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The Kerith
Library

We keep these books stocked in our retreat library because they are among our favorite go-to resources for spiritual formation, devotional reading, and following Jesus in everyday life.

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We encourage anyone desiring to grow deeper in their faith to grow in knowledge and wisdom.  These books can be an important component in that process, along with regular in-person involvement in a local church community -- worship services, small groups, serving, outreach.  The New Testament is clear that community -- even with its difficulties -- is integral to the Christian faith.

Spiritual Formation

Ruth Haley Barton:  Invitation to Retreat:  The Gift and Necessity of Time Away with God

Ruth Haley Barton:  Sacred Rhythms:  Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation

Tim Keller:  The Prodigal God:  Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith

Dallas Willard:  Hearing God:  Developing a Conversational Relationship with God

Dallas Willard:  The Spirit of the Disciplines:  Understanding How God Changes Lives

Richard Foster:  Celebration of Discipline:  The Path to Spiritual Growth

Richard Foster:  Sanctuary of the Soul:  Journey into Meditative Prayer
Robert Mulholland:  Invitation to a Journey:  A Roadmap for Spiritual Formation

Robert Mulholland:  Shaped by the Word:  The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Transformation

James Bryan Smith:  The Good and Beautiful God

James Bryan Smith:  The Good and Beautiful Life:  Putting on the Character of Christ

Henry Blackaby:  Experiencing God:  Knowing and Doing the Will of God

Pete Scazzero:  Emotionally Healthy Spirituality

A. W. Tozer:  The Pursuit of God

 

Henri Nouwen:  The Way of the Heart:  Connecting with God through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence

Henri Nouwen:  The Return of the Prodigal Son:  A Story of Homecoming

Brennan Manning:  Abba's Child:  The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

Tim Keller:  The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness:  The Path to True Christian Joy

Rich Villodas:  The Deeply Formed Life:  Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

David Benner:  Sacred Companions:  The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction

Adele Calhoun:  Spiritual Disciplines Handbook:  Practices that Transform Us

Mark Thibodeaux:  Reimagining the Ignatian Examen:  Fresh Ways to Pray from Your Day

Larry Warner:  Journey with Jesus:  Discovering the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

David Olshine:  The Mystery of Silence:  Making Sense of Life When God Seems Absent

Tamara Murphy:  The Spacious Path:  Practicing the Restful Way of Jesus in a Fragmented World

Thomas Merton:  No Man is an Island

Francis de Sales:  Introduction to the Devout Life

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