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The Deeply Formed Life

Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus

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The Deeply Formed Life

By: Rich Villodas, Pete Scazzero - introduction
Narrated by: Rich Villodas
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 During our chaotic times, discover five forgotten values that can spark internal growth and help us reconcile our Christian faith with the complexities of race, sexuality, and social justice.

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Most believers live in the state of “being a Christian” without ever being deeply formed by Christ. Our pace is too frenetic to be in union with God, and we don’t know how to quiet our hearts and minds to be present. Our emotions are unhealthy and compartmentalized. We feel unable to love well or live differently from the rest of the world—to live as people of the good news.

New York pastor Rich Villodas says we must restore balance, focus, and meaning for our souls. The Deeply Formed Life lays out a fresh vision for spiritual breakthrough following five key values:

• Contemplative Rhythms Value: slowing down our lives to be with God.
• Racial Justice Value: examining a multi-layered approach to pursuing racial justice and reconciliation.
• Interior Examination Value: looking beneath the surface of our lives to live free and love well.
• Sexual Wholeness Value: exploring how our sexuality connects with our spirituality.
• Missional Presence Value: living as the presence of Christ in a broken world.

The Deeply Formed Life is a roadmap to live in the richly rooted place we all yearn for: a place of communion with God, a place where we find our purpose.

Praise for The Deeply Formed Life

“The Deeply Formed Life is a book for our time. Honest, wise, insightful, funny, and—above all—deep. The way Rich and New Life Fellowship hold emotional health and racial justice together is beyond inspiring. This is spiritual formation for the future of the church.”—John Mark Comer, pastor of teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church and author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry

“I’ve studied the Bible under Pastor Rich’s leadership for close to a decade. The core values he shares in this book serve as guidance, not only for how we should live as Christians in an ever-changing world but also for how we can live a life of purpose—that consistently and enthusiastically points to Jesus.”—Susan Kelechi Watson, actress from the awardwinning television series This Is Us Christian Living Christianity Emotions Social justice
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Excellent book by Rich V. The book builds on and adds to emotionally healthy spirituality approach to spiritual transformation. The contribution to racial reconciliation and sexual wholeness are particularly useful snd thought provoking. Highly recommended.

A Pathway to Transformation

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I found this book to be filled timely lessons and encouragements, so relevant to the world as we know it currently. I became a fan of Rich via his Instagram feed and love his short snippets of daily insight. This book fleshes out those ideas in an honest and challenging way. Highly recommend!

Encouraging and Challenging

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Brilliant book! It’s hard not to be transformed by this book, don’t read/listen to it if you don’t want to change. Rich writes in a real, honest, engaging and vulnerable way about how Jesus changes every part of our lives. He gives practical tools and practices we can put in place to see the transforming power of the Spirit at work.
Wholistic life change is not only possible but is desirable and something we are to seek after.

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