{"product_id":"chasing-humility-ez18953","title":"Chasing Humility - EZ18953","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoel Stepanek grew up believing that humility required shunning success, never accepting praise, and embracing a crummy life so that God would reward him in heaven. Then he became successful at being a missionary. On a quest to find balance, Stepanek discovered powerful wisdom hidden within a nineteenth-century prayer that radically changed his life: the Litany of Humility. He shows you what he has learned about true Christian humility and how to right-size your expectations for living this crucial virtue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Stepanek, director of resource development at Life Teen, began to study and pray with the Litany of Humility, he discovered a pattern for spiritual growth that now anchors the way he lives. In Chasing Humility, he helps you explore eight essential aspects of humility in the life of a Christian: authenticity, confidence, gratitude, love, praise, empowerment, mentoring, and breaking barriers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition to humorous and engaging stories and theological reflections, each chapter gives you practical exercises for spiritual growth such as:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ecreating an authenticity diagram to explore how you see yourself, how you think God sees you, and how you believe others do;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elearning to keep a gratitude journal; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edeveloping habits of speech that acknowledge and praise others for successes, rather than remaining focused on your own accomplishments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book will not only help you to understand and embrace the importance of humility, but teach you to love the virtue as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.avemariapress.com\/author\/785\/Joel-Stepanek\/\"\u003eJoel Stepanek\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"price\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 160\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrim size: 5.x 8.inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 978-1-59471-895-3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0000ff;\"\u003eOn-sale date: April 5, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ave Maria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":16073583853639,"sku":"EZ18953","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1978\/5271\/files\/Chasing-Humility-EZ18953-Inspirational-Gifts-Ave-Maria.jpg?v=1722317865","url":"https:\/\/www.michiganchurchsupply.com\/products\/chasing-humility-ez18953","provider":"Michigan Church Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}