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Zusatztext 'This is not a book to read and ponder. This is a book to do. Survival Guide for the Soul offers a time-tested pathway for all those longing for depth, meaning, peace, and ultimately joy in a moment-by-moment friendship with God.' Informationen zum Autor Ken Shigematsu is the Senior Pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC, one of the largest and most diverse city-center churches in Canada. He is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to Canadians in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country and the author of the international bestseller God in My Everything . Before entering pastoral ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo and draws on both eastern and western perspectives in writing and speaking. Ken lives in Vancouver with his wife, Sakiko, and their son, Joey. Klappentext Drawing on a wide range of sources including scripture, church history, psychology, and neuroscience, as well as a variety of stories from his own life, Ken Shigematsu demonstrates how the gospel redeems our desires and reorders our loves. Survival Guide for the Soul offers fresh perspective on how certain spiritual practices help orient our lives. Zusammenfassung WINNER OF THE WORD GUILD 2019 CHRISTIAN LIVING BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD "The pages you are about to read may feel like a literal rescue." —Ann Voskamp, New York Times Bestselling author Survival Guide for the Soul is a profound spiritual exploration of God's love—a love that many of us understand intellectually without fully grasping or relying on in our day-to-day experiences—a love that fills our sails with joy and frees us to truly flourish. Many of us are driven by an ambition to accomplish something big outside ourselves. On all sides, we're pressured to achieve —professionally, socially, financially. Even when we're aware of this pressure, it can be hard to escape the vicious circles of accomplishment, frustration, and spiritual burn-out. Drawing on a wide range of sources from Scripture to church history to psychology and modern neuroscience—as well as deeply personal stories from his own life—Ken Shigematsu, recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal and pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC, vividly demonstrates how the gospel redeems our desires and reorders our lives. Pastor Shigematsu offers fresh perspective on how certain spiritual practices help orient our lives so that our souls can flourish in the midst of a demanding, competitive society. And he concludes with a liberating and counter-cultural definition of true greatness. If you long to experience a deeper relationship with Christ within the daily pressures to succeed, Survival Guide for the Soul is packed with biblical wisdom and a godly approach to transcend the human tendency to define ourselves by our productivity and success. "Loaded with practical insights and encouraging thoughts, every reader will benefit from Ken's work." —Max Lucado, New York Times Bestselling author Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionI begin the book by describing how we face various forces that threaten our souls in a society that pressures us to achieve. I then reflect on the pressure I have felt to excel as a student, in the corporate world, and as a pastor.Chapter 1: The Divided Self This chapter focuses on how we have various desires which at times are at odds with each other. I illustrate how the desire to succeed and produce manifests itself in students, working professionals, as well as people who are conscious of their body image. Drawing upon both Scripture and psychology, I demonstrate that when we are preoccupied with success we will be less happy, but if we seek a rich inner life we will be not only happier, but flourish spiritually. ...
