The Shape of Living: Spiritual directions for everyday lifeIn an overwhelming world, how can our lives be shaped to their greatest potential? David F. Ford examines the whirl of life today – the endless information that inundates us and pervades our lives. He serves up practical wisdom for coping creatively, offering a vision of genuine Christian life that can face the best and worst of today’s world. |
Contents
Faces and Voices Shaping a Heart I | 1 |
Vocations and Compulsions LifeShaping Desires | 24 |
Power Virtue and Wisdom The Shaping | 53 |
Secrets and Disciplines SoulShaping | 78 |
Leisure and Work Shaping Time and Energy | 107 |
Knocked Out of Shape Evil Suffering and Death | 137 |
Kaleidoscope Resurrection Joy and Feasting I 58 | 158 |
8 I | 181 |
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