Calming the Stormy Seas of Stress offers biblically-based meditations on coping with stress. The format is specifically designed to facilitate
lectio divina (contemplative reading.) An inspirational quotation is followed by a brief meditation, reflection questions, and practical applications.
Calming the Stormy Seas of Stress offers reflection and guidance on the following topics:
Prayer
Coping with Criticism
Proportion
Observing a Day of Rest
Obedience
Cultivating Silence
Channeling Anger
Fiscal Prudence
Affirmation
Simplicity
Gratitude
Humility
Music
Humor Generosity
Creativity
Peace-making
Perspective
Perseverance
Dialogue
Awareness
Counsel
Tolerance
Peer Influences
Patience
Compassion Presence
Prudence
In a separate
Lifestyle Issues and
Activities section, the book offers rut breakers and boredom busters, and provides counsel for attaining moderation and balance in the areas of sleep, nutrition, exercise, family life, recreation, work, and self-control. Using the spirituality and logic of the Serenity Prayer, it helps readers distinguish between controllable and uncontrollable stressors, and respond accordingly.
Calming the Stormy Seas of Stress is ideal for reading in short periods, such as at night, on public transportation, or during quiet time. At 96 pages, it is manageable for busy people.
Journaling with Moses and Job is an ideal complement to
Calming the Stormy Seas of Stress. It shows how to journal with Scripture using
lectio divina and texts from the biblical accounts of Moses and Job that have parallels in our lives.
The book discusses an ancient Jewish and Christian model of spirituality and potential fulfillment based on the three stages in the life of Moses as outlined in the Bible and Jewish tradition. A compact disc in which Karl A. Schultz discusses this model and journaling as presented in
Journaling with Moses and Job is available for purchase from Genesis Personal Development Center. For details, contact Genesis Center at the email address
karlaschultz@juno.com or call (412) 766-7545.
