Remembering Your Story: Leader's Guide [Paperback]

Richard L. Morgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1999

Remembering Your Story invites readers to connect their faith stories with others and with God's story as revealed in scripture. Morgan guides readers to deeper memories of God's presence in all portions of their lives. Individuals and small groups will find this book offers them blessings as they discover God's working throughout their journey.

This new revised edition of Morgan's work reflects his workshops, seminars, and conversations concerning spiritual autobiography. It also more intentionally focuses on faith stories. Morgan includes a chapter titled "Across the Generations," which connects older and younger generations and encourages intergenerational ministries in the church. A separate leader's guide is available.

--This text refers to the Perfect Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Richard L. Morgan is a retired Presbyterian minister and has served as chaplain in hospitals, retirement communities and nursing homes. He and wife, Alice Ann Morgan, reside at Redstone Highlands retirement community in Pennsylvania, where he does volunteer work in pastoral care with Alzheimer's and other dementia residents and also serves as co-facilitator of an Alzheimer's Support Group. Morgan also leads seminars and programs in the area on Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia. He is the author of several Upper Room titles. --This text refers to the Perfect Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Upper Room; Supplement to book of the same name edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0835807975
• ISBN-13: 978-0835807975
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,513,943 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Richard L. Morgan is a graduate of Davoidson College, holds a PHD in Religion from Union Presbyterian Seminary and Masters of Counseling from Wake Forest University. After a long career in counseling and writing in North Carolina he now resides at Redstone Retirement Community near Pittsburgh where he lives with his wife Alice Ann and cat, Cindaella. He is a rabid Steeler fan. He continues his work with residents with dementia and their caregivers and does seminars on caregiving for persons with dementia. His website is http://richardmorganauthor.com

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful for finding story in one's life at midlife, July 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Remembering Your Story,: A Guide for Spiritual Autobiography (Pathways in Spiritual Growth) (Paperback)

We used REMEMBERING YOUR STORY during a 10 week class in Midlife Transitions. Some of the group were experiencing changes in marriage, others in job, and still others with illness issues. Morgan's book helped us all to find the golden thread, the "story" in our lives which not only helped discern our pattern, but also gave directions for the changes which we face, Excellent book for group process.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for spiritual formation through Stories, April 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Remembering Your Story,: A Guide for Spiritual Autobiography (Pathways in Spiritual Growth) (Paperback)

I have used Morgan's REMEMBERING YOUR STORY as a basic guide for doing spiritual formation groups in a parish setting. It lends itself not only to personal story sharing, but to a bonding into community and providing a basis for genuine interaction. It was also helpful in relating our stories to stories in Scripture, which are quickly becoming forgotten in our information overload. This book can be a valuable source for growth ..... and preservation of our stories; we are our stories; but we can lose our stories if we don't save them. REMEMBERING YOUR STORY shows us the way.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Morgan's book was an invaluable resource for Nursing Homes., November 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Remembering Your Story,: A Guide for Spiritual Autobiography (Pathways in Spiritual Growth) (Paperback)

Many older people suffer from depression or despair and often the reason is that no one takes time to hear their life stories. We used Morgan's book in our Nursing Home (especially the 100 questions at back of book) with powerful results. Many older people's lives were changed