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Inwardly Digest: The Prayer Book as Guide to a Spiritual Life
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Product Description Daily spiritual practice takes dedication and discipline, and we often wonder where to start and how to keep it from feeling like yet another task on our to-do list. In this grounded, practical book, author Derek Olsen uses The Book of Common Prayer for a template to a deeper spiritual life. Olsen explains the purpose and intention of the prayer book with fresh insight, offering practical applications for daily living. Review This is the book that Episcopalians have needed for the last forty years but hasn't existed until now--a true field manual for Prayer Book spirituality. --Daniel H. Martins, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Springfield Too often, the Book of Common Prayer is open to a few familiar pages on Sunday and closed the rest of the days, with little regard to the deep, transformative spirituality inside. With humor, deep reverence, and academic insight that is anything but dry and boring, Derek Olsen reminds us of the breath of the Spirit, the lives of the saints, the love of Jesus, and the magnificence of God held in the words, silence, and worship of our Book of Common Prayer. Clergy and laity should read this to discover and re-discover the daring words and liturgies of our faith spanning eons and to engage the prayers and worship of our faith. --Laurie Brock, Episcopal priest and author of Where God Hides Holiness: Thoughts on Grief, Joy, and the Search for Fabulous Heels Derek Olsen is the patron saint of the overlooked; campaign manager of the undervalued; tour guide to the taken for granted. His patient, scholarly watchfulness and his gift for rendering complex ideas in clear, concise prose make Inwardly Digest an insightful guide to The Book of Common Prayer and a sure and steady companion to Anglican spiritual practice. --Jim Naughton, Founder of Episcopal Cafe and partner of Canticle Communications Written in an engaging style that is both conversational and informative, Inwardly Digest is a timely invitation to life in the Spirit sustained by the patterns and rhythms of the Prayer Book. --Frank Griswold, 25th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church With the spiritual foundation of the Book of Common Prayer, Derek Olsen shows how everyday Christians can grow closer to God through a "training regimen" that incorporates the spirituality of Anglican liturgy as a daily practice. In straightforward and accessible writing, Olsen provides a guide to Prayer Book spirituality for everyone. --Susan Brown Snook, Episcopal priest and author of God Gave the Growth: Church Planting in the Episcopal Church
