The Centered Life: Awakened, Called, Set Free, Nurtured

By Jack Fortin

Book Overview

Is there an alternative to a fragmented, frantic, meaningless life? Jack Fortin finds it in a life centered in God. Spiritual exercises, questions for reflection, and discussion in every chapter make this a timely and valuable resource for individuals and congregational study groups.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080665287X
• ISBN13: 9780806652870
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Breath of fresh air!

Jack Fortin's book is a breath of fresh air for a weary soul. Theologically grounded, yet as open as a window in spring, this book is a joy to read. For all of those who are as Jesus put it, "weary and heavy-laden," Fortin's words bring us rest in the redeeming and renewing work of Christ. No one reading The Centered Life can possibly go away empty.

Well centered

So many people talk about balance in our lives.... This book reminds us that even in the midst of what may seem unbalanced or hectic, what matters is our focus and our center. Fortin is well grounded and passionate about his work!

Finding peace in a troubling world

Our world competes for our time and attention in ever increasing ways. Finding a place for calm and reflection, let alone a way to set priorities is a growing challenge. Fortin presents in a clear and applicable pattern, a way to accomplish this goal. Based on his lifetime of working with people to focus on mission and productive ministry, Fortin clearly has much to say that is helpful. For a student of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Centered Life echos the theme of "Christ the Center". In Bonhoeffer's "Ethics" this reality is to be found both in the Church and the secular world. Fortin harmonizes with Bonhoeffer's mandates to balance Church, the family, labor, and government. The centered life permits us to live before God, in a world God made, acting out our responsibilities with focus and clear purpose.