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Loading... The Vow: How a Forgotten Ancient Practice Can Transform Your Life (edition 2008)by Ed Gungor
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. By using an old tradition of making a vow to God, the reader can enhance his Christian life by entering into a serious pact with God and with himself. Reflecting on the monastic life and solitary disciplines practiced in remote monasteries, this book allows the reader to see how taking a vow in modern times within their own personal circumstances can be just as rewarding as the life of a monk. ( ) no reviews | add a review
In his first release since the best-selling There is More to the Secret, Ed Gungor challenges the church to return to authenticity and community. Over and over again in scripture Christians are encouraged to "make vows to the Lord" (e.g., Psalm 76:11). Is it possible that making vows-- intentionally inserting various Christian practices into our lives-- would have great value to 21st-century Christians? What if we thoughtfully and publicly articulated vows before God and those we love? Would it help our lives take on the tone of the eternal? Has something been lost in the openness of the 21st century? The answer is yes! Gungor says: "Vow-making is an old trail that was very familiar to the ancients who have gone before us, but is virtually unknown for we moderns. As I have wandered down this path, it has been both intriguing and empowering, and, on another level, just plain dangerous. But I really think it's leading somewhere. That's the why of this writing." No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)248.25Religions Christian Devotional Literature and Practical Theology Christian Life; experience and practice Religious experience Renewal and growing in faithLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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