Discussion around the bestseller The Benedict Option by Rod Dreher has led many people to want to know more about Benedictine principles.
In an age where we might email a friend in Africa, Skype a co-worker in Brazil, and teleconference with people in different time zones–all in one day–the sheer speed of life can be dizzying. Like children stumbling off a merry-go-round, says Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, we are grasping for something to anchor our lives in a sea of constant change.
In The Wisdom of Stability, Wilson-Hartgrove illuminates the biblical and monastic understanding of why staying in one place is both a virtue and good for you. “For the Christian tradition,” he writes, “the heart’s true home is a life rooted in the love of God.” When we cultivate an inner stability of heart – by rooting ourselves in the places where we live, engaging the people we are with, and by the simple rhythms of tending to body and soul – true growth can happen. The Wisdom of Stability is a must-read for pastors, leaders, and anyone seeking an authentic path of Christian transformation.
“In whatever place you live, do not easily leave it.” –Abba Anthony
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Format: | Paperback book |
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Product code: | PP6232 |
Dimensions: | 5.37" x 8" |
Length: | 164 pages |
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Paraclete Press
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ISBN: | 9781557256232 |
1-2 copies | $15.83 each |
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3-9 copies | $15.11 each |
10-49 copies | $14.39 each |
50-99 copies | $14.03 each |
100+ copies | $13.49 each |
Praise
Stability may be the virtue that 21st-century Christians most ignore---and the virtue we are most called to embrace. This fine book will inspire you to look at your own life, asking, 'Where am I restless? Where might God be calling me to be rooted, to stay put?
Jonathan speaks out like the prophets of old, and calls us into an alternative lifestyle.