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Contributor List, Biographies, and Suggested Resources

at work and seek to include them) and share them with these two sisters

or brothers as you move deeper into the grace of discipleship.

5. Spend time daily in silence, just waiting on the visitation of the presence
   of God. My experience has been that from this silent surrender, I’m able
   to be more fully open to the triune God’s transformation in my life. It’s
   not easy. I often fi nd it hard. But life takes on colors that slowly replace
   what was black and white. Both the pain and the beauty that were dull
   become vibrant and can pass through us in prayer. Our love for God and
   the wonder of God’s grace can start to seep out of our wounds into a love
   for all of creation, even our enemies. From this silence, let worship well
   up and over into every part of life.

Contributor: Jason Boyett

Professional title: Writer
Personal Web sites: http://www.jasonboyett.com; http://www
.pocketguidesite.com; [email protected]
Bio: Jason Boyett is the author of several books, including the Pocket
Guide Series on Religious History (Jossey-Bass) and O Me of Little Faith
(Zondervan, 2010). He has been featured on the History Channel and National
Geographic Channel and writes for a variety of publications. Jason blogs about
faith and culture at jasonboyett.com.

Favorite Quotes

Don’t expect faith to clear things up for you. It is trust, not certainty.

—Flannery O’Connor

I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has

endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to

forgo their use.

—Galileo Galilei

Five Things to Do to Make the World a Better Place

1. Be humble about the Bible. It is a complex book with complex characters
   and a complex message. People interpret it in very different ways. Feel
   free to let it speak to your own life with as much confi dence as you want.
   But when sharing your ideas with others, please use humility. After all,
   you might be wrong.