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Becoming sage : cultivating meaning, purpose, and spirituality in midlife / Michelle Van Loon.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Chicago, IL : Moody Publishers, 2020Description: 201 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780802419446
  • 0802419445
Subject(s):
Contents:
Grow up! -- Midlife and beyond -- Going to church, being the church -- We heart family -- Forever friends -- Glorify God with this body? -- You can't take it with you -- Happiness is spelled with a "U" -- From doing to being -- What's it all about?
Summary: "There is no age restriction on spiritual growth. So, why do we act like there is? For the last several decades, Western churches have focused the bulk of their resources on the early stages of discipleship-children's Sunday school, youth group, college ministry. These are all important, but we've neglected spiritual growth in the second half of life. In fact, an outside observer might think that after the growth of the college years, the goal is simply to coast through the rest of your Christian life. Michelle Van Loon has a different idea. In Becoming Sage, she challenges those in midlife and beyond to continue to pursue radical spiritual growth, and she'll help you get started. She explores what the unique challenges of midlife can teach us about Jesus and how to think about everything from church, friends, and family, to money, bodies, and meaning. Don't settle for a life of coasting. Revitalize your spiritual growth, today"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 248.84 V261 Available 33111009641560
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Why Do We Act Like There Is An Age Restriction on Spiritual Growth?

For the last several decades, Western churches have focused the bulk of their resources on the early stages of discipleship--children's Sunday school, youth group, college ministry. While these are all important, we have neglected the spiritual growth of those in the second half of life. In fact, an outside observer might think that after the growth of the college years, the goal is simply to coast through the rest of your Christian life.

Michelle Van Loon has a different idea. In Becoming Sage , she challenges those in midlife and beyond to continue pursuing radical spiritual growth, and she'll help you get started. She explores what the unique challenges of midlife can teach us about Jesus and how to think about everything from church, friends, and family, to money, bodies, and meaning. Don't settle for a life of coasting. Revitalize your spiritual growth today.

Includes bibliographical references.

"There is no age restriction on spiritual growth. So, why do we act like there is? For the last several decades, Western churches have focused the bulk of their resources on the early stages of discipleship-children's Sunday school, youth group, college ministry. These are all important, but we've neglected spiritual growth in the second half of life. In fact, an outside observer might think that after the growth of the college years, the goal is simply to coast through the rest of your Christian life. Michelle Van Loon has a different idea. In Becoming Sage, she challenges those in midlife and beyond to continue to pursue radical spiritual growth, and she'll help you get started. She explores what the unique challenges of midlife can teach us about Jesus and how to think about everything from church, friends, and family, to money, bodies, and meaning. Don't settle for a life of coasting. Revitalize your spiritual growth, today"-- Provided by publisher.

Grow up! -- Midlife and beyond -- Going to church, being the church -- We heart family -- Forever friends -- Glorify God with this body? -- You can't take it with you -- Happiness is spelled with a "U" -- From doing to being -- What's it all about?

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