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Out of the House of Bread: Satisfying Your Hunger for God with the Spiritual Disciplines Kindle Edition

by Preston Yancey (Author), Shauna Niequist (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition

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Spirituality needs fresh meaning. Even the disciplines of the Spirit have gotten covered with dust and lay unused by Christians. It is time for spirituality to get fresh meaning in our world and with God's people.

In Out of theHouse of Bread author Preston Yancey leads us in a new direction of spirituality through the symbolism and experience of the spiritual disciplines made plain by the baking of bread.

The benefits of this book of devotion include:

Finding a nearness to the holiness of God
Feeling and experiencing the forgiveness of God
Learning again the disciplines of celebration, confession, and conversion

Each chapter pairs a spiritual discipline or practice with a baking discipline. You will encounter ancient practices such as the prayer of examen, lectio divina, intercessory prayer, icons, and stillness.

Yancey shows how, like in Brother Lawrence's kitchen in The Practice of the Presence of God, that when you lift up your hands to God and pray, God will show up right there in the midst of your work and livelihood while you bake.

Out of the House of Bread is a glorious celebration of the sacraments and the seasons of God, meant as reminders and symbols to take us to God in worship. An appendix, about gluten-free and vegan bread and the spirituality involved, will close off the book.

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This book will give you two uniquely related gifts---it will make the spiritual disciplines as well as the art of baking bread warmly accessible. From the moment Yancey invites us to pray a blessing over our kitchens---and mine was especially messy that day---we are invited to view the incarnation with fresh eyes. God with us, unembarrassed by the mess that characterizes our lives and profoundly interested in seeing us changed. In a world where we are held hostage by our own busyness, Yancey reminds us how to be still. How to be intentional. How to knead dough. How to have relationship with a God who is both spirit as well as fully bodied. I am gratefully adding this book to my shelf of cookbooks as a reminder that the daily practice of the spiritual disciplines is as important to the soul as bread is to the body. And just as satisfying. -- LISA-JO BAKER, author of Surprised by Motherhood and community manager for (in)courage.

I will never be a baker of bread. But the way Preston Yancey uses baking bread as an image for our formation in Christ is memorable and profound. There is much wise-heartedness to be received, practiced, and savored here. -- SHARON GARLOUGH BROWN, author of Sensible Shoes: A Story of the Spiritual Journey and Two Steps Forward: A Story of Persevering in Hope

Nothing in the world smells better than fresh-baked bread. Preston Yancey’s words are the book equivalent. These are thoughts to nourish the soul. -- JOHN ORTBERG, senior pastor, Menlo Church; author of All the Places to Go

This book is meant to be savored. Slow down, pour a glass of wine, go to your kitchen, pray in the ordinary ways, because you’re about to meet with the Holy Spirit in these pages, and you will be changed. It’s haunting, lyrical, tactile, and freeing. Preston’s book is a homemade altar: gather and lift up your hands. -- SARAH BESSEY, author of Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith and Jesus Feminist

Out of the House of Bread is a well-formed, beautifully kneaded, and perfectly timed metaphor, one that led me into a more thoughtful practice of the spiritual disciplines. Never heavy handed, Yancey’s words serve as both encouragement for the seasoned practitioner, and instruction to the uninitiated. Simply put, this book is for any soul looking to delve deeper into the spiritual disciplines. -- SETH HAINES, author of Coming Clean

About the Author

Preston Yancey is a lifelong Texan raised Southern Baptist who fell in love with reading saints, crossing himself, and high church spirituality. He now makes his home within the Anglican tradition. He is a writer, painter, baker, and speaker. An alumnus of Baylor University, Preston completed a masters in theology from St. Andrews University in Scotland before returning to the States. He currently lives in Waco, Texas.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00UF72BL4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan (January 26, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 26, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1240 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 160 pages

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Preston Yancey is a lifelong Texan raised Southern Baptist who fell in love with reading saints, crossing himself, and encountering God in the Eucharist. He now makes his home within the Anglican tradition, but still considers himself a happy-clappy Jesus-lover. He is a writer, baker, speaker, and is ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church. An alumnus of Baylor University, Preston completed a masters in theology from St. Andrews University in Scotland before returning to the States.

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Matthew Postma

Fresh Approach on Christian Spiritual Disciplines

Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2016

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If you like bread, and you'd like to learn more about the Spiritual Disciplines of the historic Christian faith, this is an excellent book. Yancey introduces the Spiritual Disciplines not as a crash course, but as an invitation: an invitation to several different ways to pray through the seasons of life. And all the while, he relates the different disciplines to the process of making bread: collecting the ingredients, mixing and kneading, rising, baking, and of course eating the bread. This book is tactile and practical, all while offering a fresh approach to these beautiful disciplines of the Christian tradition.

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William C. Bowman

Good book on spiritual disciplines. Very glad I read it.

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2016

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This was a very interesting read. I heard the author interviewed on the Mere Fidelity podcast and picked up the book as the author was an interesting guy to listen to.

His approach to the Christian life is more sacramental than mine, but he had some very insightful thoughts and the spiritual disciplines. If you are not a baker (and like myself have no interest in becoming one) he still has a lot to say about living an intentional life of spirituality.

My favorite quote from the book was probably:

"The Bible doesn’t fear flesh, eating, drinking, sex, giving birth. It was the influence of ancient philosophy that taught early Christians to care only for their souls as if the soul were a separate thing from the body itself. Such heresy was known as Gnosticism and was condemned, but the impression of it lingers even today."

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K Bunyard

This book is a treat for its writing as well ...

Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2016

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This book is a treat for its writing as well as content.
There is a haunting beauty to this book with writing that truly spoke to me.
I'm not one to review books as I'm not a writer and not great at putting words together, but I really just wanted to express how much I loved this book and the focus I found in it.
Can't wait to hear more from Mr Yancey!

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Alana

Quick shipping and careful packaging.

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020

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Stacy did a great job of packaging the book before shipping and getting it in the mail quickly. I'm looking forward to reading and baking bread!

Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2016

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I love everything about this book. The Holy walk, the lovely recipes, the wonderful insights, the revelations are astounding. You can be a new Comer, an old traveler or a lost soul trying to find you way, this book will help you, delight you, inspire you to journey on. Take the walk...read this book. GOD Bless 🙏

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Catwoman

Great Book for Spiritual Challenge and Growth

Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2016

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Preston Yancey digs deep into some old practices - including bread baking - to make beautiful connections with spiritual truths. Very well written and the challenges are many, but not in a pushy way.

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CLT

Drawing me closer to Jesus

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2016

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This book touches my heart longing for more of Jesus while rekindling the passion I once enjoyed for bread making. I bought/read it on Kindle, and then bought the hardback copy to add to my read and re-read collection. It's also becoming a favorite gift for those I love.

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