Introduction: The Spiritual and Practical Benefits of Holy Noticing
PART 1 Noticing with a Holy Purpose
1. What Mindfulness Is, What It’s Not, and Why It Matters
2. How the Bible and Church History Support This Ancient Spiritual Discipline
3. The BREATHe Model: The Six Bible-Based Practices of Holy Noticing
PART 2 “Looking Up and Out”: God, His Handiwork, and Our Relationships
4. Practice One: Ponder and Yield Your Body
5. Practice Two: Review and Renew Your Relationships
6. Practice Three: Notice and Engage Your Environment
PART 3 “Looking In”: Our Inner World of Thoughts and Feelings
7. Practice Four: Label and Release Your Afflictive Emotions (Affect)
8. Practice Five: Observe and Submit Your Thoughts
9. Practice Six: Search and Surrender Your Heart
Conclusion: Engage the World like Christ
Appendix A: A Full BREATHe Session
Appendix B: How Holy Noticing Affects Your Brain
Acknowledgements
Notes