Just show up : how small acts of faithfulness change everything : a guide for exhausted Christians /
Dyck, Drew,
Just show up : how small acts of faithfulness change everything : a guide for exhausted Christians / Drew Dyck. - 184 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: My (only slightly sad) midlife manifesto. How hitting my limits led to a freeing realization -- Join the plodders. You don't have to move fast. You just have to keep moving -- Show up in person -- because people need your presence more than your words -- How to find God's will with your feet -- even when you're "old" -- Be a "long-haul hero" : invest in fewer people for deeper impact -- Play the role : because people need you to -- Just crack open your bible -- even when you don't feel like it -- Show up for church -- even if you're late -- Learn to walk in the rain : when suffering invades your life, keep moving -- Practice incarnation : you don't have to be perfect, just present -- Let something slide -- because you can't show up for everything -- Don't be an escape artist : stay present by nourishing your soul -- Keep wrestling with God : don't let doubts derail your faith -- Epilogue: Showing up is just the beginning.
"We tend to think it's the big, bold moments that matter. In reality, it's the steady accumulation of small acts of obedience to God that add up to an impactful life of meaning. Drew Dyck recounts biblical and personal stories of how God rewards the persistent presence of ordinary people"--
9780802428585 (softcover) 0802428584
2023007184
Friendship--Religious aspects.
Just show up : how small acts of faithfulness change everything : a guide for exhausted Christians / Drew Dyck. - 184 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction: My (only slightly sad) midlife manifesto. How hitting my limits led to a freeing realization -- Join the plodders. You don't have to move fast. You just have to keep moving -- Show up in person -- because people need your presence more than your words -- How to find God's will with your feet -- even when you're "old" -- Be a "long-haul hero" : invest in fewer people for deeper impact -- Play the role : because people need you to -- Just crack open your bible -- even when you don't feel like it -- Show up for church -- even if you're late -- Learn to walk in the rain : when suffering invades your life, keep moving -- Practice incarnation : you don't have to be perfect, just present -- Let something slide -- because you can't show up for everything -- Don't be an escape artist : stay present by nourishing your soul -- Keep wrestling with God : don't let doubts derail your faith -- Epilogue: Showing up is just the beginning.
"We tend to think it's the big, bold moments that matter. In reality, it's the steady accumulation of small acts of obedience to God that add up to an impactful life of meaning. Drew Dyck recounts biblical and personal stories of how God rewards the persistent presence of ordinary people"--
9780802428585 (softcover) 0802428584
2023007184
Friendship--Religious aspects.