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"With the warmth of a friend sitting in a rocking chair, Shane Stanford rolls out stories as sweet as honey and as sharp as Cayenne pepper--stories that teach us how to live in the blessings of Jesus found in the Beatitudes. JourneyWise is simple yet profound. It will cause you to reveal, reflect, respond to, and refine not only who you think Jesus is but also who--in the creative tension of choice--you are choosing to become. This book will show you each step in a journey of self-discovery and growth in wisdom. ""Be-the-Attitudes"" of Christ.--Laurie Beth Jones Best-selling author of Jesus, CEO; The Path; and The Four Elements of Christian Leadership"

"The Beatitudes--the blessing statements of Matthew 5--show us the heart of Jesus's teachings about the Christian life. In this book, Shane Stanford uses the Beatitudes to guide us in a journey alongside Jesus into a life of depth and peace. This is not a self-help book but something much better. It invites us into a relationship with the only One who can offer a truly good life. --David F. Watson, PhD Academic Dean and Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor of New Testament United Theological Seminary A deeply personal, story-based approach to the Beatitudes that is unlike any other you will ever read. JourneyWise is filled with unflinching frankness, unforgettable characters, evocative moments, and provocative meditations. A profoundly lyrical and moving book that will stay with you for a lifetime. --Leonard Sweet With the warmth of a friend sitting in a rocking chair, Shane Stanford rolls out stories as sweet as honey and as sharp as cayenne pepper--stories that teach us how to live in the blessings of Jesus found in the Beatitudes. JourneyWise is simple yet profound. It will cause you to reveal, reflect, respond to, and refine not only who you think Jesus is but also who--in the creative tension of choice--you are choosing to become. This book will show you each step in a journey of self-discovery and growth in wisdom. ""Be-the-Attitudes"" of Christ.--Laurie Beth Jones Best-selling author of Jesus, CEO; The Path; and The Four Elements of Christian Leadership"

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Dr. Shane Stanford is the founder and CEO of The Moore-West Center for Applied Theology, as well as the president of JourneyWise, The Moore-West Center's faith-based media network. Previous to that, he served as a pastor and church planter for more than thirty years. Most recently, he was the sixth senior minister of Christ United Methodist Church in Memphis, TN. He also served as host of The United Methodist Hour, a television and radio ministry reaching more than thirty million homes nationwide. Stanford was awarded an honorary doctorate in divinity from Asbury Seminary in 2014. He also holds a Master of Divinity degree in theology and ethics from Duke University Divinity School, where he won the prestigious Jameson Jones Award in homiletics. He has traveled extensively, sharing his personal testimony as an HIV- and hepatitis C-positive hemophiliac, husband, father, and pastor. Stanford has appeared on several media outlets, including Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, CNN, and Canada's Harvest TV. An accomplished author, he has written numerous books, including Cure for the Chronic Life (with Deanna Favre); A Positive Life; When God Disappears; Making Life Matter; Five Stones: Conquering Your Giants (with R. Brad Martin); Mosaic: When God Uses All the Pieces; and What the Prayers of Jesus Tell Us About the Heart of God. He is married to his high-school sweetheart, Dr. Pokey Stanford, and they have three daughters and two sons-in-law.

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