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Upper Room Disciplines 2006: A Book of Daily Devotions
A Book of Daily Devotions
384 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1987
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Steve Harper
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Steve Harper is a retired seminary professor who taught in the disciplines of Spiritual Formation and Wesley Studies.
He is the author of sixteen books, and has co-authored thirteen others. You can see them here at his Amazon Author Page.
Dr. Harper and his wife, Jeannie, have been married since 1970. They live in Winter Springs, Florida. They have two grown children (John and Katrina) and three grandchildren (Zoe, Isaac, and James).
Across the years, Steve was a youth minister, evangelist, and pastor in the Northwest Texas Annual Conference. He served under appointment in that Annual Conference as an Elder for 33 years. The last eight years (2004-2012) he was a member of The Florida Annual Conference. He retired in July 2012.
Steve was the first person to be selected as a John Wesley Fellow by A Foundation for Theological Education (1977). He completed his PhD in Wesley Studies at Duke University (1981), with Dr. Frank Baker serving as the Chair of his doctoral committee.
Along the way, he has served in other ministries: Co-Founder with Jeannie of Shepherd's Care, a ministry to ministers (1993-1996), Executive Director of A Foundation for Theological Education (1993-1996), Dean of the Chapel and Director of the Pathways Initiative, a ministry to equip spiritual leaders, at The Upper Room in Nashville (1996-1998).
In 1998, he became the founding Vice President and Dean of the Florida-Dunnam Campus of Asbury Seminary. He retired as vice president in 2009, but continued to teach until his retirement on December 31, 2012.
His current ministry concentrates in writing, especially the
blog: Oboedire (www.oboedire.wordpress.com).
Steve Harper is a retired seminary professor who taught in the disciplines of Spiritual Formation and Wesley Studies.
He is the author of sixteen books, and has co-authored thirteen others. You can see them here at his Amazon Author Page.
Dr. Harper and his wife, Jeannie, have been married since 1970. They live in Winter Springs, Florida. They have two grown children (John and Katrina) and three grandchildren (Zoe, Isaac, and James).
Across the years, Steve was a youth minister, evangelist, and pastor in the Northwest Texas Annual Conference. He served under appointment in that Annual Conference as an Elder for 33 years. The last eight years (2004-2012) he was a member of The Florida Annual Conference. He retired in July 2012.
Steve was the first person to be selected as a John Wesley Fellow by A Foundation for Theological Education (1977). He completed his PhD in Wesley Studies at Duke University (1981), with Dr. Frank Baker serving as the Chair of his doctoral committee.
Along the way, he has served in other ministries: Co-Founder with Jeannie of Shepherd's Care, a ministry to ministers (1993-1996), Executive Director of A Foundation for Theological Education (1993-1996), Dean of the Chapel and Director of the Pathways Initiative, a ministry to equip spiritual leaders, at The Upper Room in Nashville (1996-1998).
In 1998, he became the founding Vice President and Dean of the Florida-Dunnam Campus of Asbury Seminary. He retired as vice president in 2009, but continued to teach until his retirement on December 31, 2012.
His current ministry concentrates in writing, especially the
blog: Oboedire (www.oboedire.wordpress.com).
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December 24, 2011
Disciplines: a Book of Daily Devotions 2012, by Various Authors, Upper Room Books, 2011, 384 Pages, ISBN-13: 9780835810203, $15.00
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” from Psalm 119:105 is the focus of fifty-three Upper Room devotional authors in the Disciplines devotional… Full Review:
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“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” from Psalm 119:105 is the focus of fifty-three Upper Room devotional authors in the Disciplines devotional… Full Review:
http://tinyurl.com/6lkk6uy
January 3, 2013
A daily devotional book with meditations based on the Revised Common Lectionary. A different writer for each week, which makes for the uneven nature of the book. Nevertheless, the book offers solid guidance for the spiritual journey.
August 3, 2013
Very good dicipline for devotions.
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