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    Soul Keeping: Caring For the Most Important Part of You

    By John Ortberg

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    When is the last time you thought about the state of your soul? Bestselling author John Ortberg guides you through practical steps to restoring your soul so you can finally experience a life of wholeness, balance, and hope.

    In an age of materialism and consumerism where many people try to buy their way to happiness, many souls are starved and unhealthy, unsatisfied by false promises of status and wealth. We've neglected this eternal part of ourselves, focusing instead on the temporal concerns of the world--and not without consequence.

    Including reflections from his decades-long relationship with his friend and mentor Dallas Willard, Ortberg presents another classic that will help you discover your soul--the most important connection to God there is--and find your way out of the spiritual shallow-lands to true divine depth.

    Join Ortberg as he guides you through the three distinct aspects of Soul Keeping:

    • Discovering what the soul is
    • Learning what the soul needs
    • Experiencing the joy of a restored soul

    With his characteristic insight and an accessible, story-filled approach, Ortberg will help you connect more deeply every day with the God who gave you life to bring more meaning, hope, and abundance to that life.

    Praise for Soul Keeping:

    "This book will not only help you to realize that you have a soul, an interior life, and reveal its importance, but will also give you some tools and handles to grab as you develop that life. It will help you to get grounded again, or even for the first time, with the One who first breathed that life into you, and Who desires every day to breathe more and more life into every corner of your being."

    --Dr. Henry Cloud, New York Times bestselling author of Boundaries and Changes That Heal

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZondervan
    Release dateApr 22, 2014
    ISBN9780310413462
    Author

    John Ortberg

    John Ortberg is the senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (MPPC) in the San Francisco Bay Area. His bestselling books include Soul Keeping, Who Is This Man?, and If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat. John teaches around the world at conferences and churches, writes articles for Christianity Today and Leadership Journal, and is on the board of the Dallas Willard Center and Fuller Seminary. He has preached sermons on Abraham Lincoln, The LEGO Movie, and The Gospel According to Les Miserables. John and his wife Nancy enjoy spending time with their three adult children, dog Baxter, and surfing the Pacific. You can follow John on twitter @johnortberg or check out the latest news/blogs on his website at www.johnortberg.com.

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    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book by John Ortberg.
    • 5/5
      This is a book about the soul, or psyche, and the importance of looking after it. The writing is clear, and well-presented. The author gives anecdotes from his own life as a father and pastor, as illustrations. The first section attempts to explain what the soul is, or at least what it is not. Perhaps it’s impossible to define the essence of who we are, in relation to God, and to other people. The main section focuses on the soul's needs; for instance a centre, freedom, gratitude, and more. The final part of the book looks at suffering, and the ‘dark night of the soul’. The author acknowledges that this can happen, and that it’s not the fault of the person concerned. I don’t know that I found any great new insights, but I found it encouraging and helpful in beginning to get a glimpse of what the soul might be, and becoming more aware of the importance of keeping it healthy. Definitely recommended if you’re interested in this topic.
    • 5/5
      This was a great read. Thank you. Awesome awesome awesome.
    • 4/5
      Read this through to the end, for it may be the last final chapters that save you. As ever, John Ortberg has some moments that make you think all day long.
    • 5/5
      Barring Scripture, this work is among the best soul nourishment one could ever find through the venue of words!
    • 5/5
      Warming, gentle, encouraging, delightful! Enlightening, stimulating, refreshing, humbling! Overall giving a sense of the beauty, simplicity and glorious Presence of Jesus, the KING of Kings!
    • 5/5
      I transcribed many priceless concepts from this book into my journal so that I can hold onto them way beyond the end of the book. What an amazing tribute to Dallas Willard and what incredible inspiration to care for my soul and to help others care for theirs.