TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pohl,Christine D
TI  - Living into community: cultivating practices that sustain us 
SN  - 9780802849854
AV  - BV4501.P748.L585 2012 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Company
KW  - Christian life
KW  - Prof's picks
KW  - 2012
KW  - 06 (June)
KW  - Budde
N1  - 1 (pages 199-205) and index; 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; 2; b
N2  - 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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