This Is the Way: Spiritual Formation in Way of Jesus

Before they were called Christians, the first followers of Jesus were called something else: people of the Way. Not adherents of a religion. Not subscribers to a belief system. People who had found a way to live - a particular, demanding, beautiful way of inhabiting the world. This Is the Way is an invitation to that same journey. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of Christian discipleship, this ten-chapter guide explores what it actually means to follow Jesus - not just to believe in him, but to apprentice yourself to him. To be formed by his teaching, shaped by his practices, sustained by his community, and sent out into the world bearing his love. Inside you will find: - What it means to be a disciple, not just a believer - and why the difference changes everything - The spiritual practices that have shaped followers of Jesus for two thousand years, and how to build them into the rhythm of your ordinary life - Why healing, community, and suffering are not obstacles to spiritual growth - but essential parts of the path - How to create a rule of life that gives your faith direction without becoming a burden >Written for people who are just beginning to take faith seriously, for those who have been walking this road for years and sensed something was missing, and for anyone who has ever wanted their faith to be more than a label and their life to be more than a drift - This Is the Way offers a warm, honest, and deeply practical guide to the ancient path of Christian formation. The trail is long. The guide is good. It begins here.

Pagina's: 190, Paperback, Independently published