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Helps believers practice the gift of being with Jesus

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024

This book was required reading for a class that focused on soul care for preachers and teachers. The class required us to focus on our challenges, study remedies and create a rhythm of life to avoid temptation. I took this class because I was in transition and trying to find my way with the Lord in this new season. Although I was aware of many of the practices this book discussed, I was touched and inspired by the author’s transparency and structure of practicing what you just learned. I also appreciated the positive view of failure when you are not able to maintain the practice as planned. As I read the book, I reflected on the passage in Luke 10:41 when Jesus told Martha that Mary chose the best thing. Being with Jesus. This book is all about being with Jesus.

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Tabitha Swires

An okay intro to spiritual living.

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2019

This book is a good first look at using classic Christian spiritual disciplines in everyday living. It does not go into a lot of detail about them. The chapters are more like light surveys of the disciplines. You might be more interested in other books if you're already familiar with modes of prayer, silence and solitude, and Scripture reading.

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Tabitha Swires

An okay intro to spiritual living.

Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2019

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Veronica Deevers

Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2013

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The author lost me in the first chapter. I live a very humble life and when she was discussing the anguish they went through in finally getting the guest list down to FIFTY of their daughter's friends and classmates for her teenage birthday party I was disgusted. There was other boasting about her own birthday party plans and how she handled the guest lists and plans for these several parties and at that point I was done with the book. I skimmed through the rest as it was required reading for a class.

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matt

Content is Good Format is Bad.

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2012

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The book is a challenging read on what the spiritual disciplines are and how they can and should be lived out in our lives. The Kindle edition is pretty bad. It doesn't look like there was much thought or effort at all in making this a functional ebook. There are no links to the chapters it's like the publishers just emailed the file to Amazon with convert as the subject.

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Mr. David S. Hillis

Good for those just starting into these topics

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2019

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Good content! For those who have been reading other things around spiritual formation it was a lot of words that felt kind of obvious.

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C. David Buchanan

Weak on substance, inspirational for those motivated by Hallmark stories.

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018

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Should be inspirational to some predisposed to sappy stories weak on substance.

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Deej

Interesting but not what I though it would be.

Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2013

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I am interested to see where this takes me but it is not as insightful (or isn't so far) as I expected it to be. I am going to read it after I finish the Call. Maybe it will help me put what I learn into action.

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Jake

A good introductory text

Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2012

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Sacred Rhythms does a good job of introducing a spectrum of spiritual practices. However, it lacks depth and serious theological reflection.

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Margaret Leonard

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2015

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My small group at church is enjoying reading and great discussions from this book.

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PhilThreeten

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Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2006

Unfortunately, the best that I can say of this book is that it should only be purchased after Richard Foster's Celebration of Discipline. His treatment is still, by far, the best and most comprehensive material on these matters.

However, there are a couple of redeeming qualities in Ruth Haley Barton's book. After reading Foster's book, skip to Chapter 8 in Barton's book. This is the chapter on Sabbath that I think that Foster is missing from his material. Though he touches on it I think that Barton offers a more extensive understanding and begins the process of recognizing Sabbath lifestyle as something that goes beyond either Solitude (as in Foster's material) or just a day-long process.

Second, go to Chapter 9 and read about the Rule of Life. In this chapter Barton discusses how to go about developing a rhythm of disciplines in our own life. Again, this is a missing component to Foster's book and is really a necessary process to make sure that a person does not become overwhelmed by what Foster presents.

The Appendix C on choosing spiritual disciplines that correspond to our needs is helpful, but not nearly elucidated enough. Barton has more here that she could have written.

Overall, I would not recommend this book alone but see it (or actually, see the last two chapters) as a needed addition to the excellent work that Foster has already done.

For more reviews, go to the blog in my screen name and click on the Readings category.

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Decent book, some chapters better than others...

Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2009

Not a bad book. I enjoyed some chapters more than others - I think my favorite was the Sabbath chapter. I do think we're in a culture of go-go-go, and it was good to be reminded that it's important to take time for ourselves. To take a nap, take a walk, do what you want to do on your Sabbath. No errands, no busyness - just time for yourself and your family.

My main problem with her was that she applied a lot of her experience to everything, as though each person's life will be similar to hers. Sometimes it overrode the message of the chapter, and made me want to skim ahead.

Still a decent book, though. Highly recommend the chapter on the Sabbath, as well as the one on honoring the body.

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