{"id":917,"date":"2016-04-03T20:59:17","date_gmt":"2016-04-03T20:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/upptacka.com\/?page_id=917"},"modified":"2016-04-10T22:29:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-10T22:29:37","slug":"simply-word-and-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/upptacka.com\/publications\/simply-word-and-spirit","title":{"rendered":"Simply Word and Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Simply Word and Spirit<\/h1>\n<p>by Ruth Lorensson<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_button admin_label=&#8221;Button&#8221; button_url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.lulu.com\/content\/paperback-book\/simply-word-and-spirit\/18651284&#8243; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;Buy on Lulu&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;0&#8243; button_use_icon=&#8221;default&#8221; button_icon_placement=&#8221;right&#8221; button_on_hover=&#8221;on&#8221; button_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_image admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/upptacka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/SWS-book-web.png&#8221; show_in_lightbox=&#8221;on&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;off&#8221; animation=&#8221;left&#8221; sticky=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;off&#8221; align=&#8221;left&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; always_center_on_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Simply Word and Spirit dissects the division between people and churches \u201cof the Word\u201d and those \u201cof the Spirit\u201d, then illuminates the path of power through unification.<br \/>\nRuth Lorensson crosses cultural chasms to show the consequences of this divide, and what it\u2019s causing us to miss out on. After debunking division, Ruth uses scripture &#038; personal stories to show that the Word and Spirit must be held together in order to access the cumulative power that was always by-design.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Table of Contents<\/h3>\n<table class=\"toc\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>foreward<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>introduction<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1. division<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2. of the word<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3. of the spirit<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4. cornerstone<\/td>\n<td>73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>5. indivisible<\/em><\/td>\n<td>95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><em>6. passion for the word<\/em><\/td>\n<td>157<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7. passion for the spirit<\/td>\n<td>197<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>conclusion<\/td>\n<td>231<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Details<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>ISBN: 978-0-9571428-2-4<\/li>\n<li>242 pages<\/li>\n<li>Edited &amp; Designed by <a href=\"http:\/\/chrislorensson.com\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Lorensson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simply Word and Spirit by Ruth Lorensson Simply Word and Spirit dissects the division between people and churches \u201cof the Word\u201d and those \u201cof the Spirit\u201d, then illuminates the path of power through unification. 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However, between the calling and our release into the public domain comes The Wilderness! It is a journey marked by attrition and disorientation as we struggle to make sense of our calling in a dry and weary land. This is not the end of it, but preparation for the public, cultural domain. The good news is there are guides who can help us navigate the terrain.\r\n\r\n<blockquote>The artist wants to get to the marketplace to participate in the conversation. The theologian wants to control the conversation. The artist wants a free-forming discourse on the plastic horizon. The theologian wants to measure the distance to the horizon and make sure nobody goes beyond it.<\/blockquote>\r\n\r\n<strong>From the editor<\/strong>\r\nThe Wilderness and the Desert of the Real is a necessity for the modern  spiritual thinking artist. Geoff thoughtfully dives into the unexplored recesses of the artist\u2019s art and the relationship between the spiritual artist and the church, charting previously unpublished territories in this deeply soulful essay.\r\n\r\n<em>The Wilderness and the Desert of the Real<\/em> is Part 1 in the 4-part series <em>Spiritual Direction in a Postmodern Landscape<\/em> by Geoff Hall.\r\n\r\n[one_half]<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;\">Details<\/h3><ul>\t<li>ISBN-13: 978-0-9568034-0-5<\/li>\r\n\t<li>60 pages<\/li>\r\n\t<li>includes <em>notebook<\/em> section<\/li>\r\n\t<li>bookstore quality print<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Written by Geoff Hall<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Edited by Chris Lorensson<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Cover photo \u00a9 Mark Hall<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Design & layout by LorenssonDesign&Co.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>[\/one_half] [one_half_last]<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;\">Table of Contents<\/h3>\r\n<table class=\"toc\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\"><tr><td>Introduction<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cast of Characters<\/td><td>13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Direction through a Weary Land<\/td><td>17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>At Work in the Digital Babel<\/td><td>21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>The Desert of the Real<\/td><td>25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Synthetic Spirituality<\/td><td>31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Notebook<\/em><\/td><td>34<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>Also in this series<\/em><\/td><td>52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>About the author<\/td><td>54<\/td><\/tr><\/table>[\/one_half_last]","_et_gb_content_width":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Simply Word and Spirit - Uppt\u00e4cka Press<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/upptacka.com\/publications\/simply-word-and-spirit\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Simply Word and Spirit - Uppt\u00e4cka Press\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Simply Word and Spirit by Ruth Lorensson Simply Word and Spirit dissects the division between people and churches \u201cof the Word\u201d and those \u201cof the Spirit\u201d, then illuminates the path of power through unification. 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