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With insights from the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, she explores how we can fold these practices into every day and shows that a rich life of prayer, in which we have time and space to let God be present, is achievable even in a busy working or family life. Practical and flexible, Dancing at the Still Point will help you find a richer and more balanced life, where the spiritual takes its rightful place amid all the other calls on time and attention.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56231324189045,"sku":"9780281084715","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780281084715_acf1214b-d504-485e-bd2d-f5c873426c13.jpg?v=1786012181"},{"product_id":"9781800392151","title":"BRF Lent Book: Loving My Neighbour","description":"\u003cp\u003eFocuses right to the heart of discipleship and what living out our faith really looks like\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch-needed response to the division, fragmentation and polarisation in our society and churches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrings together well-respected voices from across the church, diverse in ethnicity, gender, age, tradition and specialist background, to offer a range of perspectives on different aspects of the theme of loving one's neighbour\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306992742773,"sku":"9781800392151","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781800392151_d105bdf1-0de9-4e68-b4ad-028178132730.jpg?v=1786026718"},{"product_id":"9781800393479","title":"Donkey Roads and Camel Treks","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose who enjoy Gemma Simmonds’ writing and speaking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThose prepared to be challenged about the need for spiritual change and renewal, both personally and within the church and wider society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdvent book purchasers and Advent study group leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eNew Daylight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuidelines \u003c\/em\u003eand other Bible reading notes subscribers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChurch leaders and small group leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpiritual directors and quiet day\/retreat leaders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307033637237,"sku":"9781800393479","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781800393479_9b9953d4-225b-4790-bc42-c27bb5265673.jpg?v=1786026741"},{"product_id":"9780281075317","title":"The Way of Ignatius – A Prayer Journey through Lent","description":"This is a popular introduction, aimed at general readers, to prayer and the spiritual life in the tradition of Ignatius Loyola.   A deep prayer life is not just something for mystics or religious specialists. It’s for everyone, and everyone has a capacity for it. There is a great thirst for spiritual depth among Christians and seekers.  This is a popular introduction to prayer and the spiritual life – a guide for Lent and the rest of the year – in the tradition of Ignatius Loyola. Simmonds also explores Ignatian influence on the life of the seventeenth-century Yorkshire woman, Mary Ward.   The Ignatian tradition is hugely adaptable to different approaches. At its heart is personal encounter with Jesus, so The Way of Ignatius will help people to pray with the Scriptures in an imaginative way. 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