Sacred Thirst: 2 - Meeting God in the Desert of Our Longings

In a culture preoccupied with spirituality, even those of us who claim to have found Jesus' living water are strangely thirsty because we are so determined to get the water on our own. Craig Barnes directs us back to the person of Jesus and his offer and promise of streams of living water.

List of contents

Part One: The Thirsty Christian
1. Our Parched Souls 11
2. Right Answers Aren’t Enough 25
3. A Stranger in Community 37
4. When Prayer Dries Up 50
5. Compassion Fatigue 64
Part Two: The Living Water
6. It’s Not About You 81
7. The Searching God 94
8. Communing with God 109
9. The Longing to Confess 123
10. The Courage to Believe 137
Part Three: Satisfying the Thirst
11. Finding a Holy People 153
12. Finding a Holy Place 167
13. Finding a Holy Purpose 180
14. Finding a Holy Joy 195
15.Finding a Holy Self 208
Notes 218

About the author

M. Craig Barnes is pastor of Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His previous books are Yearning, Hustling God, and When God Interrupts.

Summary

In a culture preoccupied with spirituality, even those of us who claim to have found Jesus’ living water are strangely thirsty because we are so determined to get the water on our own. Craig Barnes directs us back to the person of Jesus and his offer and promise of streams of living water.

Product details

• Authors: M. Craig Barnes
• Publisher: Harper Collins (US)
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.01.2001
• EAN: 9780310219552
• ISBN: 978-0-310-21955-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 215 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 208 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; TOPICAL / Christian Interest, RELIGION / Christian Living / Spiritual Warfare