Finding Shelter: An Autumn Companion

by Russell J. Levenson Jr.

Overview

Short, accessible meditations and photography to guide you through the season

Author and pastor Russ Levenson invites readers to “find shelter” in time each day with Jesus.

Forty meditations, scripture passages, reflections for contemplation, and prayers fill this volume designed to accompany and encourage readers throughout autumn. Each daily devotional entry includes a concluding thought and closing prayer. Every meditation includes photographs taken by the author. This thoughtful volume is part of a series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640652705
Publisher:	Church Publishing
Publication date:	03/17/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	200
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Russell J. Levenson Jr. has been an ordained Episcopal priest for over thirty years. Having served in various roles at churches in Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, Louisiana, and Florida, he and his wife Laura live in Houston, Texas, where he has been the rector of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church since 2007.

Table of Contents

Preface

Meditation 1 A Change of View

Meditation 2 God in the Shadows

Meditation 3 Look Up

Meditation 4 Even When We Grumble

Meditation 5 The Right Way

Meditation 6 Self-Sinking

Meditation 7 Tending to the Garden

Meditation 8 Stepping Out in Faith

Meditation 9 The Way of Faithfulness

Meditation 10 Speak . . . for Your Servant is Listening . . .

Meditation 11 Giants Don’t Have the Last Word

Meditation 12 You Are the One . . .

Meditation 13 Choosing Wisely

Meditation 14 The Lord—He Is God!

Meditation 15 I Am God . . . You Are My Child . . .

Meditation 16 Heaven’s Gate

Meditation 17 Do You Really Want to Grow?

Meditation 18 To Whom Should You Go?

Meditation 19 Trusting in the Unseen

Meditation 20 There’s More to the Story

Halftime

Meditation 21 Salt and Light

Meditation 22 Get Some Rest

Meditation 23 For All the Right Reasons

Meditation 24 Death for the Sake of Life

Meditation 25 What “Raised” Means for You

Meditation 26 A Fork in the Road

Meditation 27 How to Live

Meditation 28 Pruning It to the Core

Meditation 29 The Promise of the Unseen

Meditation 30 Lawless Fruits

Meditation 31 Giving the Devil His Due

Meditation 32 A Song Worth Singing

Meditation 33 Don’t Poke the Bear

Meditation 34 Who Gets Your Vote?

Meditation 35 Every Day Belongs to God

Meditation 36 Punching Holes in the Darkness

Meditation 37 Angst or Thanks?

Meditation 38 What Remains

Meditation 39 King Me!

Meditation 40 The Beginning at the End

Afterword Pregnant Pause

Acknowledgments

Scriptural Index

Index of Authors Cited

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Whenever Russ speaks or writes, I listen or read. He has the heart of a pastor and the skill of a poet. So grateful for him and this book."
—Max Lucado, author

"Russ Levenson's Finding Shelter is a continuous gentle invitation to come to the table and to taste and see that God is good. Written with warmth and wisdom, these pages are good company on the journey of faith." —Amy Grant, Grammy Award–winning recording artist and songwriter

“Russ Levenson has a real gift for taking scripture from the Old and New Testaments and making it personal and relevant to our life today. The relaxed tone of Finding Shelter will inspire and comfort readers even as it challenges them to grow in their spiritual journey.
—Susan G. Baker, founding member of the National Alliance to End Homelessness

“Russ brings together biography and story with deep theological truths and insights to create a powerful, uplifting set of meditations that can transform the day and the week. I am grateful that this book has been written; and I am even more grateful to the God that can use this book to bring grace to the broken and hope to the afraid.”
—The Very Reverend Ian S. Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary

Editorial Reviews

"Whenever Russ speaks or writes, I listen or read. He has the heart of a pastor and the skill of a poet. So grateful for him and this book."
—Max Lucado, author

"Russ Levenson's Finding Shelter is a continuous gentle invitation to come to the table and to taste and see that God is good. Written with warmth and wisdom, these pages are good company on the journey of faith." —Amy Grant, Grammy Award–winning recording artist and songwriter

“Russ Levenson has a real gift for taking scripture from the Old and New Testaments and making it personal and relevant to our life today. The relaxed tone of Finding Shelter will inspire and comfort readers even as it challenges them to grow in their spiritual journey.
—Susan G. Baker, founding member of the National Alliance to End Homelessness

“Russ brings together biography and story with deep theological truths and insights to create a powerful, uplifting set of meditations that can transform the day and the week. I am grateful that this book has been written; and I am even more grateful to the God that can use this book to bring grace to the broken and hope to the afraid.”
—The Very Reverend Ian S. Markham, Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary

From the Publisher