The Bible and Spiritual Disciplines (Insights: Bible Studies for Growing Faith)

The Bible and Spiritual Disciplines explores six pivotal components of classic Christian spirituality: Sabbath intercessory prayer fasting stewardship living into ones call and accountability. Through these disciplines readers may discover ways of living an intentional and fruitful spiritual life. Questions are provided at the end of each chapter for further reflection and discussion. Insights: Bible Studies for Growing Faith is a fresh and timely Bible study series. In these short-term thematically based resources individuals and groups are invited to find meaning and direction for their lives by exploring the Scriptures in a way that is both thoughtful and thought-provoking. Holly Whitcomb is an ordained United Church of Christ minister. A graduate of Yale Divinity School and the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation she is a spiritual director retreat leader and workshop facilitator. She is also the author of Feasting with God: Adventures in Table Spirituality United Church Press 1996.