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# Living in Christ's Presence: Final Words on Heaven and the Kingdom of God

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Product Description          Logos Bookstores' 2014 Best Book in Spirituality 2014 Leadership Journal Best Books for Church Leaders (The Leader's Inner Life) A Special Award of Merit, from Byron Borger, Hearts and Minds Bookstore "Eternal Life Begins Now." This is the title of Dallas Willard's opening message at the February 2013 Dallas Willard Center "Knowing Christ Today" conference in Santa Barbara, California. The series of seven talks explores what it means to live well now in light of God's kingdom. In this seven-hour, two-disc video presentation, Willard reflects on the state of the university, the meaning of knowledge, the importance of spiritual disciplines and more. Three of the sessions are taught by John Ortberg, who also serves as a conversation partner with Willard after each session. In the final session they explore what it means for us to offer a blessing to one another. You will also find a rich gift of grace in these timely videos of Dallas Willard's final lectures.             Review          "My soul grew reading this book. Or perhaps more precisely, my soul grew as this book read me." (Lee Eclov, Leadership Journal 2015 Book Awards, Winter 2015)"Living in Christ's Presence is a superb discussion of the many issues surrounding the reality of life in the kingdom of God here and now. I recommend it highly." (Richard J. Foster, author of Celebration of Discipline, Streams of Living Water and Sanctuary of the Soul)"I actually think the best moments with Dallas are in Q and A sessions where you can get that wisdom in kind of bite-sized chunks that all of us are able to access and absorb. So they opportunity to do that, to just sit in a chair with him and say 'Hey, Dallas,' and ask him those questions and see what happened in the moment, and hell get this little sly glint in his eye, and then hell just drop these statements on you that literally could not come from anybody else, partly because of his mind and partly because of his heart. "I've known Dallas for about 25 years, and he has impacted me like nobody else has. His writings, his book Spirit of the Disciplines―outside of the Bible has had the biggest impact on my life. And so the chance to do this conference together was really powerful. Then when he got sick and it was clear that barring a miracle he was not going to be on earth for a real long time, it took on a whole added dimension of substance. We actually thought about, just given his health, should we not do the conference? And Dallas said, 'Nope, I want to do it. There are things that need to be said, and this is the chance to say it.'" (John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church and author of Soul Keeping)"When I finished the book, I experienced a joy as deep and wide as the love of God in Christ. How many books can you say that about? Thanks, Dallas Willard, for a life well lived." (Randy Harris, The Christian Chronicle, September 2014)"Touching on many topics . . . Willard and Ortberg's collaboration here is devotional gift. It is also a compass for finding one's way through the shadows to a life lived in the kingdom with God. An essential for your library, liberally furnishing inspiration for pastors, teachers, and songwriters." (Andrea Hunter, Worship Leader Magazine, March/April 2014)"Willard shares in his last book insights about the process of transforming a person into Christlikeness, the gift of stepping into the kingdom, the challenge to become a person of blessing, and more. Ortberg discusses the primacy of learning from Jesus how to live in the kingdom, the connection between the Trinity and community, the distinction between training and trying in regard to spiritual disciplines, and more. Their talks complement and build on each other." (Daniel Johnson, CBA Retailers + Resources, January 2014)

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## Customer Reviews

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    great!
  

*by K***N on Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2023*

Loved it. Good overview of renovation of the heart. To the point on every subject that Dallas Willard makes in that book

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    Read Willard, Skim Ortberg
  

*by T***Y on Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2014*

Despite the title laden with all kinds of connotations, this is a phenomenal book. The book is really the summary of a conference put on by Willard and his friend/mentee John Ortberg. The conference was for pastors of churches and it turned out to be Dallas Willard's last work before he died.I listened to the audio of the conference (which was at least slightly edited) and flipped through the book, reading about half of it in review. The book is also cleaned up a bit from the audio version.1. I'm currently on a quest to discern what it is about my conservative christian roots that is so off-putting to myself and others.2. I've always been fascinated by Dallas Willard being such an influential christian while his day job had him in the philosophy department of a major university (USC). From a couple of comments from my Aunt who recently listened to this I decided to start here, at the end of his works.If Dallas Willard had a church, I think I may enjoy it. There are 2 really important pieces from this book that make me think I would enjoy a community with Dallas Willard leading it.1. There is a recurring idea letting go of control in almost every aspect of christianity. One of the most gripping examples is when he speaks of himself as a young pastor: "I thought the way to move someone was to make them feel, not provide them with knowledge." He has since learned that making someone feel is manipulative, and providing someone with knowledge is empowering. If there is any single piece keeping people out of conservative christianity, it is probably this one. He states the problem and applications in a few different ways throughout the book and states it well. Do your best and let go.2. Willard (and Ortberg) puts a lot of emphasis on life now rather than life after death. "Your kingdom come... on earth as it is in heaven" so we are not leaving to go to heaven, heaven is coming to earth. I think between Dallas Willard and NT Wright's influence the conservative christian church is doing a lot better job of this.John Ortberg was a big part of this conference. It seems pretty obvious his goal was to make Dallas Willard accessible and applicable to the pastors in the audience. I think he splits his time accomplishing that goal and also pulling the listeners back towards an organizational, application-at-all-costs misunderstanding of what Willard is saying. Careful not to treat people like machines rather than people/friends Ortberg! Suffice it to say I skipped through a good portion of his talks. At one point Ortberg makes a joke while interviewing Willard that was clearly not the time for a joke, but Ortberg missed the depth of what Willard was saying. I think it was cleaned up in the book, but you will probably notice it if you listen to the audio.Not too long of a book/audio, highly recommended for anyone interested in a "sense of pervasive well-being" (willard's definition of joy) or anyone wanting to better communicate the message of Christianity.

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    Living In Christ's Presence - Here and Now
  

*by S***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2014*

I was given the opportunity to be present at this conference, the last time I saw Dallas in person before He saw God face-to-face. I'm so thankful this book, adapted from the talks at that conference in Santa Barbara are in book form, so that I can review, reflect and remember the things that Dallas taught. One of the most compellingly beautiful picture of God that I refer to often is this quote from Dallas - "The aim of God in history is the creation of an all-inclusive community of loving persons with God himself at the very center of this community as its prime Sustainer and most glorious inhabitant." I was blessed by the teaching of Dallas Willard, as many others have been. His writings, coming from the heart of one who walks with God, have stirred longings in me to love and follow Jesus as my Teacher. His writings have helped me better understand the Trinity and the great love and community that is found in the Father, Son and Spirit. And, Dallas has helped me understand that each day I am invited into a journey of living my life with God - a joy-filled life of following Jesus as a disciple - as one who learns from Him what is good and best and how to life a good and blessed life. This book with the teachings of Dallas Willard and John Ortberg give a great overview to Dallas' teachings on the Kingdom, on the transformed life, on understanding the person, and the importance of Christian spiritual disciplines in the life of a disciple. I encourage you to read and reflect and take to heart Jesus invitation to the good life found in the Kingdom of God.

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