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Resources: Personal Spiritual Formation

BIBLES & COMMENTARY

  • NIV - New International Version Life Application Study Bible

  • NRSV - New Revised Standard Version: Harper Collins Study Bible 

  • The Message by Eugene Peterson (paraphrase) 

  • New Interpreter’s Bible Commentary

  • Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

  • The Jewish Study Bible by Adele Berlin 

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WEBSITES

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PHONE APPS​​

  • iTunes for Christian Music

  • K-Love Radio 

  • Jesus Calling 

  • You Version / Holy Bible 

  • Abide - Prayer App

  • Lectio 365 -  Daily Devotional

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DAILY DEVOTIONALS

  • Your Bible: The Gospels

  • Your Bible: The New Testament Letters

  • Your Bible: The Miracles of Jesus 

  • Your Bible: The Parables 

  • Your Bible: The Disciples 

  • Your Bible: The Psalms 

  • My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers

  • Jesus Calling by Sara Young 

  • Our Daily Bread - www.ourdailybread.org

  • Daily Reader for Contemplative Reading by Thomas Keating

  • Purpose Driven Life: What On Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren. 

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​SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES​ & FORMATION​

  • A Spiritual Formation Workbook by Smith/Graybeal

  • Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster

  • Devotional Classics by Foster/Smith 

  • Freedom of Simplicity by Richard Foster

  • Life & Holiness by Thomas Merton

  • Practicing Our Faith by Dorothy Bass

  • Receiving the Day by Dorothy Bass

  • Sacred Rhythms by Ruth Barton 

  • Spiritual Classics by Foster/Griffin

  • Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Calhoun 

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PRAYER 

  • 50 Ways to Pray by Teresa Blythe

  • Paths to Prayer by Patricia Brown 

  • Prayers from the Heart by Richard Foster

  • Praying the Psalms by Walter Brueggermann

  • Prayer & Worship by Renovare

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FASTING

  • Awakening: A New Approach to Faith, Fasting, & Spiritual Freedom by Stovall Weems

  • Fasting Made Simple by Paula White

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SILENCE & SOLITUDE 

  • Into the Silent Land: A Guide to the Christian Practice of Contemplation by Martin Laird, O.S.A. â€‹

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HOLY FRIENDSHIPS

  • Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  • Sacred Companions: the Gift of Spiritual Friendship and Direction by David Brenner

  • The Art of Spiritual Direction by Paul Jones

  • Holy Listening: the Art of Spiritual Direction by Margaret Guenther

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SABBATH 

  • Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity by Keri Kent

  • Sabbath by Wayne Muller

  • 24/6 by Matthew Sleeth 

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MEDITATION / CONTEMPLATION 

  • The Listening Life by Adam S. McHugh

  • New Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton

  • Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

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SPIRITUAL READING 

  • A Guide to Retreat by Reuben Job

  • ​A Testament of Devotion by Thomas Kelly

  • Connecting with God by Renovare

  • Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 

  • Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby​

  • God’s Pursuit of Man by A.W. Tozer

  • Learning from Jesus by Renovare

  • Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis​

  • Seizing Your Divine Moments by Erwin McManus

  • Shaped By The Word by Robert Mulholland Jr.

  • Soul Feast by Marjorie Thompson

  • The Air I Breathe by Louie Giglio 

  • The Way I Was Made by Chris Tomlin 

  • The Will of God by Leslie Weatherhead

  • Tokens of Trust by Rowan Williams

  • Wilderness Time: A Guide for Spiritual Retreat by Emilie Griffin

  • Wounded Healer by Henri Nouwen

  • Your Best Life in Jesus' Easy Yoke by Bill Gaultiere 

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