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Product Identifiers
PublisherUpper Room Books
ISBN-100835812111
ISBN-139780835812115
eBay Product ID (ePID)167794682
Product Key Features
Book TitleWorld Worth Saving : Lenten Spiritual Practices for Action
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicSpirituality, Christian Life / General, Holidays / Easter & Lent
Publication Year2013
GenreReligion
AuthorGeorge Hovaness Donigian
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2012-046482
TitleLeadingA
SynopsisInstead of giving up something for Lent, why not try praying about stories in the daily news? In this energizing Lenten study, Donigian guides you to link your inner spiritual life with outward actions like serving others, feeding the hungry, seeking justice, offering healing, and extending friendship. Each chapter includes exercises for growth and questions for reflection. 6 weeks * Includes Leader's Guide, God thinks the world is worth saving and invites us to believe this too. For anyone who thinks Lent is a seemingly endless time of self-sacrifice and introspection, this 6-week study offers a breath of fresh air. Author George Donigian challenges readers to connect their inner spiritual life with outward actions of compassion in the world. He inspires readers to pray about daily news events and respond to the needs around them by serving others, feeding the hungry, fighting injustice, offering healing, and extending friendship. Give up apathy for Lent this year, God thinks the world is worth saving. When we are close to God, we too will want to save the world. For anyone who dismisses Lent as a seemingly endless time of self-sacrifice and introspection, this 6-week study for Lent offers a breath of fresh air. It connects prayer and other inner spiritual practices with outward actions of mercy and compassion. George Donigian guides you to grow in your prayer life by praying about daily news reports, discovering the needs around you, and responding with love and compassion. You will discover ways to: serve others feed the hungry seek justice and fight injustice offer healing extend friendship The author's conversational style and use of well-known hymn texts will engage you in this energizing Lenten study. This book includes exercises for spiritual growth, questions for reflection, and a Leader's Guide for small groups