Mission with Prophetic Power: The Journal of John Woolman (SRSC 12)

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Mission with Prophetic Power: The Journal of John Woolman

“awfulness,”* a “visitation,”* or a conflict in the presence of God? Are there other ways that God has shaped the inward part of your faith?

Even though the inward life was an important part of Woolman’s early Christian growth, just as important were some decisions he made

regarding his practical life: his habits, relationships, career, and most fundamental values. What situations have you faced that required decisive action? Talk about how you make these kinds of decisions in life? Woolman speaks about the practices that helped keep him close to God: times of solitude, reflecting on Scripture, attending meetings, and so on. What practices have best served your Christian life? How can you keep these practices alive?