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Present Over Perfect Study Guide: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living

AUTHOR Niequist, Shauna; Wiersma, Ashley
PUBLISHER Harperchristian Resources (11/08/2016)
PRODUCT TYPE Paperback (Paperback)

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"For too many years I missed out on the life God had given me to live--to steward--because I was too busy trying to build a life that looked more...perfect." Shauna Niequist invites you to leave behind perfection-seeking and embrace presence as a way of life--free from illusions and soaked in grace.

In this five-session video Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist will take you on the same journey that changed her own life--away from frantic striving and toward a soulful thriving.

Maintaining an image of perfection is exhausting, and it isn't the way we're meant to live. The Present Over Perfect Study Guide will help you and your group pull each other free from the constant pressure to perform faster, push harder, and produce more. Watch Shauna give a vulnerable account of what led her to begin this journey, and a compelling vision for an entirely new way to live: soaked in grace, rest, silence, simplicity, prayer, and connection with the people that matter most to us.

The study guide includes first thoughts, video notes, group discussion questions, practicing presence reflections, and solo work for you to complete between sessions.

Sessions include:

  1. Pain Points
  2. The Roles We Play
  3. Yes, And No
  4. Unflashy, Unspectacular, Good
  5. Living the Love

Designed for use with the Present Over Perfect Video Study 9780310816034 (sold separately).

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ISBN-13: 9780310816027
ISBN-10: 0310816025
Binding: Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 144
Carton Quantity: 44
Product Dimensions: 7.30 x 0.40 x 9.00 inches
Weight: 0.55 pound(s)
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Country of Origin: US
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Religion | Christian Living - Inspirational
Religion | Christian Living - Spiritual Growth
Religion | Biblical Studies - Bible Study Guides
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"For too many years I missed out on the life God had given me to live--to steward--because I was too busy trying to build a life that looked more...perfect." Shauna Niequist invites you to leave behind perfection-seeking and embrace presence as a way of life--free from illusions and soaked in grace.

In this five-session video Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist will take you on the same journey that changed her own life--away from frantic striving and toward a soulful thriving.

Maintaining an image of perfection is exhausting, and it isn't the way we're meant to live. The Present Over Perfect Study Guide will help you and your group pull each other free from the constant pressure to perform faster, push harder, and produce more. Watch Shauna give a vulnerable account of what led her to begin this journey, and a compelling vision for an entirely new way to live: soaked in grace, rest, silence, simplicity, prayer, and connection with the people that matter most to us.

The study guide includes first thoughts, video notes, group discussion questions, practicing presence reflections, and solo work for you to complete between sessions.

Sessions include:

  1. Pain Points
  2. The Roles We Play
  3. Yes, And No
  4. Unflashy, Unspectacular, Good
  5. Living the Love

Designed for use with the Present Over Perfect Video Study 9780310816034 (sold separately).

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Author: Niequist, Shauna
Shauna Niequist is the author of Cold Tangerines, Bittersweet, Bread & Wine and Savor. She is married to Aaron, and they have two wild & silly & darling boys, Henry & Mac. They live outside Chicago, where Aaron leads The Practice and is recording a project called A New Liturgy. Shauna also writes for the Storyline Blog, and for IF: Table, and she is a member of the Relevant podcast, and a guest teacher at her church. Shauna s three great loves are her family, dinner parties, and books, and she believes that vulnerable storytelling, hard laughter, and cold pizza for breakfast can cure almost anything.

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With: Wiersma, Ashley
Ashley Wiersma is a freelance writer and video producer of Christian-living, leadership, and spiritual-memoir products. She lives with husband and daughter in Monument, Colorado
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