{"product_id":"invitation-to-solitude-and-silence-experiencing-gods-transforming-presence-9780830835454","title":"Invitation to Solitude and Silence: Experiencing God's Transforming Presence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill you accept God's invitation?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch of our faith and practice is about words--preaching, teaching, talking with others. Yet all of these words are not enough to take us into the real presence of God where we can hear his voice. This book is an invitation to you to meet God deeply and fully outside the demands and noise of daily life. It is an invitation to solitude and silence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beauty of a true invitation is that we really do have a choice about embarking on this adventure. God extends the invitation, but he honors our freedom and will not push himself where he is not wanted. Instead, he waits for us to respond from the depths of our desire. Will you say yes?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eInvitation to Solitude and Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn expanded edition that includes a discussion guide for groups, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpiritual practices to help you learn to practice silence, as an individual or in groups, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuth Haley Barton's vital way to deeper intimacy with God and our own true selves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDallas Willard (1935-2013) was a professor in the School of Philosophy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles for over forty years. A highly influential author and teacher, Willard was as celebrated for his enduring writings on spiritual formation as he was for his scholarship. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today?s\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year in 1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, Renovation of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e and others. His books have received numerous \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Annual Book Awards and other recognitions. Willard served on the boards of the C. S. Lewis Foundation and Biola University, and was a member of numerous evaluation committees for the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. He received bachelor's degrees from both Tennessee Temple College and Baylor University and a graduate degree at Baylor University, as well as a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in Philosophy and the History of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Haley Barton\u003c\/b\u003e is a spiritual director, teacher, author and retreat leader trained at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation (Washington, D.C.). She is founder of the Transforming Center, a ministry of spiritual formation to pastors and Christian leaders, along with the congregations and organizations they serve. Educated at Wheaton College and Northern Seminary, Barton has served at several churches, including Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois. Her books include \u003ci\u003eSacred Rhythms, Longing for More\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStrengthening the Soul of Your Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e (all InterVarsity Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Formatio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607900295442,"sku":"9780830835454","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5956b24f-b056-4051-8eba-e29ecfb6362d.jpg?v=1732315637","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/invitation-to-solitude-and-silence-experiencing-gods-transforming-presence-9780830835454","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}