Make a List
How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Lives and Open Our Hearts
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Published: 2021
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Publisher's Description
What if writing a list could literally change your life? From the ancient book of Numbers to the latest clickbait listicle, list-writing has been a routine feature of human experience. Shopping lists. To-do lists. Guest lists. Bucket lists. Lists are everywhere you look. But what if our lists did more than just remind us to buy milk and take out the trash? What if the practice of list-making could help us discover who we truly are and even point us to our deepest joys, hopes, and desires? In Make a List teacher, writer, and wordsmith Marilyn McEntyre shows readers how the simple act of writing a list can open doors to personal discovery and spiritual growth. Deepening her reflections with abundant writing prompts and real-life examples, McEntyre turns the humble list into a work of art—one that has the power to clear minds, open hearts, and change lives.
Endorsements (5)
“Marilyn McEntyre reminds me of the power of language—to heal and instruct us, to challenge and shape us.”
“Brings lively attention to the way words can open multiple doors of memory, imagination, and reflection.”
“Encourages, guides, and directs. . . . Marilyn McEntyre embodies simple, patient kindness in her writing.”
“Just one week into living with Make a List, I can already tell that this small book, which both invites me into a new practice and reframes one of my existing daily habits as a spiritual practice, will be life-giving and edifying.”
“A companion who can abide amid our chaos, a sage who can choose the right moment to share a word, and a prophet who can say the thing we shrink from yet need to hear.”
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