Flee, Be Silent, Pray: An Anxious Evangelical Finds Peace with God through Contemplative Prayer
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071LSSRW2 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 500 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Another way is possible" according to Sarah P. I was excited to receive a copy of this book and couldn't wait to read it and share it with others. But presently, my life is very “full” ( whose isn’t!?) with a toddler and a baby at home and all of the other fun plates to juggle. And I'm lucky if I have a chance to read a few pages a day. Thankfully, this is the kind of book that one can read a few pages at a time and they will definitely walk away with much to think about. I am thankful to have thi. Fleeing Toward Full disclosure: I received an advanced copy and what follows is based on that version.At first, when I encountered the words 'evangelical anxiety' in 'Flee, Be Silent, Pray', I thought the author was employing creative license; a bit of hyperbole for effect. However, the more he described the condition, I realized how spot-on he was.His spiritual recovery came from a source he least expected, one, in his earlier years, he had set out to show as flawed: the Catholic Ch. A Real Treasure Penn Name Having been an anxious Evangelical for many years, this book is truly a Godsend. It confirms so many of the things God has been teaching me about simply being with Him, living in His presence. Contemplative prayer opens up a whole new world of rest and peace with Christ in our belovedness. A wonderful, helpful book!
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The Christian prayer tradition known as contemplation, primarily preserved in monasteries through practices such as centering prayer, was the answer he didn't want to find. When daily prayer and Bible study leaves a Christian anxious, doubtful, and frustrated, is there any hope for finding peace with God?Ed Cyzewski grew up in a restrictive Catholic Church, immersed himself in the hard-working world of evangelical Christianity as the path to knowing God, and then graduated seminary uncertain about praying or finding God. If his Pr