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God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God Kindle Edition

by Ken Shigematsu (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Learn how to live with the peace and presence of God in the midst of our hectic, busy lives.

Spiritual formation is more than just solitude and contemplative reflections. Spiritual formation happens in the everyday, in each and every moment of life. For those caught up in the busyness of work, family, and church, it often feels like time with God is just another thing on a crowded to-do list.

Ken Shigematsu—award-winning author and pastor—will teach you simple rhythms to help you slow down and experience God in every part of your life. Through personal experiences, stories, and poetic and practical meditations, Ken shares spiritual practices that will help you learn how to have a richer, deeper connection with God, no matter your life situation or vocation.

In God in My Everything, discover how to create and practice a life-giving, sustainable rhythm in the midst of your demanding life. As you learn how to savor the presence of Jesus, you’ll find yourself more relaxed, more thankful, and more conscious of the Savior’s presence and provision than ever before.

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Ken Shigematsu is the Senior Pastor of Tenth Church in Vancouver, BC, one of the largest and most diverse city-center churches in Canada. He is the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal awarded to Canadians in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the country and the author of the international bestseller God in My Everything. Before entering pastoral ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo and draws on both eastern and western perspectives in writing and speaking. Ken lives in Vancouver with his wife, Sakiko, and their son, Joey.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00A9USCM4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zondervan (August 6, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 6, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2739 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 5 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 277 pages

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Ken Shigematsu is senior pastor of Tenth Church (www.tenth.ca) in Vancouver, British Columbia, one of the largest and most diverse city-center churches in Canada. Before entering pastoral ministry, he worked for the Sony Corporation in Tokyo, Japan. The intense work schedule at Sony led him to explore personal disciplines that could bring order to his life, from those of his samurai ancestors to St. Benedict's rule for Christian communities.

His first book, God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God (Zondervan, 2013) describes how a personal rule, or spiritual rhythm, can support the growth of a God-filled life. An international bestseller, it was selected as the Word Guild 2014 Christian Living book of the year and received honorable mention for the Grace Irwin Prize, Canada's largest literary award for Christian writers.

Ken's second book, Survival Guide for the Soul: How to Flourish Spiritually in a World that Pressures Us to Achieve (Zondervan, 2018) examines how specific spiritual practices reorder our lives and focus our priorities. The lessons of scripture and church history are backed with recent research in psychology and neuroscience to support the vision of a well-ordered, spiritually dynamic life. It received the Word Guild 2019 Christian Living book of the year award.

Ken lives in Vancouver, Canada with his wife Sakiko and their son Joey. Proceeds from his writing support the work of World Vision and similar organizations around the world. He invites readers to join him on Twitter @KenShigematsu.

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Hall-of-fame caliber book

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024

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The following review applies to several books, and I intend to copy and paste this review for each book. It has been a banner year for being introduced to hall-of-fame caliber books. The following list is chronological, the order in which I read the books or are reading the books. All these books are life changing. I’m not the only one who feels this way. Check out the Amazon (average rating, number of ratings for each book, as of March 29, 2024).
The Men We Need by Brant Hansen (4.9/799). I bought this book for my 18yr old son, and HE READ IT (Wow!)
The Reason For God by Tim Keller (4.7/5898)
Your Path of Best Existence by Glenn Wollman (4.9/59)
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren (4.8/15823)
God in my Everything by Ken Shegematsu (4.7/366)
Facing the Mountain by Daniel James Brown (4.7/ 3454)
Obviously these books have a Christian slant, but Wollman’s book is about healthy living, totally secular, and Brown’s book is a history book, regarding the heroism of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Simply put, buy them, read them, you’ll be glad you did.

Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2023

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I love Ken's gentle way of writing and bringing his point home. He is a fantastic storyteller and pastoral speaker. I loved learning from him!

Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2013

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First, a big thank you to BookSneeze on behalf of Zondervan for the complimentary copy of God in My Everything in exchange for a review.

In today's culture it is all too easy to find ourselves caught up in the rat race, finding we are growing weary and mindlessly going at it day after day. Author and pastor, Ken Shigematsu guides the reader to find their rule, their rhythm and allow God into everything. God in My Everything: How an Ancient Rhythm Helps Busy People Enjoy God is a book that will really help create a vision where life becomes worship and God is found everywhere. Rather than allowing daily work dictate chaos, we can choose to be intentional and set the pace for ourselves.

Shigematsu creates a trellis to demonstrate the various support bars and crossbeams that anchor us into God, into our ground. Sabbath, prayer and sacred reading allow us to establish roots firmly into Christ. It is from this firm foundation we build up and out allowing our vines to flourish. Relations, restoration and reaching out subsequently follow. He wisely plants a holistic approach to a healthy rule of life. When one factor is neglected slowly the trellis weakens giving way to further decay. How can we abide in Christ if our vine does not have the necessary support?

There are plenty of books that attempt to assist readers to find balance. There are quite a few good ones. However, most do not incorporate the various facets of life as Shigematsu does. He addresses it all; there isn't a facet I can think of that this book does not cover. In each chapter many suggestions are advised and dissected to help the reader establish their own rhythm. The lovely thing is they don't all have to be used to find balance. You may realize your life is out of balance in one aspect and not another. Little by little we can cultivate a life that flourishes with and in Christ.

I found God in My Everything to be a very relaxing read. Shigematsu's writing exudes a balance of gentleness, peace and sound doctrine. Although, each chapter stands alone, there is a cohesiveness that binds them together into a beautiful whole. As I read from day to day, I realized how some of his suggestions and overall awareness of God in my life began to seep into my life in an organic manner.

These pages would be well-suited for anyone wanting to slow down and figure out how to lead a life that incorporates God. All too often God is reserved for Sunday mornings. God wants to walk with you through it all and be your everything.

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Jennifer Sanders

Well worth reading

Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2014

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This is a book I'll return to again and again. I've read it through quickly and have underlined so much of it. Now I want to go through it a second time to put it into practice. There is so much food for thought. It is easily one of the best books I've read and has come as an answer to prayer when I was asking God what He wants for my life.

Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024

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Ken explains in this book how we can strengthen our relationship with God ( which is the most important and essential thing we can do here on Earth ) . I highly recommend it and it touched my heart . Thank you ! :)

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Trafic

This book explains very well to broader audience.

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2013

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This book vividly revived my memories of Tenth Avenue Church in Vancouver, Canada. I went to the church every Sunday to hear Pastor Ken’s sermons that attracted people from various backgrounds such as wealthy Vancouverites, drug addicts, and immigrants from all over the world. I think this book well reflects his approach to this kind of audience. From new Christians from non-Christian family backgrounds to professors at a nearby seminary, Pastor Ken’s way of explaining the gospel is fun, amusing, yet deep and straightforward to the core of the gospel, Jesus’ love and redemption for our sins. As I read this book while living on the East Coast, I somewhat sensed the breeze of the West Coast in his writing. However, Pastor Ken’s message is universal, and I can think of some friends and family who would benefit from this book. Therefore, I recommend this book to anyone looking for a Christian book with broader perspectives applicable to our diverse daily lives.

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Russ Fox

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Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2014

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This is a book that will change my life, I absolutely love it. It was impossible for me to put it down once I started to read it! It is my desire to lead a God centered life, not necessarily a balanced life. If you have a busy life and are looking for God to be more present in your day, this book is for you! You will learn of ancient disciplines, and how they can be effectively applied to our lives today, turning chaos into order, and stress into peace. You will learn how to establish a plan for your life, to establish priorities, to be in the ever presence of God, to achieve greater serenity and joy. I love the example of Daniels life, how he was forbidden to pray to God, that in doing so he was risking his life, but it was his very discipline that saved him and blessed him. I am grateful for this book; it has helped me to examine my priorities so that I can experience “God in my Everything”. Enjoy! - Russ Fox

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Jena Abaria

Excellent book on spiritual disciplines in a busy life

Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2018

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Simple and sincere, Ken Shigematsu shares from his personal life and church history how we can grow in Christ, deepen relationships with others and effectively reach out world. His illustration of a trellis is simple, yet profound, and creates a new way of understanding spirituality in our busy world today. Worth the read!

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Reviewed in Germany on March 6, 2019

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Russ Fox

Human Doing or Human Being

Reviewed in Canada on April 16, 2014

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This is a book that will change my life, I absolutely love it. It was impossible for me to put it down once I started to read it! It is my desire to lead a God centered life, not necessarily a balanced life. If you have a busy life and are looking for God to be more present in your day, this book is for you! You will learn of ancient disciplines, and how they can be effectively applied to our lives today, turning chaos into order, and stress into peace. You will learn how to establish a plan for your life, to establish priorities, to be in the ever presence of God, to achieve greater serenity and joy. I love the example of Daniels life, how he was forbidden to pray to God, that in doing so he was risking his life, but it was his very discipline that saved him and blessed him. I am grateful for this book; it has helped me to examine my priorities so that I can experience “God in my Everything”. Enjoy! - Russ Fox

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Marcus Gregorius

The KKet to ordering your life

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 15, 2014

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Ken handles in a very accessible way the foundations of the organisation a Rule of Life in God dealing with the practicalities of daily routines and family life through to practical pointers on prayer and life balance, an excellant read.

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Wen Wong

Must read twice

Reviewed in Canada on July 26, 2018

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I like the trellis concept, and the 3 main pillar rules of Sabbath day, prayer, and sacred reading can be implemented into daily life right away. But rest of rules too much to add all at once.

Target audience is most effectively done in a group study such as the one led by Sean at Tenth called “Roots-Shaping a Deeper Life.” This is because there is so much stuff packed in this book, that it needs to be broken down into smaller manageable bits.

I gave this rating after reading book twice and realized this trellis-building is going to take a lifetime to refine and revise annually.

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