Böcker av Ronald W Higdon

There are times when quitting is the right thing to do, but there are a number of excellent alternatives - to be chosen at the right time!In Quitting Is Never the Only Option: Some Keys to Staying Fully Invested in Living author and retired pastor Ron Higdon teaches about fully invested living, a way to be able to evaluate situations and act appropriately under any set of circumstances. Yes, quitting is an option. It's just never the only one. The trouble is in deciding which is the best option.Using scripture, experience, and examples from a range of real-life and fictional examples, Ron presents ways of navigating the circumstances you encounter. What is your calling? What is perseverance and what part should it play in your life? How can you find wisdom to help you in making life-changing decisions?Through this entire discussion, the emphasis is on engaged, invested, fulfilling, inspired living. Not the seeking of perfection, or of reputation, or of superiority to others, but in simply fulfilling your own calling guided by divine inspiration and a thoughtful engagement with the world around you.Each chapter includes practical applications and questions for study, making this book suitable for small groups or church-wide studies as well as individual reading.

What do you need in order to become a truly spiritual person?Many people believe the answer is that you need to have some accomplishments, or an especially spiritual nature, or perhaps theological training. Ron Higdon believes that you don't need all those exciting things that lift you about the ordinary realm of this world. He believes you can be truly grounded and yet spiritual, and that the spiritual life starts with understanding the gospel and allowing God to work.He starts his presentation by asking why we think we need these extra "things" or "qualities" to become a spiritual person. Then he looks at Jesus and the gospel message and applies this point by point to our lives and what will help us to avoid spiritual burn-out and unrealistic expectations of what we can do for ourselves. Our uniqueness as individual human beings is a key part of our spiritual heritage and our spiritual goals. God made us this way and loves us this way.This book is grounded in the basics of Christian theology and deeply practical in bring the gospel to the trials and triumphs that face us in daily living. It is excellent for either individual reading and study or as a resource for small groups.