Trevor Hudson - Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard

We believe Dallas would have been deeply honored to see his voice included in this instructive blending of spiritual wisdom that seamlessly spans centuries, continents, and cultures. In Seeking God, the wisdom of Hudson, Willard, and Ignatius flows together in ways that resonate and harmonize to provide us with time-tested, grace-fueled practical steps we can take as we seek God.

JANE WILLARD and REBECCA WILLARD HEATLEY, on behalf of Dallas Willard Ministries

Trevor Hudson is a dear friend, and his friendship has been a special gift. Seeking God is about how to seek and find a life of intimate friendship with the creator of the universe. This important book is a culmination of Trevor having lived the insights hes gained from two of his dear friends, Dallas Willard and Ignatius of Loyola. Trust your deepest desires and the wisdom of this author and youll find that you are living another kind of life.

GARY W. MOON, MD IV , P H D, founding executive director of the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture and the Dallas Willard Center at Westmont College and author of Apprenticeship with Jesus and Becoming Dallas Willard

This is the book I needed to read in this season. The wisdom of Ignatius has been part of my life for more than two decades, and I have explored Dallas Willards writing for about half that time. There is very little new to me conceptually in this book. And yet Trevor Hudsons extraordinary distillation and simple explanation has moved me. Hudson has a remarkable gift, true to his Methodist roots, of making things accessible to the person in the pew. I found my heart stirred and myself challenged in ways that took me to conversation with Jesus. I would heartily recommend this book to anyone who has chosen to commit their life to companionship with Jesus.

MAGS BLACKIE, P H D, spiritual director and author of Rooted in Love and The Grace of Forgiveness

This book cannot be read well all at once. Every page brings with it an invitation to encounter the risen Lord the source of abundant, eternal life, which begins in the here and now. Drawing on the Exercises of Ignatius and the wisdom of Dallas Willard, Trevor Hudson invites us to experience for ourselves the power of the present Christ, who calls us by name and transforms our lives.

PAUL N. ANDERSON, professor of biblical and Quaker studies at George Fox University

I thank God for Seeking God. In it Trevor Hudson invites us into a life-altering journey of seeking and enlists the help of two profound individuals, Ignatius of Loyola and Dallas Willard. Both have learned to live deeply in the house of [their] own teaching, and they are genuine companions in the Way even though they lived centuries apart. Read Seeking God. Practice Seeking God. Live Seeking God.

RICHARD J. FOSTER, author of several books, including Celebration of Discipline and Sanctuary of the Soul

In Seeking God, pastor and spiritual teacher Trevor Hudson writes with grace-filled honesty and vulnerability, pastoring readers toward a deeper spiritual life while anchoring us in our profound belovedness along the way. The spiritual exercises described in each chapter gently invite readers to remove any barriers of obligation, guilt, or performance and instead reimagine, receive, and enjoy intimacy with God in tangible and creative ways. Trevors compassionate voice, spiritual insights, and pastoral wisdom are a gift for all of us who are longing for a more vibrant life with God.

CHRISTINE YI SUH, pastor, spiritual director, and author of Forty Days on Being a Four

Jesus promises us an abundant life through him (John 10:10), and Trever Hudsons Seeking God is a thoughtful and heartfelt guide to the way of Christ. This alone is reason to read this book, but the fact that Hudson also skillfully weaves into his writing the wisdom of two great spiritual teachers Ignatius of Loyola and Dallas Willard makes this book even more of a gift.

CARL M C COLMAN, author of Eternal Heart and Unteachable Lessons

I found myself riveted by this book, in which Trevor Hudson invites us to seek and find another kind of life, the resurrection life of deep fulfillment and joy that God desires us to experience here and now. He helps us with the how by drawing on formative encounters in his own life with two God seekers, sixteenth-century Saint Ignatius of Loyola (through his Spiritual Exercises) and philosopher and spiritual writer of our own time Dallas Willard. Through Trevors words the wisdom of these two seekers comes alive in a remarkable and deeply personal way that transforms how we see the ordinary and the everyday. It is a particular gift to be given access to some of the personal conversations and letters between Hudson and Willard and to see how the perspectives and wisdom of Ignatius and Willard interpenetrate and offer us a vision of hope and possibility for living differently. This is a book to be prayerfully read, savored, and reread often.

ANNEMARIE PAULIN-CAMPBELL, P H D, head of the Jesuit Institute School of Spirituality in South Africa and coauthor of the revision of The Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed

I dont know anyone with more spiritual wisdom than Trevor Hudson. Trevors godliness is on full display in Seeking God: Finding Another Kind of Life with St. Ignatius and Dallas Willard. Seeking is not just the way into faith; it is the way on. Only a passionate seeker of God like Trevor can pass on the gems in this book from Ignatius and Willard. Trevor generates spiritual thirst in seekers and leads them to Living Water.

DR. TODD HUNTER, Anglican bishop and author of Deep Peace

Trevor Hudson knows that each one of us is on a seeking journey. Whether weve been Christ followers for decades or are newly intrigued by Jesus of Nazareth, we are all looking for the good news that promises another kind of life. In this wonderfully invitational book, Trevor leads us through the contours of the Ignatian Exercises, introducing us to Ignatius himself and to Dallas Willard as wise companions in our seeking. Trevors honest life experiences with Jesus kindle a lasting hope for all of us longing for a deeper life with God. Trevors compassionate and compelling tone sets a table and invites us to come and see. If you are longing for a deeper life with God, if you have a wondering hunger to meet Jesus, this book is for you.

LACY BORGO, spiritual director and teacher

Skillfully drawing wisdom from a sixteenth-century Catholic saint, Ignatius of Loyola; a twenty-first-century philosopher and Christian spiritual writer, Dallas Willard; and the narrative of his own life, Trevor Hudson accompanies others in their search for God. Every page of this book offers wisdom drawn from the lives of these three spiritual guides. Every age needs holy men and women to seek Jesus and be a witness for him. Ignatius and Dallas responded to this call for their contemporaries, and with them as his companions, Trevor does the same for us today. Trevor is a man of Gods church, following Christ humbly and faithfully. Transcending the boundaries of denomination, he is a true ecumenist, offering anybody who is seeking a sure way of finding God. Trevor makes this wisdom accessible because he shares so much of his own heart, life, faith, experience, and discipleship. I could not put this book down one of my favorites of Trevors!

FATHER RUSSELL POLLITT, SJ, director of the Jesuit Institute South Africa