Robert Schnase – författare

Our lives are filled to capacity with routines, habits, conversations, surprises, and disappointments. With all that''s going on in life, it''s easy to miss those quiet moments of grace which come more often than we realize. But they are there. In The Balancing Act, a collection of thirty short and insightful devotional readings originally written for his blog at www.fivepractices.org, Bishop Robert Schnase invites readers to take a daily look at how to watch for and include God in their lives.The Balancing Act is written to inspire prayer, conversation, questions, and change. Feel free to use it as a personal daily devotional or in small groups.  Topics include spiritual attentiveness, life goals, and prayer. Readings will be grouped under weekly themes and include group discussion questions with each of the 30 readings. Listen to Bishop Schnase read from The Balancing Act. Please, Lord, Send Someone ElseSomewhere Out ThereThe Balancing Act Download a brochure on all available Five Practices products.

In Receiving God''s Love: The Practice of Radical Hospitality we learnthat our personal walk with Christ begins with an extraordinaryreceptivity to the grace of God. Within the congregation, hospitalityfocuses on inviting and making room for newcomers. In our personal walk,in distinctive ways, we first invite God into our hearts and make spacefor God in our lives. We receive God’s love and then offer it toothers.

In Loving God in Return: The Practice of Passionate Worship we respondwith love to. We practice listening to God, allowing God to shape ourhearts and minds through prayer, personal devotion, and communityworship. We love God.

In Growing in Grace: The Practice of Intentional Faith Development we do the soul work that connects us to others, immerses us in God’s Word, and positions us to grow in grace and mature in Christ. We learn in community.

Loving and Serving Others: The Practice of Risk-Taking Mission and Service involves offering ourselves in purposeful service to others in need, making a positive difference even at significant personal cost and inconvenience to our own lives. We serve.

In The Grace of Giving: The Practice of Extravagant Generosity we offer our material resources in a manner that supports the causes that transform life and relieve suffering and that enlarges the soul and sustains the spirit. We give back.