HMA Spiritual Leadership Lenten Reading Suggestion

Believe Like Jesus: Rising from Faith in Jesus to the Faith of Jesus – 40 Days to Spiritual Transformation
by Rebecca Simon-Peter

HMA member and conference keynote speaker from 2025,Debra Palmer RN, PhD the Director of Palmer Aces for Wellness and author of her memoir, Unwrapping the Gift of Healing from Wounded to Well suggested Believe Like Jesus after last year’s Lenten book discussion. What a wonderful suggestion to begin ones Lenten journey this year with this 40 days of transformation.

Believe Like Jesus takes readers and groups on a 40-day journey to spiritual transformation. This is a fresh approach to spiritual growth unlike anything you may have experienced before. These 40 days of transformation invite you to shift from believing in Jesus to believing like Jesus, from rising from faith in Jesus to the faith of Jesus, from being a disciple to being an apostle, all to become more Christ-like.

Comments about “Believe Like Jesus” from faith leaders

Believe Like Jesus is more than just a book. It is a road map for anyone seeking to deepen their faith and actively engage with the world around them. In a time filled with uncertainty and challenges, this insightful guide encourages readers to embrace the transformative power of faith, not as passive believers but as dynamic agents of change.
Rachel Gilmore
UMC Pastor & co-author of Followers Under 40

A good coach motivates others to act on a new vision of what is possible. With this book, Believe Like Jesus, Rebekah Simon-Peter has taken this spiritual gift and put it in written form. She coaches us beyond mere discipleship and gives practical guidance to become active, called, and sent agents of God’s light and love. I commend this book to all who dare to not only believe in Jesus but also believe like Jesus, to all who are inspired to live with purpose and to make a life-giving difference in the world.
Michael Roberts
UMC Pastor and author of Wanting More: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

Just as a tree puts down deep roots to grow tall, participating in Believe Like Jesus one can take a deep inward journey of spiritual transformation to rise into a human being who lives ones faith more courageously and more miraculously. Your new way of being will invite others to do the same. May your Lenten journey be blessed with spiritual growth and deeper roots of faith in Jesus.