{"id":717,"date":"2009-02-26T20:35:05","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T01:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=717"},"modified":"2009-04-25T20:37:22","modified_gmt":"2009-04-26T00:37:22","slug":"book-review-the-echo-within","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=717","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: The Echo Within"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/400000000000000102764_s4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-718\" title=\"400000000000000102764_s4\" src=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/400000000000000102764_s4-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/400000000000000102764_s4-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/400000000000000102764_s4.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Echo Within<\/strong> is a profoundly affecting, honest look at the myriad ways we are drawn into our life\u2019s best work.\u00a0 Written out of his own lifelong search for and response to the calling voice of God, Robert Benson recounts his discovery of the meaning of vocation, work, and purpose through the ups and downs inherent in family life, professional choice, and spiritual experience. With clarity and insight, and in the elegant prose for which he is known, he gently invites and encourages readers to find such deep truths for their lives as well. In particular, he illuminates the way for readers to explore:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ways to sense the Holy in our pursuits, both in the pursuits themselves and within ourselves.<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 how to fall into our vocation and chart a course toward it at the same time.<br \/>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 how to love the work we do, and the process of doing it.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone beginning a new career or sensing a needed change in their life or wrestling with a transition suddenly thrust upon them, Robert Benson delivers wisdom, humor, and heart in what he\u2019s learned about listening for <strong>The Echo Within<\/strong>\u2014and how it can help us discover our calling.<\/p>\n<p>This book is a fairly quick read with tons of practical information.\u00a0 With all the folks we all know that are looking for jobs, this is a great book to read and pass along.\u00a0 I have a free copy for anyone that is interested.\u00a0 Email me <a href=\"mailto:mstrange@ncchristian.org\">here<\/a> and I&#8217;ll be glad to send it your way.<\/p>\n<p>Pick up your own copy by clicking one of the links below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Echo-Within-Finding-Your-Calling\/dp\/1400074347\/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1235698390&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl\/9781400074341.html\" target=\"_blank\">Random House<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Echo Within is a profoundly affecting, honest look at the myriad ways we are drawn into our life\u2019s best work.\u00a0 Written out of his own lifelong search for and response to the calling voice of God, Robert Benson recounts his discovery of the meaning of vocation, work, and purpose through the ups and downs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-review"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}