Spiritual Gifts by Jill Briscoe
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...