{"product_id":"faith-talk-ruth-naylor-9781973666318","title":"Faith Talk: A Spiritual Memoir Inviting Reflection \u0026 Dialogue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe author's original intent in writing this memoir was to reflect on her life and share personal stories of faith with her children and grandchildren. She writes of prayer and of God's often unrecognized availability, presence, and providence. A writer-editor at one Christian Writers Conference examined the developing manuscript and encouraged her to add questions at the end of each chapter, directing reader reflection and extending the book's usefulness far beyond just family. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA contemplative Quaker upbringing created keen awareness of the Holy Spirit and established a mystical foundation for the author's life, helping her understand what it means to be in an active living-loving relationship with God, a channel of divine love such as revealed in the life and teachings of Jesus. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach chapter has its own theme, and the stories are not always in chronological order because some themes recur over a lifetime. The author shares openly the highs and lows of her less-than-perfect life-things not uncommon to humankind but which are seldom subjects of conversation in our fast-paced, secular world. The stories reveal vulnerability and challenges to faith as well as affirmations. Poems and prayers, written at or near the time of the unfolding stories, plumb the depths of the author's experience. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuestions at the end of each chapter are similar to those a spiritual director might ask to invite consideration of one's own spiritual journey-where faith has strengthened them, where it has faltered, or where it has invited new growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Naylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1973666316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781973666318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Ruth Naylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48446005936383,"sku":"9781973666318","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fbf0ba59-969f-4bc2-b389-fcf39c81aff0.jpg?v=1777222022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/faith-talk-ruth-naylor-9781973666318","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}