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Deep-Rooted in Christ: The Way of Transformation
Come. Accept pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang's invitation to walk slowly, paying attention to God's work in you and around you, to walk intentionally, using spiritual disciplines to develop Christlike character, and to walk purposefully, experiencing deeper grace and vision. In this book you'll encounter fifty-two brief readings, ideal for weekly sabbath reflection or daily devotional use. They point to the path of peace in the midst of life's turmoil, to hope in the midst of brokenness, where you'll become "like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither" (Ps 1:3). It's the path to becoming deep-rooted in Christ.
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Deep-Rooted in Christ: The Way of Transformation
Come. Accept pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang's invitation to walk slowly, paying attention to God's work in you and around you, to walk intentionally, using spiritual disciplines to develop Christlike character, and to walk purposefully, experiencing deeper grace and vision. In this book you'll encounter fifty-two brief readings, ideal for weekly sabbath reflection or daily devotional use. They point to the path of peace in the midst of life's turmoil, to hope in the midst of brokenness, where you'll become "like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither" (Ps 1:3). It's the path to becoming deep-rooted in Christ.
Come. Accept pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang's invitation to walk slowly, paying attention to God's work in you and around you, to walk intentionally, using spiritual disciplines to develop Christlike character, and to walk purposefully, experiencing deeper grace and vision. In this book you'll encounter fifty-two brief readings, ideal for weekly sabbath reflection or daily devotional use. They point to the path of peace in the midst of life's turmoil, to hope in the midst of brokenness, where you'll become "like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither" (Ps 1:3). It's the path to becoming deep-rooted in Christ.
Joshua Choonmin Kang (Th.M., Talbot School of Theology) is a pastor and speaker in Los Angeles, California. He was formerly pastor of Oriental Mission Church, with 7,000 in attendance. He has written thirty books in Korean, including God's Grace That Turns the Life Around, with over 1.5 million copies in print. In addition, he is the author of Deep-Rooted in Christ, his first book in English.
Richard J. Foster (DThP, Fuller Theological Seminary) is founder of Renovaré in Denver, Colorado. He is the author of many books including Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth and Freedom of Simplicity.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Richard J. Foster Preface
Part 1: Beginning 1 Begin with Emptiness 2 Let Yourself Be Filled 3 Send the Roots Deep
Part 2: Becoming Rooted in Jesus 4 Can Bad Roots Bring Good Fruit? 5 Becoming Rooted in Jesus 6 Christ Is the Firm Foundation 7 Minding the Inner Life 8 Spiritual Discipline and the Deep Well
Part 3: Growing in Grace 9 Plumbing the Depths 10 Growing Through Grace 11 Put Away Childish Things 12 Growth That Matches Knowledge 13 Grow Through In-Depth Understanding 14 Sharpening Our Spiritual Vision 15 Growing from a Lamb to a Lion 16 Training to Grow in Grace
Part 4: Wilderness—A Preparation 17 God Makes Us Servants in the Wilderness 18 Training by Anticipation 19 Discerning God's Time Frame 20 Discipline of Solitude 21 Discipline of Hearing God 22 Discipline of Prayer and the Word 23 Discipline of Self-Shattering 24 Discipline of Self-Denial 25 Discipline of Shepherding 26 Discipline of Serving 27 The Wilderness School of the Holy Spirit
Part 5: Soul Caring 28 Take a Step Back for Soul Care 29 Fine-Tune the Soul Through Quiet 30 Soul Enrichment 31 Tend the Inner Garden 32 Harmonize the Inner and Outer Worlds
Part 6: Ways to Fruitfulness 33 What Is God Looking For? 34 Bear Fruit by Christlike Descending 35 Be Fruitful by Putting Self-Interest Aside 36 We Shatter Ourselves to Bear Fruit 37 We Are Fruitful Through Close Friendship with God
Part 7: Righteousness Has a Heart 38 A Vessel for the Power of God 39 Deeper Spirituality and Pain 40 Righteousness Has a Heart 41 Influencing Others Through Righteousness 42 Our Goal in Righteousness 43 Discipline in Righteousness Is Life Long
Part 8: The Way of Transformation 44 See Your True Identity 45 The Guideline of Patience 46 Discovering Self-Control 47 Skill in Language 48 Satisfied in Spirit 49 Have a Heart Like Jesus 50 Embracing One and All 51 Uncomfortable and Abundant 52 The Way of Transformation
"Deep-Rooted in Christ . . . is a treasure. It reminds me of the gentle spiritual direction of the classic spiritual writers. On the Protestant side, the writings of Andrew Murray and A. W. Tozer and Oswald Chambers. On the Catholic side, François Fénelon and Thomas à Kempis and the letters of Francis of Assisi to Sister Clare. That is to say, Pastor Kang's book is spiritual wisdom literature of the highest order. "Deep-Rooted in Christ speaks to the heart. It urges, gently but ever so persistently, that our hearts should always be turning, turning into the light of Christ, turning toward the Lover of our souls, turning into the Way and the Truth and the Life—'till by turning, turning we come round right.' At the same time this book warms the heart, constantly drawing and encouraging, never pushing and condemning."
From the afterword by Emilie Griffin
"Western readers will be blessed by this book. The thought and writing are simple and fresh. Pastor Joshua Choonmin Kang brings his own insight and gentle spirit to Christian life. His work will regenerate and enliven us as he teaches us how to become 'deep people.'" — From the afterword by Emilie Griffin, author of Wilderness Time
