Recommended Resources

Using four prepositions—under, over, from, and for, Skye Jethani convincingly diagnoses the reigning paradigms of life whether secular or religious—and shows how each one has captured some element of truth but in the end is deficient; Ultimately, they miss the most important thing—real communion with the living God.

Skye Jethani is the managing editor of Leadership journal, a magazine and online resource published by Christianity Today International. He also serves as a teaching pastor at Blanchard Alliance Church in Wheaton, Illinois.

Purchase on Amazon

Building on the principals in his first work, Emotionally Healthy Church, Peter Scazzero continues to integrate the Christian's spiritual and emotional lives. He examines the connection between emotional health and many classic spiritual disciplines and draws the reader into deeper understanding of the human heart, the difficulties life can bring, and the wisdom of both history and the present for living well with Christ and others.

Purchase on Amazon

Best-selling author Richard J. Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, helping us to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms-from the simple prayer of beginning again to unceasing prayer. He clarifies the prayer process, answers common misconceptions, and shows the way into prayers of contemplation, healing, blessing, forgiveness, and rest.

Purchase on Amazon

Out of her years of being both director and directee, Fryling offers practical, step-by-step guidance for those who would like to start, lead, or participate in group spiritual direction. Her book will help you know what to expect and fully equip you for the different aspects of the group experience, including learning to listen to God, using Scripture in a group, navigating different personalities, setting group expectations, and asking life-giving questions.

Purchase on Amazon