Journaling: A Spiritual Journey (Revised and Expanded) [Perfect Paperback]

Anne Broyles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

In this revised and expanded 2001 edition of her best-selling book, Broyles offers new stories, thought-provoking prompts and questions to help enrich your relationship with God through spiritual writing. Journaling includes practical advice on best practices (with an extensive bibliography for further reading) and sufficient space for trying each of the six creative starter approaches Broyles outlines for journaling: * from the events of daily life * in response to scripture * with guided meditations * from dreams * in response to reading * from conversations or dialogues ""In journaling, one looks inward to see how we are affected by [life] events,"" she writes. ""Each of us carries on inner conversations as we sort through our feelings about daily living, our relationships, world events. Journaling makes these conversations tangible, ink on paper, which is very clarifying and a spiritual discipline."" Appropriate for individuals or small groups, this book is an excellent tool leading to greater reflection on your relationship with God, gaining insight in your unique spiritual journey and connecting daily activities and relationships with your faith.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Upper Room (December 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835808661
• ISBN-13: 978-0835808668
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,904 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anne Broyles is the award-winning author of children's picture books and devotional works for youth and adults. PRISCILLA AND THE HOLLYHOCKS was chosen as a Bank Street College Best Children's Book 2009, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2009, and is on the Massachusetts Book Awards Recommended Reading list. SHY MAMA'S HALLOWEEN was chosen as a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, 2001, received a Teachers' Choice 2002 award from Learning Magazine and was on the McNaughton List.

Customer Reviews

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fair Christian Journaling Aid, April 16, 2002

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David R. Bess (Charleston, WV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Journaling: A Spiritual Journey (Revised and Expanded) (Perfect Paperback)

I was looking for a book providing good insights on journaling from a Christian perspective. What I found in this volume is a combination of a few journaling tips and several blank pages for actually writing a journal. Broyles covers six types of journaling: from the events of daily life, in response to Scripture, with guided meditations, from dreams, in response to reading, and in reflection on conversations or dialogues.

This book is definitely an easy read, but is sorely lacking in solid content. I will most likely purchase another book on this topic that is not specifically oriented to Christians. The best thing I gained from this book was news of the Upper Room devotional website, where a person can subscribe to a variety of Christian devotional emails.

I would recommend looking elsewhere if you want a book giving good, solid journaling techniques. If you already have a secular book on the topic and would like to compliment it with a Christian perspective, then this volume would be a good buy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars For the Spirit and the Spiritual, February 10, 2008

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This review is from: Journaling: A Spiritual Journey (Revised and Expanded) (Perfect Paperback)

I am not an outspoken Christian, but I like to think of my internal monologue/dialogue as being spiritual, and this book felt like a kind, strong hand, ready to guide, lead or, sometimes, gently push.

9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pleasure of Journaling, July 1, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Journaling: A Spirit Journey (Paperback)

Anne Broyles speaks of journaling as a spiritual journey, and I think that her book helps readers take those first steps on the journey--but this book is not simply for beginners to this discipline! I have kept a spiritual journal regularly for the last seven years (and sporadically for the last 25 years). Broyles' suggestions gave me new insights into journaling and new ways to reflect on this journey.

I'd compare Broyles' work to The Joy of Cooking. Broyles, like the cookbook compiler, offers a multitude of options, then stands out of the way and lets the reader-writer reflect and cook with that reflection.

I've especially responded to Broyles' material on dreams and find this material a valuable companion. The suggestions for journal dialogues--with others and with self--are also creative and wise.