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The ideal retreat guide for spending time with God.
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You're packing for a weekend retreat, just to be alone with God. What outstanding retreat guide could you take to help you grow closer to God? Trusting God in Everything is ideal for a one- or three-day personal or group retreats.
• 7 self-contained sessions
Trusting God for Everything--Psalm 23
ISBN-13:
9781600066610
Trim Size: 5.5 x 8.25
Cover: Paperback
112
Pages
$9.99
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Available in Spanish
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Very Good Retreat Study on Psalm 23
This book is designed for a ladies retreat study with seven sessions taking you through Psalm 23. In this study, you don’t just read the verses and read a little bit about each verse, you read, and re-read over and over again. After you read the verses, you meditate on what you have read, you immerse yourself into Gods message to you. You read and understand the meaning of the words, the theme of the scriptures you read, and you picture the passage you have read. Then you respond to God’s message to you and you rest in the message God has given you. Throughout each lesson there are lots of questions to answer which I love, because I seem to understand so much more when there are questions about what I’ve read to answer.
I thoroughly enjoyed this study, though I didn’t do the study in a retreat setting, I studied through the book on my own. This is one great thing about this book. It can be used many ways, not just the retreat setting it was designed for. The author so wonderfully designed this book breaking down each chapter and each section in the chapters to make the study more profitable to those using it. She did the planning work for us, we just need the book, along with our Bibles and start studying. This book is a valuable resource for any library as well. I encourage ladies to seriously check out this book for themselves, and request it for your next Bible study.
I received this book free from NavPress to read and review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 55
Posted by
Joy Hannabass
on
7/27/2011 7:53:07 AM
Another great personal retreat guide by Jan Johnson
Jan Johnson has authored more than a thousand Bible Studies. She is a sought-after spiritual director and retreat leader. I’ve never attended Johnson’s retreats in person, but her spiritual retreat guides are excellent resources to a personal retreats. In April, I reviewed “Living in the Companionship of God” which is designed to instill a passion and desire for a personal relationship with God.
Using the same format, “Trusting God for Everything: Psalm 23” challenges you to live each day in relationship with God by putting aside your worry and fear for the future and rely completely and totally upon Him. Only until you begin resting and trusting in God will you ever into a life of confidence in God’s provision and restoration. This book is particularly important and relevant for the days we live in when people are concerned about the economy, healthcare, employment and personal relationships.
Take some time and get alone with God. Refresh, renew and revive into a fresh, new relationship with your heavenly Father. You can trust God with everything in your life.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from NavPress, as part of their Book Review Blogger Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
Posted by
Jill Jones
on
6/30/2011 10:03:32 AM
Book Teaches Reader to Slow Down
I would say the book is a set of easy-to-follow meditation sessions on Psalm 23 that forces the reader to slow down. Speed readers beware! The author leads you through exploring 7 characteristics of the Shepherd revealed in the psalm, teaching the reader to use different passage translations to glean new insight and to spend time conversing with God throughout. Overall, there are lasting insightful takeaways though the lessons do become slightly formulaic. The Introduction is helpful in understanding why the author does repeat some portions of each sessions, so it is beneficial to take time to read through it.
Teachability: 5 out of 5 (lessons are already outlined with questions. The book will lead a discussion on its own without prep work)
Readability: 5 out of 5 (no long paragraphs or difficult concepts. Though with some portions that are repeated, I did gloss through by the 4th look)
Personal impact: 3 out of 5 (definitely some lasting thoughts that are still changing how I see my Shepherd)
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from NavPress Publishers as part of their Blogger Review Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
Posted by
melnatella
on
6/28/2011 12:24:29 PM
Trusting God in Everything
In Trusting God for Everything: Psalm 23, Jan Johnson helps the reader focus on the text of Psalm 23 and guides the reader to apply this section of scripture to their life. The book is formatted in such a way that it could be used as a retreat guide or for personal Bible study.
Each chapter contains four sections: Opening to God's Message, Immersed in God's Message, Responding to God's Message and Resting in God's Message. The chapters are rather repetitive with similar questions in each section. Overall, I found the book to be very repetitive. This is likely intentional as the focus of the book is on meditating on God's word. Though this is the case, I would have appreciated a little variety.
There are some helpful exercises in the book but I would want to supplement this if I was to use it for personal study or for others. There are several commentaries I would recommend for a more in-depth study of Psalm 23. Mrs. Johnson uses A. A. Anderson, which is a fine resource, but I would more highly recommend Kidner and Craigie.
All in all, this is a fine resource for bible study and reflection. I think there may be better options available but for some people this could be a good starting point in their study of Psalm 23.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from NavPress as part of their Blogger Review Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
Posted by
Krista Miller
on
6/8/2011 7:35:51 AM
A valuable study for each of us
This book by Jan Johnson is just a small looking book, fewer than one hundred pages, but it is a valuable Bible study tool, a tool to help one draw near to God. It is written as a “personal retreat guide”, intended to be used in a time of concentrated time alone with the Lord. At first the idea of retreat threw me off, as I didn’t see how it would be feasible for me to have that much “alone” time, as the book is intended for. However, as I continued through the book, I realized that it was a lovely Bible study which I can use in my own devotional time with the Lord. Don’t let that retreat terminology stop you from using this book.
The seven chapters, or Meditations, take the reader through the 23rd Psalm, one which many of us are have know since childhood. The author uses several different methods to take us out of that mindset of “I’m so familiar with this, there can’t possibly be anything I can learn from it!” and into a spot where it can affect our lives. She uses different methods such as guided imagery, changing the phrase order, personalizing the verses, etc. to allow us to look at these passages in a different way, to allow God to speak to us through this chapter.
I would certainly recommend this book. It will give you a better understanding of God’s loving care for each of His children.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from NavPress Publishers as part of their Blogger Review Program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commision's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
Posted by
SC
on
6/6/2011 8:41:45 PM
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