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    Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life
    Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life
    Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life
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    Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life

    By Brian D. Russell

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    A new, but ancient, way to pray can turn your life around. Discover how to experience God’s love at your core, freeing you to love others, and even yourself. 

    When biblical scholar and coach Brian Russell discovered centering prayer at a difficult crossroad in his life, he had no idea how his life would change. “Sensing God’s love for me has been so transformational that it almost feels as though I’ve experienced conversion all over again,” he writes. He became calmer, less anxious, less reactive, freed of past wounds, and a better listener in the presence of others. 

    Centering prayer, also known as the prayer of silence, helps you quiet your mind from the constant thoughts and impulses, and frees your true self to experience more of God’s love in the very core of your being.  

    This inviting guide gives you practical tools to make centering prayer a consistent habit in your life, gives the history and theological foundation for the practice, and helps identify and overcome common obstacles. Beginners, as well as seasoned practitioners, will gain inspiration, rich insight, and practical knowledge of a contemplative prayer practice that can open you up to deep experiences of inner healing and peace.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherParaclete Press
    Release dateSep 14, 2021
    ISBN9781640606449
    Centering Prayer: Sitting Quietly in God's Presence Can Change Your Life
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    Brian D. Russell

    Dr. Brian D. Russell (Ph.D.) is an ordained pastor, an award winning professor of Biblical studies, and founder of Deep Dive Spirituality a coaching program for pastors and spiritual leaders interested in deepening their spiritual formation for authentic Christian living and mission in the world.  Brian's calling is this: to seek out, study, and embody the deepest truths of God in order to model and teach them to others lovingly, compellingly, and transformationally. Brian is married to the love of his life. Together they are parents to six adult children and three grandchildren.

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