See more of this title: Connecting with God: A Spiritual Formation Guide

This guide explores how God has communicated with individuals in the Bible and throughout history. From Adam and Eve's direct contact with God in Genesis 1-11 to Jacob's wrestling with God, from hearing God through visions and dreams like Teresa of Avila to experiencing communion with God through nature like Francis of Assisi, this guide will recognize the different ways God has communicated with people throughout the ages and guide the reader into an experience of individual interaction with God.

How can we experience god?

God has communicated with his people throughout the ages in many ways. Adam and Eve encountered him directly in the Garden of Eden, Teresa of Avila experienced him through visions, and Francis of Assisi heard his voice in nature. This book gives practical advice for connecting on a deeply personal level with God. It uncovers new places to look for God, while providing reflection questions and activities to reinvigorate communication with God in such traditional areas as prayer and Bible study. Divided into twelve chapters conveniently organized for individual or group study, each section explores a different area in which we can deepen our individual communion with God.

The Renovaré Spiritual Formation Guides, created by Richard J. Foster and the team that developed "The Renovaré Spiritual Formation Bible" and the longstanding "A Spiritual Formation Workbook," provide tangible lessons that help us become spiritually formed, conformed, and transformed into the image of Jesus Christ. Geared for either individual study or use in small groups, each Renovaré Spiritual Formation Guide explores one facet of our life with God, providing readings from Scripture as well as classic and contemporary works of spirituality. The combination of readings, reflection questions, exercises, and activities makes these books invaluable interactive guides that prompt true spiritual growth.