Poets and Saints Participant's Guide

By Jamie George and Leslie Jordan

This immersive seven-week experience uses the intentional conversations of the Poets and Saints DVD as a springboard for further reflection and discussion. Exploring the spiritual lives of Christians such as Saint Francis of Assisi and George MacDonald, and featuring photography and artwork reflective of their lives and experiences, Poets and Saints Participant's Guide challenges readers to grow in their own faith as they immerse themselves in the remarkable lives of those who have gone before them.

• Language: English
• Publisher: David C Cook
• Release date: Sep 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781434711182

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POETS & SAINTS

Participant’s Guide

POETS AND SAINTS PARTICIPANT’S GUIDE

Published by David C Cook

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Unless otherwise noted, all Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION® and NIV® are registered trademarks of Biblica, Inc. Use of either trademark for the offering of goods or services requires the prior written consent of Biblica, Inc. Scripture quotations marked

GNT

are taken from the Good News Translation in Today’s English Version—Second Edition. Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by permission;

THE MESSAGE

are taken from THE MESSAGE. Copyright © by Eugene H. Peterson 1993, 2002. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc;

NASB

are taken from the New American Standard Bible®, copyright © 1960, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. (www.Lockman.org);

NKJV

are taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved;

NLT

are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

ISBN 978-1-4347-1003-1

eISBN 978-1-4347-1118-2

© ٢٠١٦ Jamie George and All Sons & Daughters

Published in association with the literary agency of The Fedd Agency, Inc., Austin, TX.

The Team: Alice Crider, Amy Konyndyk, Nick Lee, Jennifer Lonas, Helen Macdonald, Susan Murdock

Cover Design: Joe Cavazos Design

Cover Photo: Zach Prichard

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CONTENTS

Welcome

How to Use Your Particpant’s Guide

Week One: William Cowper and John Newton

Embracing limitations

Week Two: C. S. Lewis

Vulnerability

Week Three: George MacDonald

Significance

Week Four: Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

Love and the Little Way

Week Five: Paris, France

Art and Architecture

Week Six: Saint Augustine of Hippo

Longing and Joy

Week Seven: Saint Francis of Assisi

Surrender

Endnotes

Recommended Reading

Poets and saints have inspired us with their books, their poems, their songs, the way they loved, and the way they lived. They must not be forgotten. Their words have stood the test of time and are as important today for us as they were for their contemporaries. Found in their insights are nuggets of truth that through the years have been forged into bonds of iron among the people of God. When we debate with dignity and agree with love, we hold together those sacred convictions that set us apart and cut a path for the return of the King.

—Jamie George, Poets and Saints

Welcome

This Poets and Saints Participant’s Guide will be your travelogue as you journey through your Poets and Saints DVD. Turn to it daily as you meet over the next seven weeks with the fellow travelers in your small group.

Each week will have a different theme as you follow the stories of historical figures, from C.