Lynne Baab
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Joy Together : Spiritual Practices For Your Congregation
$22.00Add to cartGuidance and examples for Christian leaders as they seek ways to involve their congregations or small groups in spiritual practices
Although interest in spiritual practices has grown in recent years, most of the books available address individuals who wish to try Christian disciplines such as fasting or fixed-hour prayer. This book, by contrast, offers guidance and examples to Christian leaders as they seek ways to involve their congregations or small groups in spiritual practices.
In Joy Together, Lynne M. Baab describes six spiritual practices that congregations can attempt together: thankfulness, fasting, contemplative prayer, lectio divina, hospitality, and Sabbath keeping. She goes on to explore how these practices can help with congregational life and discernment and provides practical instructions for communicating with group members. Discussion questions are included at the end of each chapter so groups can delve into the topics more fully
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Prayers Of The Old Testament (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cartCan I be honest with God when I pray? If we look at the Old Testament, the answer is surely yes. From the exuberant praise of Moses and Miriam to the desperate cries of Jeremiah, the First Testament is rich with heartfelt prayers to our Father. These eight studies from Lynne M. Baab, based on prayers from seven Old Testament books, invite you to meet our mighty, loving God in fresh ways, bringing all of who you are to him.
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Prayers Of The New Testament
$12.99Add to cartAre your prayers stuck in a rut? In these Bible studies from Lynne M. Baab you’ll find new words and new ways to pray through the prayers of Mary, Simeon and Anna, Peter, Paul, John and Jesus himself. Their words and patterns can serve as rich models for us in our own conversations with God, helping us get out of our ruts and onto fresh new paths of prayer.
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Sabbath : The Gift Of Rest (Student/Study Guide)
$12.99Add to cartThe studies in this guide by Lynne M. Baab will help you to learn more about what sabbath is and how to practice it. More people of all ages are finding the sabbath to be a gift from God that brings a renewed awareness of who God is and who we are as God’s beloved children. Come and discover God’s gift of rest.
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Fasting : Spiritual Freedom Beyond Our Appetities
$24.99Add to cartIn Fasting you’ll discover an ancient Christian practice that extends beyond giving up food to any regular activity in our contemporary lives. You’ll see how taking a break from eating–or driving, or checking e-mail, or watching television–opens us up to discover new things about ourselves and God and the world around us. You’ll see that while not everyone should forgo food, anyone can step out of routine to feed the soul.
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Sabbath Keeping : Finding Freedom In The Rhythms Of Rest
$18.99Add to cartEighteen months in Tel Aviv, Israel, where a weekly sabbath is built into the culture, began Lynne M. Baab’s twenty-five-year embrace of a rhythm of rest–as a stay-at-home mom, as a professional writer working out of her home and as a minister of the gospel. With collected insights from sabbath keepers of all ages and backgrounds, Sabbath Keeping offers a practical and hopeful guidebook that encourages all of us to slow down and enjoy our relationship with the God of the universe.