Kyle Strobel

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  When God Seems Distant

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  What If Times of Spiritual Dryness Are Actually Part of God’s Plan?

  – Discover how to reframe times when God feels distant
  – Go beyond willpower and habit modification to true spiritual growth
  – Learn to live in , not just through, fallow times

  Most Christians experience zeal early in their Christian life, but when that fades to a season of dryness, it’s tempting to assume one of two things: We have failed or God is absent. So we throw ourselves into ministry, spiritual disciplines, and study in order to break through to the other side of this dry season, not realizing that willpower and habit modification cannot “fix” our spiritual lives or kick-start a new season of spiritual growth. Why? Because we’ve missed the point of the wilderness.

  Far from being evidence that we’re failing in our faith, spiritual dry seasons are actually part of God’s plan to draw us into a deeper walk with him. With the wisdom and compassion of those who have been there, Kyle Strobel and John Coe invite you to draw near to the Lord as you walk through the differing seasons of the soul. They explain the purpose of the wilderness in the story of God’s people–including our Savior–and show how our spiritual lives actually benefit from times of dryness.

  If you have found yourself in the desert, desperately longing for the living waters Jesus promises, this book will assure you that God is not absent–and you may be on the cusp of experiencing a deeper faith.

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  Way Of The Dragon Or The Way Of The Lamb

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  Pastor Jamin Goggin and theology professor Kyle Strobel invite readers on a journey to uncover Jesus’ seemingly contradictory way to power: weakness.

  Why do so many rock-star pastors implode under the spotlight? Why do modern-day churches become so entangled in growing their brand that they lose sight of their true purpose? Because, according to Jamin Goggin and Kyle Strobel, Christians have succumbed to the temptations of power and forgotten Jesus’ seemingly contradictory path to power-first giving it up.

  In The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb, Goggin and Strobel paint a richly biblical vision of power through weakness. They invite readers to join them on an adventure around the world, seeking out great sages of the faith with uncommon wisdom to offer those traveling the path of Christian life. As readers eavesdrop on the authors’ conversations with people such as J. I. Packer, Dallas Willard, Marva Dawn, John Perkins, Jean Vanier, James Houston, and Eugene Peterson, they begin to piece together the new-old reality of following Jesus today. In the end, The Way of the Dragon or the Way of the Lamb offers a compelling vision of the way of Jesus that will challenge both individual believers and the church as a whole.

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  Embracing Contemplation : Reclaiming A Christian Spiritual

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  Acknowledgments
  Introduction-John H. Coe And Kyle C. Strobel
  Part I: Historical Inquiries
  1. The Controversy Over Contemplation And Contemplative Prayer: An Historical, Theological, And Biblical Resolution-John H. Coe
  2. Is Thoughtless Prayer Really Christian? A Biblical/Evangelical Response To Evagrius Of Pontus-Evan Howard
  3. Medieval Ressourcement-Greg Peters
  4. Sabbatical Contemplation? Retrieving A Strand In Reformed Theology-Ashley Cocksworth
  5. “To Gaze On The Beauty Of The Lord”: The Evangelical Resistance And Retrieval Of Contemplation-Tom Schwanda
  6. Christian Contemplation And The Cross: The Pathway To Life-Diane Chandler
  Part II: Constructive Proposals
  7. Biblical Spirituality And Contemplative Spirituality-Steve Porter
  8. Contemplation By Son And Spirit: Reforming The Ascent Of The Soul To God-Kyle C. Strobel
  9. Gospel-Centered Contemplation? A Proposal-Ryan Brandt
  10. The Beatific Vision: Contemplating Christ As The Future Present-Hans Boersma
  11. Contemplative And Centering Prayer-James Wilhoit
  12. Contemplative Prayer In The Evangelical And Pentecostal Traditions: A Comparative Study-Simon Chan
  13. A Distinctively Christian Contemplation: A Comparison With Other Religions-Glen Scorgie
  Conclusion-John H. Coe And Kyle C. Strobel
  Contributors
  Author Index
  Subject Index
  Scripture Index

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  What does a Christian life lived “by the Spirit” look like?

  For many Christians throughout history, fulfilling Paul’s command in Galatians 5:25 included a form of contemplation and prayer that leads to spiritual formation. But in large part, contemporary Christians-perhaps especially evangelicals-seem to have lost or forgotten about this treasure from their own tradition.

  Bringing together scholars and practitioners of spiritual formation from across the Protestant spectrum, this volume offers a distinctly evangelical consideration of the benefits of contemplation. The contributors draw on historical examples from the church-including John Calvin, Richard Baxter, Jonathan Edwards, and John Wesley-to consider how contemplative prayer can shape Christian living today. The result is a robust guide to embracing contemplation that will help Christians as they seek to keep in step with the Spiri

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