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(E. Kent Rogers,\u00a012 Miracles of Spiritual Growth: A Path of Healing from the Gospels<\/a>, Swedenborg\u00a0Foundation Press, 2012, 210 pages.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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First off, an apology. I was asked to participate in the Book Club Roundtable discussion of Kent Rogers\u2019s new book, \u201c12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth,\u201d which was a featured selection of the Patheos Book Club<\/a> from May 1-15. Unfortunately, due to my remote location in the wilds of northwestern Canada my review copy of the book did not arrive until the 15^{th<\/sup>, and I wasn\u2019t able to read and review the entirety of the book in one afternoon.<\/p>\n}

On the upside, now that I\u2019m working without a deadline, I\u2019ll be able to read the book a little more in the way the author intended, slowly and reflectively, giving each chapter some time. I\u2019ll still probably blog through it faster than it\u2019s intended to be read \u2013 Rogers suggests spending a week with each chapter \u2013 but at least I\u2019ll be able to spread my thoughts out over several posts. Also, the book is geared more toward a small group setting than an individual reading (although it works for an individual as well), so again, I won\u2019t be getting (or conveying) the full experience.<\/p>\n

So, what is this book? Its subtitle is \u201cA Path of Healing from the Gospels,\u201d and the book is an exploration of the healing miracles of Christ and their significance for spiritual healing today. Each of the twelve chapters deals with one of the Lord\u2019s healing miracles and applies it to healing some specific part of a person\u2019s life; e.g., the first three chapters are \u201cHealing from Feelings of Unworthiness,\u201d based on Jesus\u2019s healing of a gentile woman in Matthew 15; \u201cHealing from Lack of Forgiveness,\u201d based on Jesus\u2019s healing of the paralytic whose friends lowered him through the roof to reach the Lord (Mark 2); and \u201cHealing from Spiritual Slavery,\u201d based on Jesus casting out the legion of demons from a possessed man into a herd of swine (Mark 5). Each chapter ends with a meditation, \u201cleaves\u201d (key thoughts from the chapter), \u201cfruit\u201d (actions to take based on the chapter), and questions for group discussion.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve read the introduction and the first few chapters, and I have a few thoughts already, but I think the way I\u2019d like to approach the book is to give each chapter its own blog post. Chapter 1 should be up tomorrow.<\/p>\n

This book review is a sponsored post that is part of the Roundtable at the Patheos Book Club. Visit the\u00a0Book Club website<\/a> for more free resources related to this book.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"