Journal Keeping: Writing for Spiritual GrowthWould you like to journal, but you're not sure how to start? Do you love to journal, but need some fresh ideas? Here's a book to help you discover (or recover) the power of writing as a spiritual discipline. In these pages you'll find intriguing and encouraging insights on topics like "ordinary things," "discovery journaling," "drawing from another's well" and "dialogue journaling with Scriptures." In each brief chapter, Luann Budd draws on her own life and writing. She shows how to put each of her ideas into practice. And she provides additional inspiration and examples from significant men and women throughout history who have journaled. Read this book to discover the transforming power of journal keeping! |
Contents
Acknowledgments l | 9 |
Introduction l | 13 |
EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES | 15 |
WHY? An Invitation to Write l | 19 |
Considering the Possibilities l | 29 |
Principles to Follow l | 34 |
Staying on Course l | 40 |
Revisit Your Journal l | 44 |
Discovering the Lord in Nature l | 77 |
Discovering God in the Usual l | 81 |
GO WEST Discovering New Insight l | 84 |
Discovering the Grace to Forgive l | 92 |
Discovering the Value of Remembering l | 96 |
Discovering How to Make | 99 |
Enjoying the Scriptures l | 105 |
Enjoying Poetry l | 112 |
Our Preparations l | 50 |
Our Commitment l | 56 |
Our Goal l | 61 |
UNCOVERING THE PROCESS | 65 |
Discovering OurTrue Feelings l | 67 |
Discovering the Voice of God l | 70 |
Writing to Learn from an Author l | 121 |
Writing to Invite the Word of God In l | 131 |
Writing to Respond to Gods Word l | 142 |
The Artof Letter Writing l | 149 |
Keeping a Writers Notebook l | 156 |