02517cam a2200325 a 4500 16109455 AUA.1 20240206073948.0 100226s2010 ilu b 000 0 eng 2010008455 9780830837359 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0830837353 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocn542321802 DLC DLC YDX YDXCP FYQ CDX LTP DLC pcc BV4630 .S64 2010 241/.4 22 Spencer, Gregory H. (Gregory Horton), 1953- Awakening the quieter virtues : discernment, innocence, authenticity, modesty, reverence, contentment, generosity / Gregory Spencer. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2010. 196 p. : 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references. The Grinch was right -- Discernment : choosing life or cheering death: the discipline of attentiveness -- Innocence : lost and found : the discipline of advocacy -- Authenticity : our genuine longing : the discipline of real presence -- Modesty : it's not a modest virtue : the discipline of timely remembrance -- Reverence : the church without shoes : the discipline of astonishment -- Contentment : don't care how, I want it now! : the discipline of ars morendi -- Generosity : fingers, fists, and an open hand : the discipline of compassionate imagination -- Shouting softly. "Big, colorful virtues like courage and decisiveness in crisis easily get our attention. But sometimes it's those everyday values that shape us much more profoundly. Lost in our noisy, flashy, gaudy world are the quiet virtues that work behind the scenes--molding our character, guiding our actions, enriching our lives. Greg Spencer unfolds the beauty and nature of each, showing us how to take notice of discernment, innocence, generosity, authenticity and more. These qualities play a major, though often hidden, role in who we become and what we do. In each chapter you'll find practical exercises and companion spiritual disciplines to strengthen these virtues. Questions for personal reflection or group discussion offer further guidance to awakening the quieter virtues in you"--Cover, p. 4. Virtues. Christian life. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOK BV 4630 .S64 2010 24124 24124 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2024-02-06 Donation, Theological Book Network 15.00 aua26674 0 BV 4630 .S64 2010 aua26674 2024-02-06 07:40:33 15.00 2024-02-06 BOOK