One True Thing, The
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By Howard Baker
Howard Baker says we all long for a single devotion. Yet most often, our lives are fragmented, torn between competing desires, demands, and responsibilities. As a way to answer our deep need, we throw ourselves into work or activities or addictions. But devotion to a job, to a possession, or even to a person is not worthy of the human heart, says Baker. He leads us toward an earnest pursuit of the one true thing that simplifies and brings all the scattered pieces of our lives into focus.
In The One True Thing, Howard Baker says that every human yearning at its core is a desire for God, and God is calling out to us through our daily scrambles to control life. The pursuit of God is the one true thing that simplifies and integrates all other things. In this small book that addresses the largest of themes, the author uses great writers of the past and biblical stories to guide us through three stages of pursuing God: seeking, choosing, and ultimately valuing Him above all else.
About the Author
After graduating from Dallas Theological Seminary in 1978, Howard served on the Young Life staff for 12 years as an Area and Regional Director. He was then Chaplain to the homeless for the Denver Rescue Mission during which time he completed the Certificate Program in Spiritual Direction at St Thomas Seminary. After 10 years of adjunct seminary teaching and a ministry of spiritual direction he is now Instructor of Christian Formation at Denver Seminary. He is currently working on his PhD at Trinity College, University of Bristol, England.
He has published articles in periodicals such as Discipleship Journal and Kindred Spirit. He is the author of Soul Keeping and The One True Thing, a contributor to the Renovare Spiritual Formation Bible and to The Transformation of a Man’s Heart.