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"So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe
that there is a God and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him." |
The 11 Day Path hopes to shorten your spiritual journey to complete belief by addressing nine key questions that have perplexed those seeking God, those new to Jesus, as well as some who have been Christians for some time.
The point of view taken in The 11 Day Path is as a guide, not a teacher. It is Bible-based, citing scripture throughout. Ideally suited for people not yet enjoying the full, rich Christian experience of abiding in Christ on a daily basis, The 11 Day Path can help anyone who is struggling with these issues. It's not overly intellectual, nor is it filed with preachy, canned answers that have been repeated often over the years. The answers presented in The 11 Day Path resonate with God's truth.
In addition to providing answers to help guide you around these stumbling blocks, The 11 Day Path also provides some practical guidance for your spiritual journey. The principles shared can be applied to any stumbling block to belief.
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"This book was compelling. I found myself eagerly anticipating what the next chapter held. It gave me so much to think about, things I had never thought of in that way before. It's a book to ponder and read again and again."--Lisa "There are plenty of wonderful books about Christian apologetics. What separates The 11 Day Path is its "stickiness" months down the road. The logic and the love contained in these pages will remain with you for a long time. And the authenticity expressed by this nonjudgmental, longtime skeptic is hard to argue with."--Cynthia "I always feel sad when a book I have really enjoyed comes to an end, and must say, I was sad to come to the end of your book last night. I found it very informative, and think it would be a great basis for a Bible Study Class."--Janet All testimonials on file. |
Naturally, I can't promise you an 11-day journey into the Promised Land. That's really between you and God. It's safe to say He'd prefer that we don't spend any more time in the wilderness than is necessary. Any more time than that can often be traced to our own confusion and doubt. Not to mention self-will. I do believe the answers and principles in The 11 Day Path can help shorten your journey to full and complete belief...ultimately a life-changing belief.
If you long for a closer relationship with God, prayer is the place to begin. Many people don't pray at all--or don't feel like they're praying--because they're afraid they don't know how. So they're reciting memorized prayers, like the Lord's Prayer, or reading prayers others have written. Christian prayer can be so much more. We believe your prayer life can be far beyond what you're experiencing now. If you yearn to hear from God and connect with Him in a meaningful, direct way--true two-way communication--you've come to the right place. Prayer works; you can learn how to pray effectively.
We're fellow travelers along the spiritual path, driven by a burning desire for relationship with God through Jesus Christ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. We've found some things that help us and we hope they'll be of help to you.
Why pray at all is a pretty basic place to start your exploration. If God knows everything and if He controls everything and if His will is done, what are we trying to accomplish by going to Him? And then there are all the different types of prayer: praise and thanksgiving, petition and supplication, contrition and confession. How about intercessory, healing, contemplative? Of course, for each type of prayer, there are methods for how to get the most out of it whether you're trying centering prayer, prayer walking, or even lectio divina.
We also explore the use of specific prayers like the Lord's Prayer, the Serenity Prayer, or the Sinner's Prayer, among others. There may be a role for some of these prayers in your life. Similar to lectio divina, or praying the scriptures, you may find that these "pre-made" prayers act as a launching pad to something infinitely deeper than the recitation of words.
One aspect of Christianity sometimes overlooked is Spiritual Warfare. We address the truth about the Spiritual Warfare battlefield. We are spiritual beings living, temporarily, in physical bodies. What appears to be our physical world actually exists in the midst of a spiritual universe. And it is a battlefield; Ephesians 6:12 makes that clear. In that battle, we are given weapons to resist the attacks of the enemy. (Ephesians 6:11-18) We have some specific information for you that many have found helpful.
Because of the wonderful results that prayer can bring, there's always the danger that it can wind up taking the place in our
hearts that God should have. By that I mean the tool of prayer and the results it brings become our focus. What God is providing and what
we ask Him to provide becomes more important than God Himself.
He loves up because of who we are, not what we do. We ought to love Him the same way: for Who He is, not what He does for us.
That loving relationship must always remain the true focus of our prayers.
