Healing Meditations from the Gospel of St. John: The Psychological and Spiritual Search for the True Self

by Porter, Ross

• ISBN13: 9781891280078
• ISBN10: 1891280074
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: CMJ Marian Publishers

Summary

Healing Meditations from The Gospel of St. John is about recovering who we are...our true selves. Simply put, the true self is the self that God wants us to be. Each chapter begins with a selection from the Gospel of St. John, followed by a teaching, reflection questions, and a guided meditation.

Author Biography

Dr. Ross Porter earned his Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) and his Masters of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, where he first became interested in the integration of psychology and spirituality. His background includes work at LAC/USC Psychiatric Hospital and the VA Medical Center, Sepulveda, along with teaching at Chaminade College Preparatory. Dr. Porter is the founder and Executive Director of Stillpoint Resources

Table of Contents

John 1: 1-5 The Prologue	p. 1
John 1: 14 The Word Became Flesh	p. 9
John 2: 1-11 The Wedding at Cana	p. 15
John 2: 13-17 Jesus Drives out the Moneychangers	p. 21
John 3: 1-8 Jesus Teaches	p. 29
John 4: 5-19, 39 Jesus Encounters the Samaritan Woman	p. 37
John 5: 1-15 Jesus Heals the Crippled Man	p. 43
John 6: 41-69 Jesus Announces the Eucharist	p. 49
John 8: 1-11 Jesus Confronts the Violent Judges of the Woman Taken in Adultery	p. 55
John 9-, 1-3 Jesus Heals the Blind Man	p. 59
John 11: 32-35 The Raising of Lazarus	p. 65
John 12: 24-27 The Parable of the Grain of Wheat	p. 69
John 13: 1-17 Jesus Washes the Feet of the Apostles	p. 73
John 15: 1-4 The Parable of Pruning	p. 79
John 21: 15-19 Jesus Asks if Peter Loves Him	p. 83
Closing	p. 87
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