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Sensible Shoes

A Story about the Spiritual Journey

by Sharon Garlough Brown

  • Bestseller
  • Paperback
  • 349 pages
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP Formatio)
  • 14 x 20.9 x 2.8 cm

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A novel with a Christian message for women

Follow the lives of 4 women as they embark on a spiritual journey

You'll learn spiritual disciplines you can apply to your own life

Follow the lives of 4 very different women as they embark on a journey of spiritual discovery
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    Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they embark together on a journey of spiritual formation:

    Hannah, a pastor who doesn't realize how exhausted she is.

    Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester who is haunted by her past.

    Mara, a woman who has experienced a lifetime of rejection and is now trying to navigate a difficult marriage.

    Charissa, a hard-working graduate student who wants to get things right.

    You're invited to join these four women as they reluctantly arrive at a retreat center and find themselves drawn out of their separate stories of isolation and struggle and into a collective journey of spiritual practice, mutual support and personal revelation.

    Along the way, readers will be taken into a new understanding of key spiritual practices and find tangible support for the deeper life with God.

    If you want to travel this journey with others, you will find a group study guide and book club resources at www.sensibleshoesclub.com.

    Sensible Shoes and Two Steps Forward
    Two Steps ForwardSensible Shoes

    • Author

      Sharon Garlough Brown

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      Intervarsity Press (IVP Formatio)

    • Published

      February 2013

    • Weight

      454g

    • Page Count

      349

    • Dimensions

      14 x 20.9 x 2.8 cm

    • ISBN

      9780830843053

    • ISBN-10

      0830843051

    • Eden Code

      4072207

    Featured in

    1. Invitation to a Journey

    2. The Pilgrimage Begins

    3. Exploring the Heart of God

    4. Learning to Linger

    5. Come and See

    6. Hiding and Seeking

    7. Walking Attentively

    8. Intimacy and Encounter

    9. Found at the Crossroads

    10. Deeper into the Wilderness

    11. Lightening the Load

    12. Walking Together in the Love of God

    Epilogue

    Acknowledgments

    Discussion Guide

    Sharon Garlough Brown is a spiritual director, speaker, and cofounder of Abiding Way Ministries, providing spiritual formation retreats and resources. She is the author of the bestselling Sensible Shoes Series, which includes spiritual fiction novels Sensible Shoes, Two Steps Forward, Barefoot, An Extra Mile, and their study guides.

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    • TB

      Ted Bury

      Average rating of5.0

      My wife is thrilled with this first book and is devouring it with pleasure and is looking forward to books 2 and 3 that are waiting in. the wings.

    • GD

      Gail Daniels

      Average rating of5.0

      This book takes 4 very different Christian women of different ages with different problems, and walks them through a time of renewal of hope and purpose in their life. I havent finished it yet, but can identify in so many ways with different aspects of all of them - can heartily recommend to those who might feel stuck, or burnt out.

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      Lesley Fuller

      Average rating of5.0

      First in the series of four, this book very quickly draws you in to embrace the four primary characters as they meet, build their friendship, and learn with and from each other. But more than that, I also found myself learning some very valuable lessons for my own spiritual journey! Highly recommended👍

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      Liz Studd

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      I bought this book on the recommendation of a friend and am thoroughly enjoying and being challenged by the reading of it.

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      Rosemary Brown

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      Really well written novel tracing the lives of 4 women who meet at a spiritual retreat group and their journeys with God together, along with some excellent ideas or getting more out of the Bible and drawing nearer to God.

    • RW

      Rachel Willis

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      Amazing book that is so much more than a novel. Follow 4 ladies on a spiritual journey as you begin your own.

    • HH

      Helen Hull

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      I was quickly drawn in to the lives of the 4 main characters, with their compelling backgrounds and challenges. I loved the end-of-chapter guidelines on various traditional Christian spiritual disciplines, such as the Prayer of Examen; the characters had engaged with these in the chapter, via their spiritual director Katherine, a fount of wisdom! I have practised some of these since reading the novels, and now incorporate them in my own faith journey. The author has a gift for dealing with big issues and knotty life challenges with a light touch and a great imagination. Can't wait for the last book to be published this year (2018).

    • EC

      Eden Customer

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      I loved this book so much I have since bought 5 copies as presents for friends! The book is an inspiring blend of novel and spiritual disciplines which can be adopted and used by the reader. The story follows the lives of 4 women and I found myself identifying with the situations and lives of the characters which helped to bring the book to life. I took the book on holiday and it made great holiday reading. I highly recommend it.

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