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Check Out the “Conversations” Journal

One of my favorite authors — and someone who has become a mentor to me through his books — is David Benner. Benner is a psychologist and spiritual director and writes about counseling, spiritual direction and the integration of psychology and spirituality. He’s a very smart, clear, engaging writer with a knack for making complex ideas easy to understand. If you want to dive into Benner’s books, I highly recommend starting with his trilogy: Surrender to Love, The Gift of Being Yourself and Desiring God’s Will. I think those three books, which describe the process of deep spiritual and emotional transformation and growth, are absolute must-reads. I’d start with Surrender to Love.

Being a huge fan of Benner, I was thrilled to discover that back in 2003 he helped create a journal called Conversations: A Forum for Authentic Transformation, which is focused on the deep spiritual and emotional transformational journey with God. Some of the other people involved in this publication are: Larry Crabb, Gary W. Moon, Dallas Willard, Richard Foster, Margaret Guenther, John Ortberg, M. Basil Pennington and Jeannette Bakke.

Conversations comes out twice a year (spring and fall), and the spring 2007 issue, entitled “Spiritual Direction,” is now available. You can check out the table of contents and order a copy (for $15) on the website.

To get a good feel for what Conversations is all about, read a couple of the free articles from back issues. I’ve loved what I’ve read thus far! I highly recommend reading the first issue, the spring 2003 issue, which is available for free in PDF format. I think that’ll really help you get a feel for what Benner and friends are trying to do through Conversations. And that first issue includes an interactive review by Benner of Richard Rohr’s book Everything Belongs, which is one of my favorite books. Also, definitely consider reading the second issue, the fall 2003 issue, which is entitled “True Self / False Self .” Excellent stuff! And also free.

I’m finding Conversations to be a great resource as I journey with God, myself and others. I hope it’s helpful to you, too!

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