Finding  Balance: Loving God with Heart and Soul, Mind and Strength is a six-week Sisters study. It will help the women in your group consider the question of balance in their lives--between service and worship, duty and devotion, doing and being.   Your group will have an initial gathering session to introduce and outline the program, then will meet weekly for the next six weeks. Author Becca Stevens will guide the study, examining the lives of New Testament women such as Mary and Martha, Lydia, Mary the mother of Jesus, the Canaanite woman, and Mary Magdalene. Becca will conclude the study by exploring the anointings of Jesus Christ, in which women played a crucial role. The kit includes: 1 set of VHS tapes, 1 DVD with the same material as that of the VHS set, 1 Participant's Book, 1 Leader's Guide. These are packaged in a vinyl storage case. View the promotional videoFor more information about Sisters, go to www.sisters.cokesbury.com.

Finding Balance: Loving God with Heart and Soul, Mind and Strength

Stevens, Becca

Religion & Spirituality

ABINGDON PRESS *

I come from a tradition that celebrates the possibility of finding new meaning in old stories each time that story is engaged. The scripture is a living word, and in quiet reflection God is revealed anew in our daily lives. - from the Introduction 
In this six-week Sisters study, Becca Stevens will help you consider the question of balance in your life--between service and worship, duty and devotion, doing and being. She does this by examining narratives of New Testament women such as Mary and Martha, Lydia, Mary the mother of Jesus, the Canaanite woman, and Mary Magdalene. Becca concludes the study by exploring the anointings of Jesus Christ, in which women played a crucial role. Throughout the study, Becca brings powerful insights from her work in Magdalene, a residential community she founded for women with a criminal history of prostitution and drug abuse. As a part of the study, you will read from this Participant’s Workbook each week, reflecting on the ideas presented and recording your thoughts and responses. Then, in weekly meetings with your Sisters group, you will share your thoughts and hear the insights of others. Each meeting will include a video in which Becca Stevens discusses the week’s topic with a group she leads, followed by the discussion in your own Sisters group. Finding Balance will help you weigh and resolve some of the conflicting impulses in your life, as you seek to follow Jesus Christ. Available separately: Finding Balance Leader’s Guide, ISBN 9780687471218 and the Finding Balance Kit, ISBN 9780687344901.

Finding Balance: Loving God with Heart and Soul, Mind and Strength -- WORKBOOK

In this book, Becca Stevens is a trusted companion on the greatest journey of all. Sharing wisdom, laughter, and travel tips, she paints an unforgettable picture of hither and yon, a mysterious land that is both the destination and the circuitous path itself as we journey toward God.

Hither & Yon: A Travel Guide for the Spiritual Journey

Sanctuary is about some unlikely and unexpected places where Becca Stevens has encountered God—a trail in the Andes, her son’s bathtub, Dorothy Day’s Hospitality House, the Kroger parking lot. Sanctuary was nominated by Christianity Today as best spirituality book of 2005.

Sanctuary: Unexpected Places Where God Found Me

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

Dimensions for Living

Love heals us.
We all have a story. Whether written from the hardships of deep wounds, grief, or longing for justice, yours can overflow with hope. 
In Love Heals, you’ll find principles that have transformed lives. Each chapter brings encouragement and practical steps for anyone going through a difficult season or searching for a deeper faith.
<ul>
<li>Love heals by the mercy of God.</li>
<li>Love heals with compassion.</li>
<li>Love heals during the act of forgiving.</li>
<li>Love heals past our fears.</li>
<li>Love heals across the world.</li>
</ul>
Along with other ways that love heals, read true stories of healing and joy, where brokenness is transformed into compassion. And believe the truth that you, too, can be changed and grateful for this life you live.
You are loved.
Becca Stevens is the founder and the president of Thistle Farms, the largest social enterprise in the U.S. run by survivors. She has been featured in the New York Times, on ABC World News, NPR, and PBS, and was recently named a 2016 CNN Hero. In 2011, the White House named Becca a “Champion of Change.” She lives in Nashville with her husband, Grammy-winning songwriter Marcus Hummon, and their three sons, Levi, Caney and Moses.

Love Heals

Self-Help

Motivational

Thomas Nelson

There is no secret formula to experiencing the sacred in our lives--it just takes practice and practicality.&nbsp; No matter where we are--on a walk in the woods, in a sacred building, or in a dusty refugee camp--signs of love abound.&nbsp;When we allow ourselves to embrace both ordinary and extraordinary experiences, we can feel the divine anywhere. You're invited to search this path with Becca Stevens, as she explores what it means to be practically divine. Woven throughout the narrative strands are poetry and rants, as well as ruminations on her mother's wit and wisdom--and the passion she instilled in Becca for creating something from nothing. Embracing the practically divine compels us to do something, anything, to share in the feast of love together. When we start from wherever we are, we can recognize the potential for humor, wonder, and freedom.&nbsp; Experience is nine-tenths of love. Standing in a geranium field, smelling dark soil fertilized by rabbit poop is different from reading about the healing properties of geraniums. Walking beside a woman in a refugee camp as she covers her baby's face from the dry, red dust is different than imagining how hard it is for moms in camps.&nbsp; Our senses transform information into holy compassion. When we open our hearts to it, we can experience the divine anywhere - like sacred breadcrumbs marking our path. This path is filled with humor, humility, and honesty. We can all learn to live a life that's&nbsp;practically divine&nbsp;by: <ul> <li>Redefining old lies and stories, to learn from the&nbsp;past&nbsp;</li> <li>Appreciating the gifts that come from imperfections or trauma</li> <li>Using creativity to spark new&nbsp;revolutions&nbsp;</li> <li>Accepting the chaos of the unknown before us with courage&nbsp;</li> <li>Sharing in a feast of love, knowing there's enough mercy and&nbsp;forgiveness</li> </ul>

Practically Divine

Harper Horizon

"“Love is my grounding,” says Becca Stevens. “It provides the axioms that inform and govern what I do. First is that love is the most powerful source for social change in the world. Second is that love heals. I’m not called to change the world. I am called to love it.” “All spiritual paths can be walked more gracefully by avoiding the pitfalls of disillusionment and not getting distracted by the bright lights of ego that have led countless priests far afield. Following simple road signs like courage, humility, forgiveness, compassion, and faithfulness that others have put at the crossroads for me has made the work possible and left me grateful. I want to pass along through these letters a tradition of a priesthood that is grounded in the idea that love heals and healing is the central-most sacrament of the church.”"

Letters from the Farm: A Simple Path for a Deeper Spiritual Life

Morehouse Publishing

Marcus Hummon is the Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter husband of author and 2016 CNN Hero Award winner Becca Stevens. With a grant from Christ Church Cathedral in Nashville, he has created a cantata based on narratives from the gospels - and a five-session book that gives some of the musical history of each piece as well as reflections on its theological significance written by Stevens. The Passion book may be used in conjunction with the CD or MP3, sold separately, which includes twelve cuts, with six of those being songs and six being scripture readings. The musical score is also available for separate purchase. Book, score, full CD/MP3, and individual tracks may be used individually or together, providing flexible programming options. Churches could choose to study the text during the Sundays in Lent or at weeknight Lenten evening programs, with the choir performing the piece on Palm Sunday or during Holy Week. The book and/or CD or MP3 are also perfect for personal devotional use.

The Passion

Hummon, Marcus

Church Publishing

Where do you meet Jesus? In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus urges us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger, and visit the prisoners. And in doing so, we meet Jesus. These daily reflections for Lent, offered by well-known faith leaders, provide boots-on-the-ground stories of serving and being served by "the least of these." The meditations also explore our own hunger, our vulnerabilities, and the times we are imprisoned, either self-imposed or by circumstance. Come and meet Jesus each day this blessed Lenten season.

Meeting Jesus on the Margins: Meditations on Matthew 25

Cox, Bo Don

Olaiz, Hugo

Forward Movement

I have seen water move rocks. I have seen thistles break through boulders. If water and flowers can move stones, surely love can. Becca Stevens, from Funeral for a Stranger In this meditation on living and dying, Becca Stevens shares moving and hilarious stories about her life, love, friends, and our many families. This delicately formed narrative is also a window into the soul of a priest. I loved it and will hold it in my heart with gratitude for years to come. -Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence: How Christianity Is Changing and Why Loneliness finds connections, depair meets celebration, and fear discovers faith. Join Becca on her journey to a funeral for a stranger. God will be there. -Don Schlitz, Hall of Fame songwriter of The Gambler With elegant simplicity Becca Stevens escorts the reader to the banks of the deepest spiritual wellspring. Surely she ranks among our most gifted teachers on the things that matter most of all. -Stephen Bauman, author of Simple Truths: On Values, Civility, and Our Common Good

Funeral for a Stranger: Thoughts on Life and Love

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