Let God

by Collier, Winn

• ISBN13: 9781557255501
• ISBN10: 1557255504
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-30
• Publisher: Paraclete Pr

Summary

Discover the wisdom of Francois Fenelon-a seventeenth-century theologian, poet, and friend. When fear, questions, or just plain lethargy get in the way of your relationship with God, sometimes an older, wiser guide can point the way. For pastor and young father Winn Collier, Fenelon became an important voice. Francois Fenelon was unflustered by circumstances and unafraid of the darkness in his life. He had the courage to tell friends when they were wrong. Above all else-as Winn Collier shows in this fresh look at a Christian classic-Fenelon knew the ways of God, walked in the Spirit, and found true friendship. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Introduction: Fenelon's Voice to Guide Us	p. xi
Why Is God So Peculiar?	p. 1
To a Friend Facing God's Hard Mercy	p. 5
To a Friend Finding Hope in Humility	p. 6
To a Delightfully Impoverished Friend	p. 8
To a Friend Under God's Knife	p. 11
To a Friend Finding Happiness in Suffering	p. 13
How Do I Pursue Spiritual Maturity?	p. 15
To a Friend in Pain	p. 19
To a Friend in Need of Perspective	p. 22
To a Spiritually Exhausted Soul	p. 24
To a Friend Afraid of Dying	p. 26
To a Friend Surprised by God	p. 29
To a Religious God-resister	p. 32
How Do I Hear God?	p. 35
To a Confused Listener	p. 39
To a Friend Desiring to Know the Future	p. 41
To a Friend Wondering What Prayer Is	p. 43
To a Friend Wondering How to Pray	p. 45
To a Friend in Need of Simplicity	p. 47
What Do I Do When I'm Broken Down?	p. 49
To a Spiritually Lethargic Friend	p. 53
To a Friend Obsessed with His Faults	p. 54
To a Friend Who Needs to Stop Trying So Hard	p. 56
To a Friend Who Must Give Herself Kindness	p. 59
To a Friend Who Must Make a Decision	p. 60
To a Weak Christian	p. 61
How Do I Cultivate A Quiet Soul?	p. 63
To a Spiritually Overactive Friend	p. 67
To a Friend Who Cannot Stop	p. 70
To a Friend with a Runaway Mind	p. 73
To an Emotional Wreck	p. 75
How Can I Live in Community?	p. 79
To a Lonely Friend	p. 83
To a Wounded Soul	p. 85
To a Friend Living with Difficult People	p. 87
To a Judgmental Friend	p. 89
What Do I Do When Life Is Dark and Bleak?	p. 91
To a Grieving Heart	p. 93
To a Friend Cornered by God	p. 96
To a Deceived Sufferer	p. 101
To a Friend Who Has Suffered Too Much	p. 103
From One Distressed Friend to Another	p. 105
To a Friend Who Must Die	p. 108
To an Inevitable Sufferer	p. 109
What Do I Need to Change?	p. 111
To a Friend Addicted to Spiritual Ambition	p. 115
To a Friend Who Flinches at Correction	p. 118
To a Poisoned Soul	p. 121
To a Friend Overly Enamored with the Mind	p. 122
To a Friend with a Shut-down Heart	p. 125
Guiding and Being Guided: A Short Biography	p. 127
Acknowledgments	p. 131
Notes	p. 133
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