Bøger af Jeff Davenport

Through Zen teachings, Christianity, his personal faith journey and the meditative practice of half marathons, Jeff Davenport seeks to unlock some of life's greatest mysteries. Who am I? What is my purpose in life? Why do runners (like me) put those stupid 13.1 stickers (l have many, many colors of them) on their cars (and even their spouses cars!)? If Zen is the reason I run, what is Zen, and who am I? I really don't run for a leftover banana or tacky medal, just like I don't have faith to try and avoid a really hot place.

In the Bible, there are four biographies of Jesus written by master storytellers. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all tell the story of Jesus' time on earth from unique perspectives with the goal of convincing every reader that Jesus is good and worth following. Over the years, though, to make it more "readable" people added things to these biographies (also called "gospels"). They broke the biographies up into chapters, and added numbers to mark "verses" and even put the words into columns. Again, this was to help make these Jesus stories easier to read. But, to me, all of those things can actually make it more difficult to read. I don't like the stories of Jesus feeling like a textbook. I like the stories of Jesus feeling like... stories. So, I took the stories of Jesus, removed those numbers and titles and columns... and gave the words breathing room so they can tell the story of Jesus as well as possible. Whether it's your first time reading these stories or your hundredth, I hope you get a sense of the power of the story of Jesus and how He's good and loving and worth trusting. I hope His story impacts the story you're living.

Guide your children in establishing a foundation of biblical truth, helping them understand what God has in store for them from His Word! You will help plant biblical truth into the minds of your children, while prayerfully waiting the day God reveals it to their hearts!

God wants to grow great things in the lives of His people. Because we don't always understand who we are and who He is, I Am a Field shows us not only who we are but also who God is and how to recognize His work in our lives.I Am a Field uses the powerful metaphor of God as the farmer and our lives as the field to illustrate the way God is shaping us for His purposes. Interweaving Scripture with engaging stories, as well as some humor, catch a fresh glimpse of God in your life. Move from religious activity to a renewed desire to live the best life you were created to live. Just like a field, though, the harvest may include more than your life as your excitement for more of God impacts the world around you.