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Spiritual Gifts by Jill Briscoe

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  SPIRITUAL GIFTS by Jill Briscoe From the bag of books a friend gave me to read I have chosen this book today - Spiritual Gifts by Jill Briscoe. I have one of Jill's books on my shelf already - There's a snake in my Garden as well as one of her late husband Stuart. In this book Jill uses the book of Philippians to uncover 8 spiritual arts that Christians are called to practice regularly: Contentment Intimacy Suffering Simplicity Ministry Tranquility Humility  Harmony I love how Jill is able to bring out some amazing truths from scripture. For instance in the introduction Jill asks 'what kind of book is Philippians?' It is a Preserved letter Personal letter Practical letter Political letter Prison letter Powerful letter Prayerful letter Praiseful letter CHAPTER 1 - The Spiritual Art of Ministry What does God want me to do with my life? Ministry. Ministry is not something for the professional Christian only - someone who has been to seminary or bible school or on the mis...
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Known and Loved by Glenna Marshall

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  KNOWN AND LOVED BY GLENNA MARSHALL Known and Loved by Glenna Marshall. It wouldn't be me reading a book without journaling my way through it! This book looks at Psalm 139. The word "known" means a thorough examination, and intimate evaluation. God has seen every hidden corner of our hearts and every secret thought in our minds. He truly knows what's in our hearts better than we do. But God already knows you, it is not a case of him getting to know you now. Before you even took a breath God knew you, even before you were conceived. Then the present tense is used - God knows what we are doing now. He knows us when we lie down to rest and when we get up again. He is fully familiar with every mundane moment of our ordinary days. When I read these words they struck me with such freshness. Imagine someone knowing all about me in the past and now in the present. If our closest and dearest knew the things we are thinking ... yet God does. No wonder the bible talks about him...
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Resilient Disciples by Rick Hill

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  RESILIENT DISCIPLES by Rick Hill 10 July 2025 I succumbed to the temptation and bought Rick Hill's book Resilient Disciples at  @keswickportstewart  this week. The introduction has already sucked me in and I am so looking forward to reading the book now. In his Introduction to Resilient Disciples, Rick Hill describes a forest where the trees had been cut down purposely and those beside these same trees had fallen down of their own accord. Do these represent followers of Jesus whose faith once flourished but has now fallen? Or perhaps it represents those whose faith weakens in testing or trial. Rick quotes some amazing statistics - two thirds of 18 to 29 years olds who grew up and were active in the church as a child or a teen have withdrawn from church involvement as an adult. These statistics apply to USA but they could easily be ours. There has been a shift in our culture and that has left some exposed, isolated and unable to stand strong. There are those who choose c...
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