false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165555300m/6151.jpg 6151 3 This spiritual classic began as a simple request from one friend to another. Fred Bratman, a secular journalist and writer, asked friend and renowned author Henri Nouwen to write a book explaining the spiritual life in terms that he and his friends could understand, avoiding theology and technical language. 9477 1992 Life of the Beloved: Spiritual Living in a Secular World total:514|5:216|4:181|3:100|2:15|1:2| 514 2136 727 68 4 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 08:18:27 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 08:28:29 -0800 2009
I resonated with his explanation of our being loved by God, missing that point, and therefore trying to substitute affirmation from the world in place of God's love.

I disagreed with his premise t...more...]]> 4 0 false true Wed Dec 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 09:16:02 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 09:38:22 -0800 2008 This was a letter, written to a friend who was secular Jew. Henri Nouwen addressed the question "What is the ba...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 10:45:52 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 10:51:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 09:26:05 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 09:27:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 02 10:35:23 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 02 10:50:04 -0700 2008
The author wrote this book for a dear friend, who was not a believer, as an explanation for the life of the spiritual wi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 29 05:17:21 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 05:17:21 -0700 2008 Writing for a non-believing friend, Nouwen discusses how to live as the beloved in a world where we are fed lies about our identity at every turn.

I like Bethany McKinney's review on Amazon:
Life of the Beloved is among the final books publishe...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jul 07 22:13:50 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 19 21:37:21 -0700 2007
"When we think about our being given to each other, what comes immediately to mind are our unique talents: those abilities to do special things especially well. You and I have spoke about this quite often. "What is our unique talent?"...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 10:06:15 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 08:36:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 15:31:28 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 16:01:34 -0700 2009
1. I am God's Beloved and to realize this Belovedness, I must allow myself to be "taken", "blessed", "broken" and "given".

2. I am not an accident but a divine Choice.

3. "The unfathomable mystery of God is...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jan 03 15:04:32 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 15:14:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:12:27 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 07:20:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 20:19:58 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 20:28:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed May 13 11:59:33 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:01:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jan 28 15:51:18 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 15:53:31 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Feb 21 13:54:25 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 13:56:01 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 15 09:45:56 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 09:46:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Apr 19 11:52:51 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 11:54:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 15 13:32:24 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 13:34:28 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Apr 01 07:11:23 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 07:12:01 -0700 2009 Written to a friend of Nouwen's by Nouwen
about what it means to be loved by God.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 07 22:48:17 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 22:49:22 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6151