Running on Empty
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781400071036
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $32.99
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Running on Empty

Contemplative Spirituality for Overachievers

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Running on Empty will appeal to readers who enjoy contemplative writers who deliver honest, authentic, life-earned messages. Evangelicals will find the book biblically and theologically sound. General-market readers looking for depth and substance over generic spirituality will find a wise and thoughtful voice with fresh insights and practical relevance. Pastors, youth leaders, college ministry leaders, small group leaders, counselors, and spiritual directors will find this an excellent resource to share with those who struggle with life's meaning and purpose.

Learn to live with God instead of for God. In this candid and achingly authentic book, Fil Anderson shares the healing insights that restored his spiritual compass and guided him back to God--the God who specializes in filling empty souls. 

Fil Anderson had accomplished more for God than most of his contemporaries, but his worn-out body housed an empty soul. His frenetic pace of ministry had earned him just one thing: greater pressure to do even more. He had fallen for the soul-killing lie that doing more for God would give his life meaning. Then the godly admonition of a spiritual director set this burned-out believer on a life-saving spiritual path. Sometimes the only way to get a new life is by running your old one completely into the ground. 

This powerful story of a reawakened soul can be the story of every person who has pursued spiritual productivity over intimacy with God and come up empty. It’s the story of reclaiming your soul and finding a home in the center of God’s relentless love. It’s the journey from self-importance to God-importance.

“To the harried and the unharried, I pray that this book will minister to your heart in the profound way that it has blessed mine.” —Brennan Manning
  • Published: 15 July 2009
  • ISBN: 9781400071036
  • Imprint: Christian/Forum
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $32.99
Categories:

Praise for Running on Empty

–John Ortberg, author of Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them

“This book is for those who have found it easier to take care of our schedule than to take care of our soul. For the unfortunate majority who keep running because we don’t know how to stop, Fil Anderson provides a compelling roadmap home where we can finally stop and snuggle up in the arms of God.”

–Michael Yaconelli, author of Messy Spirituality: God’s Annoying Love for Imperfect People and Dangerous Wonder: The Adventure of Childlike Faith

“Fil Anderson invites you to discover the difference between believing that God is love and experiencing the love of God. As the author makes clear, it’s the difference in life and death for your soul.”

–Craig Barnes, author of When God Interrupts

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