The Fire of the Word by Chris Webb

The Fire of the Word by Chris Webb

The Bible has the astounding power to transform lives. The stories of people like Francis of Assisi, Antony of Egypt, Augustine of Hippo, Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. vividly demonstrate this. Why aren't more of us transformed by Scripture today? Too often we study biblical texts without believing that God truly inhabits this book. Scripture seeks to capture our minds, not merely educate them. In these pages Chris Webb explains that we can transform our Christian life by reading as lovers rather than as theorists. This is possible by coming to the text prayerfully, expectantly, in humility and empty-handed. When we open the Bible, it does not say to us, Listen: God is there Instead, the voice of the Spirit whispers through each line, Look: I am here. Reading the Bible this way can reconfigure the habits of your heart, refresh your imagination and memory, reshape and redeem your emotions, realign your reality individually and communally for kingdom life, and take us beyond the Bible into a renewed way of life. Here is the work of today--which is also the work of the whole of life--to open your heart afresh to the living Word of God.

Chris Webb is the president of Renovaré, a Denver-based Christian spiritual formation organization. He is also an Anglican priest and new monastic who has served as a pastor in a range of urban and rural congregations in Wales. He's taught in seminaries and colleges, and he's a frequent speaker at retreats and conferences all around the world.

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ISBN 13	9780830835638
ISBN 10	0830835636
Title	The Fire of the Word
Author	Chris Webb
Series	Renovare Resources Ser
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	InterVarsity Press
Year published	2011-11-14
Number of pages	199
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