Pohl, Christine D, <br/><br/>
Living into community :  cultivating practices that sustain us /  [print] 
Christine D. Pohl. 
 - Grand Rapids, Michigan :  W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Company,  (c)2012. 
 - vi, 213 pages ;  23 cm 
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<br/><br/>Introduction: Four practices that sustain community --  I. Embracing gratitude as a way of life. Grateful hearts --  Complications in gratitude --  Going deeper : exploring what weakens and what strengthens gratitude --  II. Making and keeping promises. Promises, promises --  Complications in promising --  Going deeper : exploring what weakens and what strengthens promising --  III. Living truthfully. Truth-filled lives --  Complications in truthfulness --  Going deeper : exploring what weakens and what strengthens truthfulness --  IV. Practicing hospitality and beyond. Hospitality : drawing the practices together. 
<br/><br/> Every church, every organization, has experienced them: betrayal, deception, grumbling, envy, exclusion. They make life together difficult and prevent congregations from developing the skills, virtues, and practices they need to nurture sturdy, life-giving communities.In Living into Community Christine Pohl explores four specific Christian practices -- 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780802849854 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2011040634 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christian life.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Prof's picks--Budde. --2012--06 (June)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV4501.P748.L585 2012