Book by Shaun Lambert
Mindful Formation: A Pathway to Spiritual Liberation
Instant Apostle (May 2024)
RRP: £13.99
Our capacity for attention, assailed by the virtual world and the demands of modern media, is in crisis. Reclaiming our attention from their gravitational pull is the primary spiritual task of our time – and the goal of mindful formation.
Sharing his own discovery of mindful formation, author Shaun Lambert equips us to reform our attentional capacities through personal attentiveness to God, and to reperceive the world. Having been divorced from his own capacity for attention through the childhood trauma of separation, Shaun shares how mindful formation liberated him from the limitations and strictures of the past into a joy-filled, Christ-centred present.
We are all far more ‘spiritual’ than we know, capable of an emotional and mental integrity that enables us to be truly ourselves and connect deeply with others. Synthesising ancient contemplative rhythms, modern psychology research, rich theological perspectives and distinctive spiritual practices, Shaun distils how we can each find a path to spiritual liberation through mindful formation.
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Shaun's article introducing the book.
A Book of Sparks: A Study in Christian MindFullness
Publisher: Instant Apostle
RRP: £9.99
‘Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.’ (Romans 12:2) In this second edition of A Book of Sparks, Shaun Lambert offers an extended introduction into the universal human capacity for attention and awareness, known in the world of psychology as ‘mindfulness’. Shaun shows how biblical awareness and attention overlaps with secular mindfulness and has distinctives.
Transformation comes through what Shaun calls ‘mindFullness’ – the practice of being filled with the awareness of the presence of God. This new edition contains a more detailed introduction and a thought-provoking, practical study guide. It enables us to go deeper on our spiritual journey of transformation through a 40-day study examining the watchfulness modelled by Jesus in Mark’s gospel. The writer demonstrates how God can transform us as we develop our own watchfulness and highlights key contemplative practices such as the Jesus Prayer and Lectio Divina. It is an invitation to mindful reading and living.
Putting On the Wakeful One: Attuning to the Spirit of Jesus Through Watchfulness
Publisher: Instant Apostle
RRP: £8.99
Today's world is dominated by fear, yet open to ancient wisdom and the spiritual.How can the church respond to the opportunities this presents?
In Putting on the Wakeful One, Shaun Lambert works through Mark’s Gospel, showing how Jesus modelled watchfulness the ancient practice of attunement to the Holy Spirit. Ever aware of the Holy Spirit s leading, Jesus was able to discern life-changing moments of the Spirit s work and to offer hope and healing to the lost people around Him.
Shaun explains how practising watchfulness in our own lives is essential to experiencing Christlike transformation and developing what has been called the prophetic imagination. Putting on the Wakeful One will empower us to bring the hope of the kingdom of God to a fearful, seeking world.
Flat Earth Unroofed: A Tale of Mind Lore
Publisher: Instant Apostle
RRP: £7.99
The post-apocalyptic Land of Ge is ruled by a cruel despot with dark and mysterious powers. He is prepared to ravage the land and even sacrifice his own daughter, Mimne, to stay in power. All that stands between Mimne and certain death is her friend Hudor with his mind lore and timecraft. Pursued by her father, further apocalypse threatens as dark creatures long foretold emerge from the mists of time to stalk the land. And yet, it is not only evil that is stirring...