{"product_id":"the-practice-of-remembering-uncovering-the-place-of-memories-in-our-spiritual-life-paperback","title":"The Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCasey Tygrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarlena Graves\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Award of Merit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if our memories are like shells we gather on a beach?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAccording to pastor and spiritual director Casey Tygrett, \"We--and all those who have come before us--pick up the experience and we \u003ci\u003esense\u003c\/i\u003e it: we feel its edges, notice its color, we smell the distinctive character (for shells it is the sickly seafood salt smell) of the experience, and we try to make sense of what it is. Is it beautiful? How would you describe the color--the tones, the shades, wrapped around the ridges and swirls? Has it been damaged? Does the hard edge scrape our hand, leaving a blemish or a mark?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow we hold and carry these memories--good and bad--is a part of what forms us spiritually. In this way we have a common bond with the people of Scripture who also had a sensory life, gathering shells and trying to make sense of them. Previously titled \u003ci\u003eAs I Recall\u003c\/i\u003e, Casey Tygrett's writing in \u003ci\u003eThe Practice of Remembering\u003c\/i\u003e explores the power of memory and offers biblical texts and practices to guide us in bringing our memories to God for spiritual transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCasey Tygrett (DMin, Lincoln Christian Seminary) is a theologian in residence at Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, Illinois. He previously served as teaching pastor at Heartland Community Church and has taught at Lincoln Christian University and Seminary and Emmanuel Christian Seminary. Casey now oversees the spiritual direction practice for Soul Care, hosts the Restlessness Is a Gift Podcast, and is the author of\u003ci\u003e Becoming Curious\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Gift of Restlessness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42093896204423,"sku":"9781514007303","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6b8c60f29b4ef5fbee788fb9fa74a137.webp?v=1732315690","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-practice-of-remembering-uncovering-the-place-of-memories-in-our-spiritual-life-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}