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Yes, my soul, find rest in God; Psalm 62:5, NIV
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I am an Ortberg fan thus the rating of 5 stars for this short book with LOTS of valuable soul keeping ideas. Plus, Ortberg had a way of weaving in visits to "Box Canyon" to visit his mentor, Dallas Willard. Throughout the book the author honored Willard's life with many of his stories and quotes---a festschrift of sorts, as Willard died in 2013.
Tidbits that "touched" me---some all the way down to my soul...some Dotsy paraphrases and some direct quotes.
Ortberg is a master weaver and these gleanings are but a part of a well spun tale, full of stories as well as truth. His own admissions as well as those of Willard and others.
Two ideas I continue to mull are the equation, soul freedom = embracing God's overall design & my place in it." Similar to "Red Sea Rule" of acceptance. The other idea is the "daily" commission of idolatry.......anytime one meets his/her needs with anything that distances the soul from God. that distancing is a sin of the soul.
Though this entry sounds a tad pedantic, even to me, the book does not read this way. It's a delightful book full of wit, quips and even some personal self-deprecating Ortberg stories.
Tidbits that "touched" me---some all the way down to my soul...some Dotsy paraphrases and some direct quotes.
- Most important thing in life is not what you do, but who you become....that's what you take into eternity, (Dallas Willard, p. 23)
- World replaced soul with self but not the same. The more we focus (obsess) on self, the more we neglect our soul. (p.46)
- Self is a stand-alone, a do-it-yourself unit, while the soul reminds us that we were not made for ourselves. (p. 47)
- There's lots of self-talk these days. The difference between talking to self and talking to your soul, is that the soul exists in the presence of God. (p. 92)
- Soul keeping is NOT about perfection---it's about holding on to God because the soul was made to be connected to Him. (p. 104)
- The soul is seen when it reaches out in love. The Bible's word for this is blessing (p. 153)
Ortberg is a master weaver and these gleanings are but a part of a well spun tale, full of stories as well as truth. His own admissions as well as those of Willard and others.
Two ideas I continue to mull are the equation, soul freedom = embracing God's overall design & my place in it." Similar to "Red Sea Rule" of acceptance. The other idea is the "daily" commission of idolatry.......anytime one meets his/her needs with anything that distances the soul from God. that distancing is a sin of the soul.
Though this entry sounds a tad pedantic, even to me, the book does not read this way. It's a delightful book full of wit, quips and even some personal self-deprecating Ortberg stories.
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