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The Contented Soul : The Art of Savoring Life

by Lisa Graham McMinn
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Savoring life through cultivating contentment.

"The Contented Soul" makes an excellent read for those seeking to live a fulfilled life. Lisa McMinn provides an insightful guide to practicing contentment and fortitude in our busy lives. McMinn's background as a sociologist adds depth to the popular spiritual practices that she discusses in the book. Her emphasis on cultivating contentment by embracing and supporting strong community ties makes it an interesting read for those interested in understanding the vital connection between inner peace and peace in the exterior world. The book's unique gift is McMinn's use of discussion and reflection questions at the end of each chapter that engage readers with each theme.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Contented Soul : The Art of Savoring Life

by Lisa Graham McMinn
$12.13 Now $8.49 Save 30% more
ISBN: 9780830833351
Authors: Lisa Graham McMinn
Publisher: IVP Books
Date of Publication: 2006-04-05
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 100 readers)

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Winner of a 2006 Chicago Book Clinic Award! Is your life characterized more by long, leisurely walks--or by frantic sprints to get the kids to school, rush to work, beat out other cars in traffic so you can pick the kids up on time and grab dinner before your seven o'clock meeting? Most of us are racing through life at dangerously high speeds, striving for a higher-paying job or a larger house, and volunteering for a hundred activities without ever stopping to notice what we do have or to reflect on who we are apart from all our doing. Our culture teaches that possessions equal success and busyness equals importance--and we have believed the lie. Though we search for contentment, we never find it. Even more, we begin to doubt its existence. In The Contented Soul, sociologist Lisa Graham McMinn invites us to slow down, be still and learn the art of savoring life. Our souls were not made for frantic, frenzied living. In the midst of our busy culture, we have forgotten--or perhaps never learned--how to savor moments and days. But McMinn calls us back to a significant, simpler way of life, a way characterized by intimate connection with our Creator, authentic relationships with others and a profound hope for the shalom that is to come. Along the way, the author also gives us examples of people who have chosen this way of life and found it genuinely satisfying, stirring hope that we, too, can choose and find lasting contentment. So pull up a chair by the fire, or set out for a quiet stroll, binoculars in hand, and begin living life the way God intended: a life of freedom, beauty, connection and true satisfaction for your soul.
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Savoring life through cultivating contentment.

"The Contented Soul" makes an excellent read for those seeking to live a fulfilled life. Lisa McMinn provides an insightful guide to practicing contentment and fortitude in our busy lives. McMinn's background as a sociologist adds depth to the popular spiritual practices that she discusses in the book. Her emphasis on cultivating contentment by embracing and supporting strong community ties makes it an interesting read for those interested in understanding the vital connection between inner peace and peace in the exterior world. The book's unique gift is McMinn's use of discussion and reflection questions at the end of each chapter that engage readers with each theme.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.