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    The Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now
    The Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now
    The Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now
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    The Present Perfect: Finding God in the Now

    Written by Gregory A. Boyd

    Narrated by Fred Sanders

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    A "Holy Habit" That Will Change Your Life!

    Experience true spiritual transformation: invite God's presence into your life! Popular author, theologian, and pastor Gregory Boyd shows you how--simply, practically, and effectively--in this thoughtful and accessible book. Discover:

    • How to pray continually
    • What it means to "take every thought captive"
    • How to wake up to God’s ever-present love God is closer to you than the air you breathe.

    He is present in every given moment. Wake up to his presence! Turn off the mental chatter that keeps you from seeing his glory. Embrace the holy habit of inviting God's presence into your life, and be transformed!

    We long to be transformed. Yet our minds are filled with endless trivia and self-centered chatter. To-do lists. Worries about the past. Speculation about the future. We forget to live in the present moment . . . and to invite God to be with us there.

    After reading classic contemplative authors Brother Lawrence, Jean-Pierre de Caussade, and Frank Laubach, theologian and pastor Gregory Boyd longed to experience the presence of God for himself. For two decades, he's attempted to implement the "practice of the presence of God" in his own life . . . sometimes succeeding, sometimes failing. What he's learned as a fellow pilgrim on his spiritual journey can help you find true spiritual transformation as you begin to practice the discipline of inviting God into every moment.

    "I've become absolutely convinced that remaining aware of God's presence moment-by-moment is the single most important task in the life of every follower of Jesus," Boyd writes. "I'm convinced this challenge is implied in our commitment to surrender our life to Christ, for the only real life we have to surrender to him is the one we live moment-by-moment." Join Boyd on this transformational journey of a lifetime!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateApr 20, 2010
    ISBN9780310773047
    Author

    Gregory A. Boyd

    Gregory A. Boyd (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is a pastor at Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. Previously a professor of theology at Bethel University, several of his many books include Letters from a Skeptic, Repenting of Religion, Myth of a Christian Nation, God at War, and Satan and the Problem of Evil.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent book on living in the present moment as a Christian. Lots of practical insights on rediscovering this ancient spiritual discipline for the modern reader.
    • 5/5
      crystal clear. it is how mindfulness is explored in light of God's presence, in the moment.
    • 4/5
      I wish the connection to the Bible was stronger… it seems to me that the Bible talks a lot about the future, especially as a way to comfort the suffering and give hope.
    • 3/5
      There were lines in this book that were impactful, but it was also repetitive. I loved the reference to Our Town and the idea of praying with open hands, palm up to stay present in the moment. “I realized that my trivial, self-centered mental chatter about the past and future — like a dark cloud block in the sun — had kept me from seeing the glory of God that surrounded me every second of every day.”“The important question, therefore, it’s not what you believe. The important question is what you believe to do, moment-by-moment, on the basis of what you believe.”“You may be so accustomed to living in the past and future that you find it difficult to notice how much of your thought-life is spent there. You’ll probably find that most of your past and future oriented thoughts revolve around you and are centered on your attempts to feel worthwhile and significant. When we live perpetually hungry in the flesh, we spend a great deal of our thought-life savoring past experiences or possible future experiences that make us feel worthwhile and significant.”“God’s love compels us to do the things Jesus did and live out the things Jesus taught. Instead of merely learning about the Kingdom, we begin to sacrifice our time, energy, and money to feed the hungry, house the homeless, welcome outcasts, and befriend prisoners.”