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Debbie Alsdorf wants women to get a little wild--a new and different wild that will enrich their sense of purpose, establish their faith, and lift their sagging spirits when life gets hard. In A Different Kind of Wild she encourages women to take back their lives and begin living how God intended--lives that are bigger and grander than the norm.With passion and contagious enthusiasm, Alsdorf helps women break free of perfectionistic tendencies to live in untamed courageous obedience to God's leading. The book's twelve chapters and discussion questions make it perfect for small group study or for personal spiritual growth and direction.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	01 juillet 2009
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441204240
Langue	English

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If you place this back on the store shelf or take it home and never read it, you ll regret it. Wild is Debbie Alsdorf s best work yet (and I m not one for doling out author accolades, just so you know), and it s no doubt the result of its message being lived and proved out in her own life. Now that s the kind of book I want to read, as well as the only kind of book I ll recommend.
Julie Barnhill , bestselling author and speaker
From the first sentence to final page, we are called to live the life most of us have only dreamed of. The impact of Debbie s book upon my life is immeasurable, and I will be forever grateful.
Sue Boldt , women s ministry director, CrossRoads Community Church, Fairfield, CA
With rare transparency, Debbie Alsdorf shows us how to have a faith that is bold and vibrant. If you yearn to grow spiritually, you will find A Different Kind of Wild to be an excellent read.
Georgia Shaffer , author, How NOT to Date a Loser
Wow! This book is a must-read for everyone who desires to live life wildly different. Instead of being led by our emotions and ever-changing circumstances, Debbie shows how to live a life of confident faith in God s truth. Her honest reflections, practical advice, and God-inspired insights show us a radically different way to live. I m encouraging every woman at our church to get a copy.
Rachel Johnston , pastor of women s ministry, Bayside Church, Granite Bay, CA
Debbie is dynamic in drawing you into an exciting faith adventure that will change your life. Get ready to discover how more of Jesus and less of you will transform your life journey.
Dr. Catherine Hart Weber , therapist, author, speaker, adjunct professor, Fuller Theological Seminary
In the category of it takes one to know one, I knew I found a kindred (wild) spirit in Debbie Alsdorf. She bravely steps out to show us how to embrace the edges of our lives ride, the rip-curls of our lives with glorious abandon, knowing that this is the territory where faith becomes reality.
Anita Renfroe , comedian, author
A Different Kind of Wild
A Different Kind of Wild
Is Your Faith too Tame?
Debbie Alsdorf
2009 by Debbie Alsdorf
Published by Revell a division of Baker Publishing Group P.O. Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287 www.revellbooks.com
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Alsdorf, Debbie. A different kind of wild : is your faith too tame? / Debbie Alsdorf. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). ISBN 978-0-8007-3366-7 (pbk.) 1. Christian women-Religious life. I. Title. BV4527.A457 2009 248.8 43-dc22
2009004859
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Dedicated to the Groovy Tuesday Girls- wild, wacky, and learning to live up ! You are my landing place, and I thank God for you.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Part One Developing: Growing Up Spiritually
1. Born to Be Wild
2. Wild Women Live Beyond the Norm
3. Wild Women Live in Process, Not Perfection
4. Wild Women Follow after God
Part Two Daring: Living by a Different Standard
5. Wild Women Choose to Love Others
6. Wild Women Forgive and Make Peace
7. Wild Women Wear a Different Style
8. Wild Women Worry Less and Trust More
9. Wild Women Stand Firm in Crisis
10. Wild Women Confront Fear with Truth
Part Three Determined: Finding Courage to Follow a New Path
11. Wild Women Have a New Groove
12. Wild Women Capture the Sparkle in Life
Parting Thoughts
Study Guide
Notes
Acknowledgments
I would like to thank the following people for making a difference in my life as I wrote this book:
Sherrie Short-for living wildly different than the cultural norm as you handled cancer and your expiration date with such joy and sparkle. You are missed, and your memory is forever with those who loved you.
Lorri Steer-for living your faith in full color before me. The women s ministry staff and those in women s ministry leadership at Cornerstone Fellowship-you have embraced this wild ride of development with me. I can t think of a better group of women to grow with than you! Sweet T, Z-Mamma, Beth Ann, Rose, and Sheree-I apreciate how each of you helped out when I needed time off to write.
Terry Perazza-for being an assistant extraordinaire! Thanks for picking up the slack, from dry cleaning to post office runs to airline tickets-and way too many other things to count. Your handling the details makes so much of what I do possible. I appreciate you! (I think you might even have angel wings hidden somewhere!)
My children-from birth and blend-your encouragement means so much to me.
My husband, Ray-you are the wildest blessing of all!
Les Stobbe, my literary agent, and the team at Revell- for believing in the wild path God is calling me to walk in. Thanks for allowing me the blessing of reaching women and encouraging them to learn to live up! A special thanks to Vicki Crumpton for editing my words and making sense of them-now that really is wild! Thanks Vicki!
Do I really dare to let God be to me all that He says He will be?
Oswald Chambers
W hat if we laid aside life as we knew it-a life where the objective is to secure ourselves, promote ourselves, and indulge our desires? This shift means cooperating with a God who changes us when we finally lay ourselves aside. When we live in his light, we are different than we were before. No longer tame and repressed, we become the passionate, courageous Christ followers that God created us to be. This new life shining in a dark world-this courage from within-this boldness of spirit-is a different kind of wild.
Part One Developing Growing Up Spiritually
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:17-18
The life that Jesus calls us to is absolute craziness to the world.
Chris Tomlin 1
1 Born to Be Wild
God invites you to join Him.
Henry Blackaby
Y ou can become a wild woman. That s right, you heard me-a wild woman. Before you pass out with this book in your hand, let me explain.
I m not talking about girls gone wild, women acting unruly, or women flipping out on spring break, on summer vacation, or during a midlife crisis. All of those wild women are just acting out. Anyone can act out. This book is a challenge to do something different. This book is about living up !
Acting out is when our lives are ruled by emotions, circumstances, and expectations. Sometimes we act out in attitude, and other times our acting out is evident in our actions. In either case, acting out is something we all know how to do; it comes naturally. The Bible calls this acting out of our self living in the flesh . The result of this lifestyle is bondage to the emotions and expectations that have kept us stuck in our stuff for years.
But what if I told you there was a better way?
Anyone can throw a tantrum and act out. All of us can attend our own pity parties or carry around bad attitudes. But it takes someone whose trust in God is wildly different to choose an upward focus rather than a downward spiral. Keep in mind that each tantrum, each negative response, and each resulting downward spiral starts with a single thing-the choice you make at the time.
What if I told you that you didn t have to stay stuck?
What if life could be different?
Would you like to sign up for calm instead of chaos?
How about renewed spiritual health to replace exhausting dysfunctional drama?
What if you could learn a new way to respond to life?
Why settle for acting out when life could be so much more?
There is a different way to live, and the Bible calls this different life living in the Spirit . I affectionately call it living up . Living up means a change in focus and direction. Living up moves us from a focus on what we are feeling or what is immediately in front of us to an upward focus on committing our stray thoughts and emotions to God and looking for his Spirit in the midst of us. One is a horizontal view of life and all its immediate problems. The other is the vertical view of God s purpose in our lives in the middle of our everyday realities. Since life doesn t always go our way, learning to live up is a challenge.
In the midst of life circumstances, we easily get frustrated and distracted with the drama of the current moment or event. We settle for acting out while in the frustration of our n