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A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian
Every Christian wants to grow into the person God made him to be. Every Christian has a healthier, more spiritually mature version of herself in mind. Every Christian looks upon the future's horizon and imagines a relationship with God ever-increasing in vibrancy and strength.
But how does a Christian get there? How does a sapling with good intentions actually become an oak of righteousness?
You might think the answer is "regularly read the Bible, pray often, and share the gospel consistently." And those practices are certainly part of it. But in this book, Mason King expands your thinking beyond basic spiritual practices (which typically emphasize what you must do) into a more holistic picture of what a full and flourishing life with God can look like when it is cultivated well (focusing instead on who you might become).
In these pages, learn how you can become a vibrant, healthy Christian by regularly offering to God three main dimensions of your life—your attention, your emotions, and your limits—for when you are disciplined in cultivating these environments at the root, you will grow into the right kind of tree.
But how does a Christian get there? How does a sapling with good intentions actually become an oak of righteousness?
You might think the answer is "regularly read the Bible, pray often, and share the gospel consistently." And those practices are certainly part of it. But in this book, Mason King expands your thinking beyond basic spiritual practices (which typically emphasize what you must do) into a more holistic picture of what a full and flourishing life with God can look like when it is cultivated well (focusing instead on who you might become).
In these pages, learn how you can become a vibrant, healthy Christian by regularly offering to God three main dimensions of your life—your attention, your emotions, and your limits—for when you are disciplined in cultivating these environments at the root, you will grow into the right kind of tree.
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Published March 7, 2023
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August 28, 2023
This is by far one of the best books I have ever read! I will leave the review short and just encourage anyone to read it. I truly do believe this book is one of those books (outside the Bible of course) that mark you as a person.
I’ll also add briefly, in the most polite way I mean this, but this book does what: the ruthless elimination of hurry, habits of grace, the common rule, other spiritual discipline books (ex: disciplines of a godly woman) and even Non-Christian books like atomic habits, all are trying to do. And I enjoyed all those books. But THIS book actually brought it all home.
How can I pursue Jesus in health and live for Him? Especially in this day and age - this book answers that.
I’ve been so blessed by it!
I’ll also add briefly, in the most polite way I mean this, but this book does what: the ruthless elimination of hurry, habits of grace, the common rule, other spiritual discipline books (ex: disciplines of a godly woman) and even Non-Christian books like atomic habits, all are trying to do. And I enjoyed all those books. But THIS book actually brought it all home.
How can I pursue Jesus in health and live for Him? Especially in this day and age - this book answers that.
I’ve been so blessed by it!
March 2, 2023
I was sitting with a lady the other day who was struggling with significant health issues. Her biggest anxiety was related to the uncertainty of whether or not she would improve enough to do the things she normally did and enjoyed.
We often take our physical health for granted. But what about our spiritual health? Do we assume that because we're a believer we're automatically given a healthy spiritual life? I think we all know our circumstances and hardships easily reveal the ways we're not in good shape and we feel the pain of raw wounds rubbed on sometimes.
Just as our physical health is no guarantee, neither is our spiritual maturity. While we discipline ourselves in practices that keep us near to Christ, A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian shows us how we can grow in maturity, not just in spiritual practices, but also by considering ourselves as a whole and how our faith connects with our humanity and emotion.
So, how do we become healthy Christians?
"You might think the answer is "regularly read the Bible, pray often, and share the gospel consistently." And those practices are certainly part of it. But in this book, Mason King expands your thinking beyond basic spiritual practices (which typically emphasize what you must do) into a more holistic picture of what a full and flourishing life with God can look like when it is cultivated well (focusing instead on who you might become).
In these pages, learn how you can become a vibrant, healthy Christian by regularly offering to God three main dimensions of your life—your attention, your emotions, and your limits—for when you are disciplined in cultivating these environments at the root, you will grow into the right kind of tree." (from the back)
I think the title of this book is a little misleading. If you've read books on spiritual disciplines, usually you anticipate the discussion to be about the specifics, like chapters on Bible reading, fasting, prayer, fellowship, etc. (like Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline)
This book isn't that. The author rather focuses on 3 important challenges to our spiritual maturity for this cultural moment: The relentless hijacking of our attention, how we interact with and process our emotions, and accepting our humanity and the limits we have as created beings.
He reminds us that unless we're dissatisfied with our life, we're not likely to change. When it comes to our spiritual growth, we do need to take a look at these 3 areas prayerfully and reflectively to see the ways we've not fully surrendered our whole lives to Christ. Obviously we're not perfect people, so it's not a judgement, it's an invitation to draw near to Christ, to lay our lives before the Spirit to examine and lead us deeper toward Him.
When it comes to our attention, he points out, "our attention is the most precious commodity we have. It is worth billions of dollars every day to companies who want to monetize our moments, desires, and good intentions." I'm not sure I'd really ever reflected on the monetary value of my attention, but it sure shook me to consider the importance of my stewardship in this area, particularly as devices seem to claw for my eyeballs.
The discipline of our emotions is a really valuable section in this book. As a nurse specializing in mental health, this is a regular topic for me with clients. The author shares biblical truth and practical strategies to help us. He reminds us, "if left unprocessed, emotions reinforce disordered desires and distort interpretations of our own experience. Surrendering and discipling how we handle our emotions enables us to move through them toward productive action in life with God." We learn to recognize what we're feeling, and also to trust God with how we feel.
Recognizing our limits may sound self-explanatory, but I don't think we always live this truth practically, especially when it comes to our drivenness and ambition, selfishness and self-reliance. The individualist mentality our culture adopts thinks me-first or what's right for me, in contrast to what's best for our community. Though we have great abilities in our modern day to govern and control our own lives, the value and importance of community often goes to the wayside.
This book is for the Christian who wants to grow in maturity, yes that means becoming more disciplined and you'll find practical ways to do just that. I'll definitely give this 5 stars because there's really important topics to reflect on and offers practical ways to implement them. I highly recommend it.
Quick Stats
# of pages: 208
Level of Difficulty: Easy
My Rating: 5 stars
*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review!
We often take our physical health for granted. But what about our spiritual health? Do we assume that because we're a believer we're automatically given a healthy spiritual life? I think we all know our circumstances and hardships easily reveal the ways we're not in good shape and we feel the pain of raw wounds rubbed on sometimes.
Just as our physical health is no guarantee, neither is our spiritual maturity. While we discipline ourselves in practices that keep us near to Christ, A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian shows us how we can grow in maturity, not just in spiritual practices, but also by considering ourselves as a whole and how our faith connects with our humanity and emotion.
So, how do we become healthy Christians?
"You might think the answer is "regularly read the Bible, pray often, and share the gospel consistently." And those practices are certainly part of it. But in this book, Mason King expands your thinking beyond basic spiritual practices (which typically emphasize what you must do) into a more holistic picture of what a full and flourishing life with God can look like when it is cultivated well (focusing instead on who you might become).
In these pages, learn how you can become a vibrant, healthy Christian by regularly offering to God three main dimensions of your life—your attention, your emotions, and your limits—for when you are disciplined in cultivating these environments at the root, you will grow into the right kind of tree." (from the back)
I think the title of this book is a little misleading. If you've read books on spiritual disciplines, usually you anticipate the discussion to be about the specifics, like chapters on Bible reading, fasting, prayer, fellowship, etc. (like Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline)
This book isn't that. The author rather focuses on 3 important challenges to our spiritual maturity for this cultural moment: The relentless hijacking of our attention, how we interact with and process our emotions, and accepting our humanity and the limits we have as created beings.
He reminds us that unless we're dissatisfied with our life, we're not likely to change. When it comes to our spiritual growth, we do need to take a look at these 3 areas prayerfully and reflectively to see the ways we've not fully surrendered our whole lives to Christ. Obviously we're not perfect people, so it's not a judgement, it's an invitation to draw near to Christ, to lay our lives before the Spirit to examine and lead us deeper toward Him.
When it comes to our attention, he points out, "our attention is the most precious commodity we have. It is worth billions of dollars every day to companies who want to monetize our moments, desires, and good intentions." I'm not sure I'd really ever reflected on the monetary value of my attention, but it sure shook me to consider the importance of my stewardship in this area, particularly as devices seem to claw for my eyeballs.
The discipline of our emotions is a really valuable section in this book. As a nurse specializing in mental health, this is a regular topic for me with clients. The author shares biblical truth and practical strategies to help us. He reminds us, "if left unprocessed, emotions reinforce disordered desires and distort interpretations of our own experience. Surrendering and discipling how we handle our emotions enables us to move through them toward productive action in life with God." We learn to recognize what we're feeling, and also to trust God with how we feel.
Recognizing our limits may sound self-explanatory, but I don't think we always live this truth practically, especially when it comes to our drivenness and ambition, selfishness and self-reliance. The individualist mentality our culture adopts thinks me-first or what's right for me, in contrast to what's best for our community. Though we have great abilities in our modern day to govern and control our own lives, the value and importance of community often goes to the wayside.
This book is for the Christian who wants to grow in maturity, yes that means becoming more disciplined and you'll find practical ways to do just that. I'll definitely give this 5 stars because there's really important topics to reflect on and offers practical ways to implement them. I highly recommend it.
Quick Stats
# of pages: 208
Level of Difficulty: Easy
My Rating: 5 stars
*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review!
January 14, 2024
This book was well written and really really good. Read it! I loved it so much!
January 30, 2024
“We pursue a God-listening heart by ordering our lives according to God’s good design, which enables us to delight in God over the world.”
Mason King is one of my favorite and most trusted contemporary Christian voices (and also probably one of the only people whose book on spiritual disciplines I wouldn’t be skeptical of). It’s quite a feat to write a book subtitled “How to become a healthy Christian”, but he did so with such grace and skill, putting forth an invitation to beauty, goodness, and truth. The book continually situates readers within the broader life of the historical church, reminding them that, though our world prioritizes self sufficiency, dependence on God is the way to true life. He highlights this dependence through the lenses of attention, emotions, and limits, expounding upon each in detail. I found it to be a helpful and incredibly gospel-fluent read. Hopeful it will be a good resource for the church!
Mason King is one of my favorite and most trusted contemporary Christian voices (and also probably one of the only people whose book on spiritual disciplines I wouldn’t be skeptical of). It’s quite a feat to write a book subtitled “How to become a healthy Christian”, but he did so with such grace and skill, putting forth an invitation to beauty, goodness, and truth. The book continually situates readers within the broader life of the historical church, reminding them that, though our world prioritizes self sufficiency, dependence on God is the way to true life. He highlights this dependence through the lenses of attention, emotions, and limits, expounding upon each in detail. I found it to be a helpful and incredibly gospel-fluent read. Hopeful it will be a good resource for the church!
May 5, 2023
Not your typical book on the spiritual disciplines. And that’s a good thing. I love Mason King’s call to discipline our attention, emotions, and limits as we seek to believe that God is who he says he is and what he says about us is true. It’s timely. It’s accessible. It’s compelling. It’s wise. It’s simple. It’s what Christ-followers need to flourish personally and in their faith. This is my go-to book recommendation on the spiritual disciplines.
April 16, 2025
4.5. A few quibbles, but overall: very good. King’s book is a unique contribution to the subject, but pairs well with the works that explore the classic spiritual disciplines (eg. Whitney, Foster, Willard, Ortberg, etc.).
The angle King takes is very helpful as he draws attention to specific realities that revolve around our attention, our emotions, and our limits. I found his observations throughout to be very relatable, encouraging, and helpful.
The angle King takes is very helpful as he draws attention to specific realities that revolve around our attention, our emotions, and our limits. I found his observations throughout to be very relatable, encouraging, and helpful.
October 2, 2023
Truly one of the best books i’ve ever read on a christian’s spiritual discipline and life. I’m a therapist, and this will be a permanent addition to my bookshelf and in my practice. So practical, full of truth, and enlightening in new ways- even as i was raised in the church. Cant recommend this book highly enough.
October 29, 2023
When I bring up the topic of spiritual disciplines in one of my talks, I get mixed responses. Some women are eager to have the discussion, curious, and looking for support. Others seem to feel overwhelmed, even resentful sometimes that their time has to be sliced and diced into one more segment and they’re not really sure how to make it work.
Mason King offers A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines with the goal of encouraging readers to become healthy and engaged believers who are investing in their relationship with God.
It’s clear that no one becomes a mature Christian in the future without doing the work today. With that in view, King offers probing, big-picture questions to stir the thoughts. For example: If who you are today is the product of the choices from all your yesterdays, who are you becoming right now?
Rather than a list of tasks and advice, the book challenges readers to live into a relationship with God that affects our choices, to lean into the daily rhythms of Bible reading and prayer with a long view that doesn’t get discouraged if bushes don’t burn and lightening doesn’t flash from every page. As Psalm 1 beautifully illustrates, we are invited to “be like a tree planted by the rivers of water.” Christ is that River of refreshment, but in 2023, our attention is often misplaced and we waste our delight and squander our attention on screens. We cave in to distractions that mask our deeper needs that only God is able to fulfill.
King writes about using the “hinges” in his day for processing his work and his feelings with God. The goal is always to eliminate hurry, be still, listen for the Lord, listen to our people, and chase quiet moments for confession and actually feeling our feelings. I imagine that Jesus’s approach to spiritual disciplines was as relaxed and natural as all this, a life patterned after joyful holiness and lived in simple communion with God.
Mason King offers A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines with the goal of encouraging readers to become healthy and engaged believers who are investing in their relationship with God.
It’s clear that no one becomes a mature Christian in the future without doing the work today. With that in view, King offers probing, big-picture questions to stir the thoughts. For example: If who you are today is the product of the choices from all your yesterdays, who are you becoming right now?
Rather than a list of tasks and advice, the book challenges readers to live into a relationship with God that affects our choices, to lean into the daily rhythms of Bible reading and prayer with a long view that doesn’t get discouraged if bushes don’t burn and lightening doesn’t flash from every page. As Psalm 1 beautifully illustrates, we are invited to “be like a tree planted by the rivers of water.” Christ is that River of refreshment, but in 2023, our attention is often misplaced and we waste our delight and squander our attention on screens. We cave in to distractions that mask our deeper needs that only God is able to fulfill.
King writes about using the “hinges” in his day for processing his work and his feelings with God. The goal is always to eliminate hurry, be still, listen for the Lord, listen to our people, and chase quiet moments for confession and actually feeling our feelings. I imagine that Jesus’s approach to spiritual disciplines was as relaxed and natural as all this, a life patterned after joyful holiness and lived in simple communion with God.
September 14, 2023
Useful in its conciseness. Pulls deeply from many other works I’ve read, which made it feel redundant. Folks like Jen Wilkin, Matt Chandler, Rosaria Butterfield, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Tyler Staton, John Mark Comer, Tony Reinke, and others just jump off the page. Maybe it’s because I swim in the same waters as Mason, going to a church that the Village planted and getting my education from the baptist university in his city, but it felt as though he was asked to write this book as opposed to wanting to write it, and pulled from everything he was learning, instead of penning a new thing. That being said, I finished it! I never finish books, and I would feel comfortable handing in new believer this book and the Bible as opposed to 10 other books, and walking through it with them.
The chapters on the ministry of presence in suffering are worth their weight in gold.
The chapters on the ministry of presence in suffering are worth their weight in gold.
August 6, 2023
This is a fantastic book! Although it’s a “short” book, it took me awhile to make my way through it. Stopping and settling on the questions provided was really valuable in examining my own attention (how I spend my time), emotions and limitations. It’s not a book merely telling you to stop doing this and start doing that, in order to be more Christ- like. I got to honestly reflect on where I am today, where I’d like to be spiritually in the future and understanding who I am IN Christ all the way though. Tenderly and patiently written, with hope for this moment and joy for the future.
November 21, 2023
Great book for Equipping Groups this semester! It was so joyful to see the girls open up more as we learned from and discussed this book together!
King’s imagery that he presents all throughout the book of presenting an oak of righteousness to the Lord at the end of our lives, and planting our lives next to the river of God’s love has become a frequent thought for me in reading this book! Thank you Mason King and thank you Spirit for reminding me of this!!!
King’s imagery that he presents all throughout the book of presenting an oak of righteousness to the Lord at the end of our lives, and planting our lives next to the river of God’s love has become a frequent thought for me in reading this book! Thank you Mason King and thank you Spirit for reminding me of this!!!
April 28, 2024
muy muy bueno. al inicio me parecía un poquito obvio pero a lo largo que seguía leyendo sentía mucha convicción al leer jaja. es como autoayuda pero no auto porque es comoletamente depender de Dios y de su gracia, no de nuestras maneras. la inclusion de eliot y de merton y de jonathan edwards >>>. mis caps favoritos fueron el de destronar el salvador digital, el luto y las amistades. muy muy bueno y útil.
May 28, 2023
Incredible primer on what it looks like to follow Jesus.
May 29, 2023
Mason King is a brilliant writer. Thoughtful, caring, winsome, and engaging. Necessary read for anyone.
January 20, 2024
short, sweet, and needed! easy to understand and so applicable, love how it’s relevant to today’s world. would be amazing as a group study so i will be bringing that up…
December 9, 2024
“God is big enough to handle you being in process” (p. 128)
April 18, 2024
This is one of those books that you read and want to tell everybody about. This book is very helpful in the area of growing in spiritual disciplines and finding the joy in them and orienting our hearts and minds around the purpose of them. It's easy to read, accessible and a really helpful tool for any Christian who's looking to grow into a healthy relationship with Christ.
March 3, 2024
I try not to give blanket recommednations but I really do believe every person looking to love for Christ in this age of distraction, autonomy, and image-protecting should read this book. There are great, and necessary, works out there to tell you what spiritual disciplines are and how to do them. They’re great. But Mason goes beyond to show us the aim of these disciplines and what stepping into a life of pursuing the image of Christ really looks like for you and me in our daily living. Five stars because they won’t let me out six.
January 29, 2023
I received an ARC from NetGalley of this Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines by Mason King. In my opinion, it was such a fantastic read. This little book, which was quick and easy to read, packed a punch with each page reflecting so much wisdom, biblical teaching and practical advice. I also liked that each chapter concluded with a list of discussion/reflection questions. I have read many books on creating habits and disciplines to enhance our spiritual lives and I love pursuing that journey in my own life. What I loved about this specific one was that King takes a bit of a different approach and instead of focusing on each discipline or going through a list of sorts, he focuses on the deep rooted habits and issues that are more about our attention, emotions and limitations. He takes these three areas and expands and intertwines the spiritual disciplines throughout. This is a “short guide” that I could definitely see myself reading again and again to help in my daily habits and spiritual life and it is also one that I would highly recommend for others who want to further mature and develop in their Christian journey.
March 20, 2023
I received a copy from NetGalley for an honest review. For full disclosure, the author is a pastor at the church my family and I call home. In this short book, King helps to grow in understanding of the matters of the heart that both help and hinder spiritual growth and offers practical steps in the “process of becoming who God made you to be”. He goes beyond the standard spiritual disciplines checklist to prompt deeper thinking about how we steward our time, attention and emotions and to engage in honest examination of ourselves. Each chapter includes questions for discussion, making it a great resource for small group study. I expect to return to this resource frequently and will definitely be sharing with others.
January 10, 2023
This book is an excellent starting point to Christian spiritual disciplines. King lays out three essential dimensions to nurturing a healthy relationship with God and your own place in His creation. To each dimension he lays out several steps to break it down and make it manageable. It is succinct and deep all at the same time, The body of the book was great, but one of the big things that caught my eye was the resource section in the back. I love lists. Especially lists of books. Especially especially lists of books about many different facets of Christian history, theology, education, and living.
Thank you, NetGalley!
Thank you, NetGalley!
March 11, 2024
I really enjoyed this book. It’s a quick read but Mason takes a wholistic view of spiritual disciplines and helps flesh out what they look like in a digital age. I love his way of looking at spiritual disciplines as a way of become a full, integrated person - emotionally, mentally, physically AND spiritually.
January 16, 2025
4/5. Wonderful look at the heart and purpose of spiritual disciplines as we mature as followers of Jesus. Many other works on spiritual disciplines do a great job of proclaiming the "how" of spiritual disciplines, but the pages of this short guide provide a beautiful insight to the "why" of our practice.
If you want to know how to pray, how to read the word, how to sabbath, or how to do insert spiritual discipline, this book does not provide many practical examples. However, what these pages offer in spades is an alternative way to enjoy Christ's beauty and abide in His love. King addresses the primary dangers we face in our society as we grow in maturity and explains what the Lord offers us instead. For every way the world deforms us, King offers an avenue that God uses to restore us into His image. Not only is this a book that I will use as a resource for new followers of Jesus asking "why" we do what we do, but it is also an opportunity for followers of Jesus to further explore their relationship with the Creator.
Strongly reccomend for Ch.'s 8-11 alone.
"In our backyard there is an oak tree, full of years and character. Most mornings before the sun rises, before I begin my morning disciplines, I sit and study the tree out the living room window. I treasure these quiet moments, becoming present to God in a new day.
In the end I want my life to be as steady, strong, and noble as that tree. I want to offer an oak of righteousness to Jesus, a life daily nourished by God's living water as he works in me a heart surrendered to him."
If you want to know how to pray, how to read the word, how to sabbath, or how to do insert spiritual discipline, this book does not provide many practical examples. However, what these pages offer in spades is an alternative way to enjoy Christ's beauty and abide in His love. King addresses the primary dangers we face in our society as we grow in maturity and explains what the Lord offers us instead. For every way the world deforms us, King offers an avenue that God uses to restore us into His image. Not only is this a book that I will use as a resource for new followers of Jesus asking "why" we do what we do, but it is also an opportunity for followers of Jesus to further explore their relationship with the Creator.
Strongly reccomend for Ch.'s 8-11 alone.
"In our backyard there is an oak tree, full of years and character. Most mornings before the sun rises, before I begin my morning disciplines, I sit and study the tree out the living room window. I treasure these quiet moments, becoming present to God in a new day.
In the end I want my life to be as steady, strong, and noble as that tree. I want to offer an oak of righteousness to Jesus, a life daily nourished by God's living water as he works in me a heart surrendered to him."
July 12, 2024
3.5
This book is full of wonderful and helpful information, and I liked it. The ideas inside are clearly laid out and easy to process. So then why only rate it a 3.5? Because something is missing. I read this with my men's reading group and by the end everyone had sort of bounced off it. The book is missing something, and I cannot clearly explain what that is. My guess is that it is a little clinical, but its not overly scientific, perhaps just predictable.
If you are looking for content on spiritual disciplines you will enjoy what you read hear. But I am not sure how much of it you will remember 3 weeks later.
This book is full of wonderful and helpful information, and I liked it. The ideas inside are clearly laid out and easy to process. So then why only rate it a 3.5? Because something is missing. I read this with my men's reading group and by the end everyone had sort of bounced off it. The book is missing something, and I cannot clearly explain what that is. My guess is that it is a little clinical, but its not overly scientific, perhaps just predictable.
If you are looking for content on spiritual disciplines you will enjoy what you read hear. But I am not sure how much of it you will remember 3 weeks later.
June 22, 2023
What disciplines should characterize the life of a Christian? King focuses particularly on disciplining our attention, emotions, and limits. He struck a necessary balance between the practices themselves and the posture behind the practices. Towards the end, King brought up two questions that I felt were profound: (1) What are you living for? and (2) What is keeping you from living fully in this way? Short and accessible, this would be an excellent resource to work through in a class, as a life group, etc.
May 27, 2024
Me encantó la traducción.
Es un libro corto para recordar como Amar bien, no para ganarnos su amor que ya tenemos sino para responder a Él. Mi parte favorita fueron los tips que dió como:
-Sentarse y contemplar los pensamientos en la oración
-Tener un cuaderno de preocupaciones para la oración
-Hacer tiempo para las casas de lamento
Me sorprendió el capítulo de emociones, como podemos llevar cualquier cosa que sintamos ante nuestro Dios.
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I really like how simple and practical the author explained everything about our feelings, boundaries, and attention and how to take them to God.
Es un libro corto para recordar como Amar bien, no para ganarnos su amor que ya tenemos sino para responder a Él. Mi parte favorita fueron los tips que dió como:
-Sentarse y contemplar los pensamientos en la oración
-Tener un cuaderno de preocupaciones para la oración
-Hacer tiempo para las casas de lamento
Me sorprendió el capítulo de emociones, como podemos llevar cualquier cosa que sintamos ante nuestro Dios.
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I really like how simple and practical the author explained everything about our feelings, boundaries, and attention and how to take them to God.
April 17, 2024
An easy read, but a very thought provoking one! King has a unique perspective on spiritual disciplines that I haven’t seen before. He looks at the way that our practices focus our attention, process our emotions, and teach us about our limits. He made me think a lot about my habits and how I can use everyday things to glorify God and build my character. I was really encouraged and challenged by reading this!
May 8, 2024
Really enjoyed this. The chapter on death alone was worth the read.
“Moments Mori brings awareness that we’re not in control of our lives and could shuffle off this mortal coil at any point. If we act like death will never come, we will l live like there is always more time and another chance.
“Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like a vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes” (James 4:14)
“Moments Mori brings awareness that we’re not in control of our lives and could shuffle off this mortal coil at any point. If we act like death will never come, we will l live like there is always more time and another chance.
“Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring—what your life will be! For you are like a vapor that appears for a little while, then vanishes” (James 4:14)
September 26, 2023
Must read for any person striving to live as Jesus in a modern day world. I have many portions underlined and pages dog-eared so I can return to them often for quick reference. I also plan to go back and reread, this time journaling along the way using the prompts he includes at the close of each chapter.
April 21, 2024
I would say that this book is mislabeled as a Spiritual Discipline book, as it leads the reader to believe it walks through the spiritual disciplines.
However, still an amazing book. Don't go in expecting a guide to spiritual disciplines, but it is an awesome guide to healthy Christian living. Very specific and too the point.
However, still an amazing book. Don't go in expecting a guide to spiritual disciplines, but it is an awesome guide to healthy Christian living. Very specific and too the point.
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