About the Book
"A winsome invitation to grow your soul through a deeper exploration of Ignatian spirituality [and] contemplative living" (Hunter Mobley, author of Forty Days on Being a Two).
In All the Things: A 30 Day Guide to Experiencing God's Presence in the Prayer of Examen, Katie reveals what happened when she opened herself up to an ancient prayer practice popularized by a sixteenth-century warrior turned priest named St. Ignatius. She found in the Ignatian Examen that she already possessed everything she needed to know and love God. It was all right there in the everyday stuff of her ordinary and messy life.
All the Things includes thirty readings that show you the numerous ways the prayer of Examen can impact and transform your life one day at a time. If you long for a deeper awareness of God's presence, a sense of companionship with Jesus, and a felt experience of the love of God--without wearing yourself out trying to find it--join Katie to learn more about this life-changing and life-giving prayer.
About the Author :
Katie Haseltine is a trained Spiritual Director, a certified Enneagram coach and self-care coach. After trying too hard for most of her life, Katie found rest in the words of Jesus--love God with all your heart, mind, and body and love others as you love yourself. The ancient practices of spiritual direction, the Enneagram, and the Examen ushered Katie into a fuller, richer relationship with God, herself, and others--and compelled her to offer another way to others like her. Katie lives with her family in Franklin, TN.
Review :
"In All the Things, Katie Haseltine has given the church a gift. She presents the ancient practice of Examen at the intersection of two paths that rarely cross in the evangelical church: personal piety and outward issues of love, justice, and peace. Anyone who follows Katie's 30-Day Guide will find themselves maturing on both the journey inward of transformation into Christlikeness and the journey outward of being redemptively present to the brokenness of contemporary life."- Bishop Todd Hunter, Author of Deep Peace: Finding Calm in a World of Conflict and Anxiety and Founder of The Center for Formation, Justice and Peace
"There is so much wisdom packed into this small book. It is deep and reflective, yet practical and accessible for readers wanting to learn more about incorporating spiritual practices into their everyday life. Katie writes with excitement and passion out of a desire to share with others what has been so transformative for her. Reading All the Things feels like having a trusted friend walking with you and gently inviting you to pay attention to what God is doing in your life."- Jill Gullahorn, Singer-Songwriter
"There may never have been a more critical time in our history than this for our world to receive a resource like All the Things. Our readiness to accept, understand, and practice the daily Examen is likely to make all the difference in our ability to exhibit self-leadership, find inner freedom, and respond to the urgent needs of our communities from a place of courage, compassion, and clarity. The Examen invites us to a crucial posture of pausing to pay attention, and from that place, new insights, motivations, and fresh energy arises. When we search our heart, mind, and body and can truly find God in all things, our experiences are re- framed--if not redeemed! Our world is desperate for people who are deeply rooted, grounded in themselves, their faith, and their values and are equally generous, considerate, and wholehearted. The Examen practice makes this possible."- Amy Alexander, LMFT, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Refuge Center for Counseling
"Reviving the ancient and practical Prayer of Examen, Katie accompanies readers on a 30-day journey into Christian spirituality and--ultimately--into experiences of God's love in one's real, concrete life and body. This is not a book simply to be read; it is an adventure to be lived and received by all who long for soul nourishment, presence, and Love." - Renee Farkas, MA, Christian Spirituality Spiritual Director (specializing in Ignatian Spirituality) Founder of AmberNest Spiritual Direction, Franklin, Tennessee
"We've known Katie for more than two decades. In our twenties, we spent weekends together as married couples, eating and talking sun-up to sun-down. Which means that, in spite of all the life lived since then (the miles between us, the kids we've raised, the marital ups and downs we've experienced), we know Katie well. Our friendship was firmly established in those early days--along with her tendency to end every disagreement with 'Jesus.' For as long as we've known her, all Katie roads have led to Jesus. Any topic, any argument, any anything: Katie would remind us of a verse or idea that drew the conversation back to Him.
"And she's still doing it. All the Things is beautiful and authentic and interesting and profound and truth-filled and Jesus-focused... just like our friend." - Dallas and Amanda Jenkins, Creators of The Chosen
"All the Things is a winsome invitation to grow your soul through a deeper exploration of Ignatian spirituality, contemplative living, and the Enneagram. Katie reintroduces readers to ancient path- ways of spiritual practices with earthy, practical applications that we can all access in our modern lives. If you join Katie in the journey that she invites you to through All the Things, you may just find your heart, mind, and soul expanded--I certainly did! Don't miss the invitation!" - Hunter Mobley, Enneagram Teacher Author, Forty Days on Being a Two
"I have watched my wife embrace the rich, spiritual bounty of contemplative prayer for many years. It has meant the difference between a life tethered to anxiety and life characterized by peace. She hasn't simply written about a dusty ancient prayer practice; she has described the living, moving way God speaks to her and offers, generously, to guide the rest of us into that transformative sacred space." - Dan Haseltine, Jars of Clay, Founder of Blood: Water
"In giving us a thorough description and practice of the Examen prayer, Katie has ushered her readers into an intimacy with God that I think we all desire and long for. Christianity in the United States has, from its origin, been heavily saturated with a mindset of 'doing' to achieve right standing with the Father. Katie graciously confronts that notion by introducing a simple, yet deeply profound practice that literally creates an intimate space with our Daddy where we can reflect, relate, and rest in His presence and His promises just by 'being.' I am grateful for the challenge of intimacy that I received as I read through her book and will be forever changed because of my practice of the Examen prayer. If a space can be created by which we relate deeply and intimately with God, it definitely is created as we posture our hearts, minds, and bodies properly to communicate with Him through the Examen prayer." - Anthony Hendricks, Professor of Biblical Unity at Williamson College, Pastor, Co-Founder, The Public (an Anti-Racism organization in Franklin, Tennessee)
"Katie Haseltine does an amazing job guiding you from having knowledge of God to knowing Him intimately. In this journal, you will experience being held by Him and cherished on a deeper level and experience how God truly knows you, sees you, and loves you for exactly who you are... His beloved and cherished child. So, dive into this beautiful journal for a rich and transformative experience with God right beside you." - Beth McCord, Your Enneagram Coach, Author, Becoming Us: Using the Enneagram to Create a Thriving Gospel-Centered Marriage
"If you've ever wondered where to find God in your mundane moments and groundhog days, All the Things is a good place to start. Katie Haseltine will teach you to pray in a forgiving, inviting, and flexible way. She doesn't offer easy answers, but her battle scars make her a trustworthy guide." - Steve Wiens, Pastor of Genesis Covenant Church Author, Shining Like the Sun
"If new habits take 30 days to adopt, then All the Things may be a God-send. The Prayer of Examen is one of the most powerful tools I know to remember God's presence in every moment, and Katie Haseltine harnesses this remembering into 30 days of life-changing reflections." - Catherine McNiel, Author of Long Days of Small Things and All Shall Be Well
"Sometimes we simply know. The first time I met Katie Haseltine, we were sitting together in the Art House in Nashville, and I listened, intrigued by her thoughtful passion for all things that should be. And now, over many years, my respect has only deepened as her life has deepened. She has worked hard to form her heart after the heart of God, and I have watched with affection and respect as she gives herself away to others, for others. I pray that this new book will bring her commitments and love to a wider world, a hope I have long had. All the Things is for everyone, everywhere, who longs for what should be, for what someday will be."-- Steven Garber, Author, The Seamless Life: A Tapestry of Love and Learning, Worship and Work, Senior Fellow for Vocation and the Common Good for the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
"There may never have been a more critical time in our history than this for our world to receive a resource like All the Things. Our readiness to accept, understand, and practice the daily Examen is likely to make all the difference in our ability to exhibit self-leadership, find inner freedom, and respond to the urgent needs of our communities from a place of courage, compassion, and clarity. The Examen invites us to a crucial posture of pausing to pay attention, and from that place, new insights, motivations, and fresh energy arises. When we search our heart, mind, and body and can truly find God in all things, our experiences are reframed--if not redeemed! Our world is desperate for people who are deeply rooted, grounded in themselves, their faith, and their values and are equally generous, considerate, and wholehearted. The Examen practice makes this possible."-- Amy Alexander, LMFT, Co-Founder and Executive Director, The Refuge Center for Counseling
"Reviving the ancient and practical Prayer of Examen, Katie accompanies readers on a 30-day journey into Christian spirituality and--ultimately--into experiences of God's love in one's real, concrete life and body. This is not a book simply to be read; it is an adventure to be lived and received by all who long for soul nourishment, presence, and Love."-- Renee Farkas, MA, Christian Spirituality, Spiritual Director (specializing in Ignatian Spirituality), Founder of AmberNest Spiritual Direction, Franklin, Tennessee
