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Spiritual Rhythm: Being With Jesus Every Season Of Your Soul (2010)

by Mark Buchanan(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0310293650 (ISBN13: 9780310293651)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Zondervan

review 1: Mark Buchanan says in the introduction to Spiritual Rhythm that "this is not a book to be devoured." This could not be more true. It would be impossible to rush through this book, even if you tried. The best thing about Buchanan's book is his prose. His books are right there alongside all of the other popular authors, but his writing stands head and shoulders above them all. There are no choppy sentences that run on and on, yet never describe anything. To read Buchanan's words describing the seasons of British Columbia is to read poetry. I've never encountered a Christian writer that treats authoring a book as a work of art, but this is what Buchanan does. Buchanan believes that just as nature cycles through four seasons, so does your soul. There are times when life is ble... moreak and cold. There are times when there are new beginnings. There are times of warmth, and times to harvest. There is no way to speed through these seasons, just as there is no way to make winter pass more quickly or summer last just a few weeks longer. The key is understanding which season you are in, and engaging in activities that are healthy in that season. Buchanan relates this personally, as he began this book in response to the death of a close friend. There are poems interspersed throughout the book, and dozens of spiritual activities that can help you develop a rhythm. The book is divided into two parts, the first describing the seasons, the second describing how to understand your spiritual rhythms.
review 2: When I began reading this book, I was really in a spiritual winter, feeling rather dead and numb. I felt guilty about that, which lead me to the book in the 1st place. Buchanan does an EXCELLENT job of making the case for each phase of our lives or growth periods being essential to our overall development as a person. After reading the book I felt spiritually renewed and loved by God "as is". My reading partner and I concluded our study of the book feeling equipped to just keep doing the next right thing no matter what the season. I would highly recommend this book! less

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