13 December 2005

From the Bookshelf: Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health by Donald S. Whitney

Non-Fiction. Paperback from NavPress. Published in 2001. Borrowed first from the Cascade Library then purchased from NavPress.

There are many wonderful books on Spiritual Disciplines, including another book by this same author: Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. This slim 131 page volume takes a bit of a different approach in giving you some questions to help you decide if your practice of the spiritual disciplines is headed in the right direction, rather than giving advice on the actual execution of them. Throughout the book there are many good reminders of the ultimate goal of our implementation of spiritual disciplines.

Publisher's summary:
Most Christians desire a deeper walk with Christ. Many are pursuing activities geared to help them grow spiritually. But many believers wonder if they are really making progress. They're spiritually active, but are they spiritually healthy? Would Jesus look at their endeavors (prayer, church attendance, evangelism, Bible study, etc.) and pronounce them spiritually fit? Or does He have an altogether different set of criteria by which He measures their spiritual well-being?

Best-selling author Don Whitney (Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life) is no stranger to activities and disciplines designed to move believers toward a deeper relationship with Jesus. The ten probing questions Whitney poses in this book will help readers look beyond their spiritual activity to assess the true state of their spiritual health. His questions cut to the heart of the matter: Is the reader's character becoming more like Christ's?

There's a difference between being spiritually healthy and being spiritually busy. Don Whitney poses ten probing questions to help you evaluate your growth in important areas of your life.


To buy from amazon.co.uk, click here: Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health
from amazon.com, click here: Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health

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