Spacious

Brief Description

Do we really know the places in which we live? Do we recognize the feel of them? Are we acquainted with their curves? Are we on familiar terms with their people? Do we see the ways God might use us to extend his right-making love in our own neighborhoods and cultures? Are we letting Christ teach us his kingdom worldview and applying it specifically in our own contexts?

Exploring where we are and why that matters to God is an incredible, ongoing process. If we are present and attentive, God creatively and continuously widens our view of the world, whether we live in the Amazon or in our own hometown.

Join Holly Sprink as she reflects on her places and explores the wider, ongoing conversation between faith and place.

About the Author

Holly Sprink received a BA in English from Baylor University and an MDiv from George W. Truett Theological Seminary. Also the author of Faith Postures: Cultivating Christian Mindfulness, Holly enjoys writing and experiencing the adventure of life with her husband, Matt; daughter, Lucy; and son, Mikias. The Sprink family is at home in Blue Springs, Missouri, where the water tower once read “Friendly Town U.S.A.”

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 The Particularity of a Place
2 At Home
3 Coming Near
4 Coves and Kayaks
5 The Late One
6 Here and There
7 The Responsive Place
8 Innermost Places
9 Potential in Locality
10 Panoramic View
11 Perpetual Departure
12 Transcending Particularity
13 Our Communal Place
14 Spacious Relationships
15 Spacious God-Country
16 Ripping and Sewing
17 From the Creative Place
Conclusion