Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey

By Sharon Garlough Brown

Book Overview

Over 200,000 Copies Sold Worldwide

Four Strangers, One Retreat Center, A Story of Transformation

Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they embark together on a journey ofspiritual 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 navigatea 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 storiesof isolation and struggle and into a collective journey of spiritual practice, mutual support and personal revelation.

Along the way, readers will find:

Key spiritual practices that they can take into their own lives, A castof characters that any reader can find themselves in, andTangible 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830843051
• ISBN13: 9780830843053
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: IVP Formatio
• Length: 349 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Novel with spiritual formation all thru the story.

If you want to see spiritual formation worked out in the ordinary moments in life this book is for you. Great read. Lots of principles embedded in The story .

Riveting story of a journey to faith by 4 new friends who meet at a Christian retreat. 1st if a 4 bo

Thought provoking, it moved you through various emotions and encourages the reader to explore their own walk in faith