a Purpose-Full Life: What Happens When You Say Yes to God 4.34 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1999 — 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
	Spiritual Disciplines Companion: Bible Studies and Practices to Transform Your Soul 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2009 — 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
	Madame Guyon 3.91 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1999	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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“The point of simplicity is not efficiency, increased productivity or even living a healthier, more relaxed life. The point is making space for treasuring God's own self.”
― Jan Johnson, Abundant Simplicity: Discovering the Unhurried Rhythms of Grace

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“The road to becoming such a person-a child of' light-involves abandoning everything to God: what others think of us, what others' harmful motives might be, fears about what others might do to us, hopes for getting ahead. We come to truly believe that God "knows what he's doing, and he'll keep on doing it" (I Peter 4:19, m,,(,).”
― Jan Johnson, Renovation of the Heart in Daily Practice: Experiments in Spiritual Transformation

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“Contemplation comes down to paying attention to God. Mary, sitting at the feet of Jesus (Luke 10:39, 42), gives us a picture of contemplation: She was “wholly dedicated to the one thing necessary.”[2] Such careful attention is vital to our discipleship to Christ. The author of The Cloud of Unknowing gave these guidelines for contemplation: “Center all your attention and desire on [the Lord] and let this be the sole concern of your mind and heart. . . . Strive to fix your love on him forgetting all else.”[3]”
― Jan Johnson, When the Soul Listens: Finding Rest and Direction in Contemplative Prayer

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May 02, 2012 05:40PM

This weekend I'm doing my first retreat based completely on my book book:Abundant Simplicity: Discovering the Unhurried Rhythms of Grace|10585589] (except that I added some juicy stuff!).
See it here: http://www.janjohnson.org/abundant_si...

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