Sanidad y plenitud

Soul Reset

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 15:09:29 GMT

Everything was going fine ? until it wasn't. For Reverend Junius B. Dotson it took an actual breakdown during a funeral for him to realize he needed a reset. As he recalls his own journey through grief, depression, burnout, and emotional breakdown, Dotson is passionate about calling for a Soul Reset. He is calling out to all of us: pastors, church leaders, and all disciples of Jesus Christ.

This eCourse edition of Soul Reset is a 7-session study designed for anyone who moves at breakneck speed through their daily lives, often relying only on their own strength to bring God's kingdom on earth. Jesus shows us a different way, a more natural, unforced rhythm of what kingdom work looks like. It's a balance of work, rest, play, worship, exercise, and eating well?spiritual practices that keep our souls hydrated and healthy. At our best, we do our best in the work of the church in the world.

This October 4-November 19, 2021 version of our eCourse included both asynchronous (accessible anytime) and synchronous (at a particular time) sessions. Synchronous sessions were recorded for viewing in the eCourse at any time. Asynchronous reading material, video, and a place for chatted conversation are available anytime once you register.

Soul Reset author Junius B. Dotson died in 2021 after a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. We miss him, are ever grateful for his legacy, and are pleased to offer this eCourse in his honor. Our synchronous sessions were offered by longtime friend and colleague of Junius, Rev. Dr. Ronald Bell.

Private eCourse classrooms with group rates are available upon request. If you are interested, email us at UReLearning@UpperRoom.org.

What Loss Can Teach Us

Tue, 24 May 2022 18:21:38 GMT

What Loss Can Teach Us

Texting Through Cancer

Tue, 24 May 2022 18:21:23 GMT

Texting Through Cancer

A Family Like Mine

Tue, 24 May 2022 17:46:33 GMT

A Family Like Mine

Blessed Endurance

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:03:56 GMT

Where is God when we are hurting or in despair? How can we find hope even when we feel hopeless?

Pain, struggle, and despair are part of life, and they test our character as God's people. John Wimmer approaches these challenges to our faith realistically and thoughtfully. He does not offer easy answers or platitudes like "Everything happens for a reason."

We can't always understand or control many things that happen to us, but we can choose how we respond to our circumstances. Wimmer encourages us to view times of difficulty as opportunities for spiritual and personal growth. Rather than diminishing our faith, pain and despair can lead us to greater trust in God. To endure through such times is a blessing.

This inspiring book offers practical help for moving from pain and despair to hope. Wimmer reminds us that with hope we also have faith—not the false belief that our lives will be pain-free but the assurance that God will be with us through our most challenging times and lead us to deeper levels of spiritual growth and wisdom.

Click here for an interview with John Wimmer.

For Sabbath's Sake

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:03:28 GMT

Discover a spiritual practice that helps you maintain spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental health.

"We toiled on computers seven days per week, rising as early as 4:00 a.m. to squeeze in spiritual quiet time before we both retreated to our respective laptops, typing the days (and weekends) away. Though I grew up keeping Sundays sacred, six years into our marriage, we'd fallen into the trap of using the Lord's Day to catch up. … At its worst, our church attendance was less than 50 percent. … I began, for the first time in my life, to understand why people don't attend church services."

—J. Dana Trent, chapter 1

In our culture of constant busyness, most of us feel like we're never caught up. The lines between home and work have blurred as we stay tethered to our mobile devices and computers. Many people use weekends to catch up on errands and other work that doesn't get done during the week. God's commandment to "Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy" seems like a relic from a simpler time.

Many Americans balk at the idea of setting aside a whole day for worship, rest, and time with those who matter most to them. Yet we long for more time to spend on what matters most—unrushed time to rest, reconnect with friends and loved ones, and deepen our relationship with God.

An ancient spiritual practice exists that can help restore balance to our lives: the practice of keeping sabbath. But how exactly do we manage to build time for sabbath into our busy lives? Dana Trent explores this question in For Sabbath's Sake.

With humor and honesty, Trent reveals her own struggles with setting apart a day devoted to God, rest, and community. This book traces the rich history of sabbath, helps you find ways to overcome barriers to this spiritual practice, and suggests achievable ways to build sabbath into your life.

Reinicio del alma

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:39:12 GMT

Todo parecía estar bien, hasta que no lo estaba. Al reverendo Junius B. Dotson le costó un desmayo mientras predicaba en un funeral para darse cuenta de que necesitaba un reinicio. A medida que recordaba su propio peregrinaje a través del duelo, la depresión, el agotamiento y el colapso emocional, Dotson se apasionó por el llamado a un reinicio del alma para los pastores, pastoras, líderes de la iglesia y todas las personas discípulas de Jesucristo.

Este es un estudio de 6 semanas de duración para todas las personas de iglesia que se mueve a una velocidad vertiginosa a través de su vida diaria, a menudo con la confianza sólo en su propia fuerza para traer el reino de Dios en la tierra. Jesús nos muestra un camino diferente, un ritmo más fácil y no forzado de cómo es el trabajo del reino. Es un equilibrio entre el trabajo, descanso, juego, la adoración, el ejercicio y la buena alimentación, prácticas espirituales que mantienen nuestras almas frescas y sanas mientras hacemos el trabajo de la iglesia en el mundo.

Reinicio del alma es un llamamiento a la iglesia y a todas las personas discípulas de Jesús para que reinicien y reordenen sus vidas en torno a las prácticas espirituales, para aprender a caminar a través de nuestras temporadas difíciles con nuestras almas en conexión con la fuente de Agua Viva, de modo que no colapsemos o nos desgastemos. Y si llegamos al punto de agotamiento o derrumbamiento, aprendemos a apoyarnos para levantarnos entre si y dirigirnos a Jesús.

Introducción
Capítulo 1: ¿Cómo está su alma? - Jesús
Capítulo 2: Cuando la depresión golpea - David
Capítulo 3: No todo depende de mí - María y Marta
Capítulo 4: Come algo - Elías
Capítulo 5: La vida en crisis - Job
Capítulo 6: Vivir en la luz - Judas y Pedro

Questions God Asks Us

Fri, 20 May 2022 15:38:27 GMT

Transformation comes from questions, not answers.

We often look to the Bible as the book of answers. How often, though, do we consider the challenging questions God asks? Hudson notes that Jesus was asked 183 questions in the Gospels but directly only answered three.

The Creator is teaching us as we teach children when they struggle with schoolwork: You learn more by doing than being fed an absolute answer.

In Questions God Asks Us, we're encouraged to focus on the quest rather than a resolution. Such an approach leads to deeper dialogue and intimacy with the divine. This is a critical turning point in our journey with God—as it was for the author.

"I thought the Bible existed to give me solutions to my everyday concerns and dilemmas," writes Hudson. "Then I realized I might be approaching God and the Bible from the wrong direction. It was as if God said to me, 'Trevor, rather than you always asking questions of me, start listening to the questions I have for you.'"

Each of 10 questions Hudson excerpts from the Old and New Testaments serves as a starting point for genuine conversation with the Creator. He assures, "We're not starting the conversation with God from scratch. God has already begun it. We just need to plug into the conversation that is already going on."

Questions God Asks Us offers a fresh approach for personal devotions and a unique discussion tool for small-group Bible studies. It's sure to bless anyone longing for a meaningful, growing relationship with God.

Soul Reset Small Group Bundle

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:51:44 GMT

Save 15% with the Small-Group Bundle. This bundle includes 7 copies of Soul Reset and 1 copy of the Soul Reset DVD.

Prayers for Hard Times

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:29:29 GMT

Sometimes life seems full of storms. All of us experience hardships at one time or another. It's when several crises happen at once that you begin to wonder, "Am I going to make it?"

Times of difficulty can grind us down, or they can invite us to become more aware of God's presence and concern.

Prayers for Hard Times is a collection of scriptures, prayers, and meditations designed to help you find hope and discover God's presence in the midst of fear, worry, and distress. These booklets, shrink-wrapped in packages of 20, offer churches an inexpensive way to offer encouragement and spiritual support to people who are going through tough times.

Prayers for Encouragement (Korean)

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:29:21 GMT

Korean translation of Prayers for Encouragement (Pack of 20)

Prayers for Encouragement

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:29:01 GMT

In Jesus' time, lepers were the most stigmatized of patients. Yet he demonstrated great compassion toward them. Today, persons living with HIV/AIDS suffer many of the same discriminations and rejections that first-century lepers did.

What would Jesus do? And how willing are you to follow Jesus' example?

Like its predecessors in the Pocket Prayer Series, Prayers for Encouragement is a 32-page booklet of comforting meditations developed for a specific need—in this case, serious diseases affecting many of the world's poor.

"The church has a special role in providing spiritual comfort, strength, and prayers for encouragement to people in need," says Don Messer, author and executive director of the Center for Health and Hope. "The Upper Room seeks to be an agent of God's healing love and grace in a holistic way. Care and nurture for the totality of human persons made in God's image is an integral part of our call and guiding ethos," said Kimberly Orr, publisher of The Upper Room daily devotional guide.

Packaged and priced so that you can share copies freely, Prayers for Encouragement is a perfect gift for hospital or home visitation or for anyone in pain and need of encouragement. As one contributor says in Prayers for Encouragement, "As we face uncertainty, pain, illness and other trials, we can remember: Jesus, bigger than any problem, is holding me tightly to his heart."

Prayers for Encouragement is now published in 19 languages, extending hope to those in need throughout the world.

Package of 20 Booklets

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An Adventure in Healing and Wholeness (Korean)

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:28:06 GMT

This book brings James K. Wagner's successful workbook on healing and wholeness to Korean Christians and churches. The original workbook was field-tested and designed for church groups; this new translation has been reviewed and approved by representatives throughout the Korean church in the United States.

The workbook adapts Wagner's popular workshop into a seven-session format that explores a holistic approach to health and the relationship between prayer and healing. It offers individual and group reflection, study materials, and information needed to begin a healing ministry within a congregation.

Reinicio del alma

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:25:49 GMT

Introducción
Capítulo 1: ¿Cómo está su alma? - Jesús
Capítulo 2: Cuando la depresión golpea - David
Capítulo 3: No todo depende de mí - María y Marta
Capítulo 4: Come algo - Elías
Capítulo 5: La vida en crisis - Job
Capítulo 6: Vivir en la luz - Judas y Pedro

Soul Reset DVD

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:25:05 GMT

Are you working at a relentless pace, trapped in a cycle of trying to meet others' needs and ignoring your own? You need a Soul Reset—a hard stop to chronic busyness, a deep look inward, an intentional reliance on spiritual practices to help you reconnect with God, and a new path toward the abundant life to which Jesus calls you.

The Soul Reset DVD includes six 5- to 7-minute segments with author Junius B. Dotson in which he

explores themes of authenticity and wholeness from his book Soul Reset
offers commentary on key scripture passages
highlights vital scripture practices modeled by Jesus Christ
shares insights into how to experience your own "soul reset" and live the life God desires for you

The six video sessions are based on these themes:

Soul Reset Assessment
Feel the Feelings
It's Not All on Me
Take Care of Yourself
What to Do with Grief
Living in the Light

Wherever you are in your spiritual journey, Soul Reset offers practical help for slowing down and allowing God to transform your life.

Prayers for Courage

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:23:27 GMT

Package of 20

This booklet brings together scripture and prayers that offer words of hope, comfort, and peace during times of fear, change, and uncertainty.

Created as a special edition of The Upper Room daily devotional guide, Prayers for Courage helps us rest in God's loving presence when fear invades our lives.

Soul Reset Session 6: Living in the Light

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:19:39 GMT

God didn't come to condemn us but to save us. God didn't come to shame us into relationship. God didn't send Jesus to condemn us and make us run and hide. No, Jesus came to free us from shame and fear and sin and darkness. (Soul Reset series introduction and preview trailer segments included.)

Soul Reset Session 5: What to Do with Grief

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:19:31 GMT

A gift we can give ourselves is the ability to be ourselves in the midst of grief. To not pretend that we have it all together. To not put a timetable on our grief, but to know that God heals in God's time, and that's okay. To know that as you are moving through the grief process, there are people who know you and support you every step of the way. (Soul Reset series introduction and preview trailer segments included.)

Soul Reset Session 4: Take Care of Yourself

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:19:22 GMT

Taking care of ourselves sustains us for the whatever life throws at us, be it mountaintops or valleys. We all have mountaintop experiences, but most of our life is not lived on the mountaintop. We all have valley experiences, and fortunately, life is not lived just in the valleys. Most of life is lived somewhere in between. (Soul Reset series introduction and preview trailer segments included.)

Soul Reset Session 3: It's Not All on Me

Wed, 18 May 2022 21:19:14 GMT

When Jesus' very presence is our first priority, we can lift our eyes from the long list of tasks to be done and instead focus on their greater purpose. Busyness is not the way of Jesus. (Soul Reset series introduction and preview trailer segments included.)