Poll: Would You Read an Anti Daily Devotional?
We'd Love Your Feedback on an Idea for a New Book
Friends of Lake Drive Books,
We have an idea, and we'd like your take on it.
If you're on this mailing list, chances are your relationship with faith and spirituality is a lot different than it used to be. Even if that change is for the better, you might still miss some of the familiar routines and practices of your spiritual life.
Books that often bring people hope and direction are collections of short daily readings and spiritual reflections. But if you see the words "daily devotional" and cringe at the thought of the same old sometimes-toxic platitudes, consider this alternative: The Anti Daily Devotional: 100 Reflections for the Curious, the Spiritual But Not Religious, the Exvangelical.
This unique collection of 100 reflections delves into profound questions and experiences that resonate with curious minds, spiritual seekers, and exvangelicals in deconstruction alike. It would be written by people who have been on these journeys themselves and would encourage readers to embrace spirituality in a way that feels liberating rather than like it's pushing you to conform.
Unconventional and thought-provoking, The Anti Daily Devotional invites readers, without judgment, to explore new paradigms and connect with a deeper sense of meaning, all working under the principle that you are enough just the way you are.
Whether you are disillusioned by organized religion or simply seeking a more personalized spiritual journey, this book offers a beacon of hope and understanding.
So, what do you think?
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So, personally, the language of “spiritual seekers” is a huge turn-off. I grew up with “seeker sensitive” evangelicalism, where “seeking” was fine, so long as you eventually concluded the Bible is inerrant and that means you have to vote Republican. If you want to reach atheists and agnostics with this book, I strongly suggest dropping that language—but maybe we’re just not the audience you’re after
Learning to recognize and heal from trauma, and learning to live in community as social creatures, would be great focus as well.