Overview

"Sensible Shoes is an unusual novel, blending a fictional story with nonfiction teaching elements. Some readers view it only as a story of four characters on a journey. Others say yes to a deeper level of reading, embracing the opportunity to take a ""sacred journey"" along with the characters, by opening themselves to the Spirit's work and attending to God's invitations. The Sensible Shoes Participant's Kit offers everything you need for two different types of experiences: a twelve-week small group or a one-day, weekend, or online retreat. There's also a copy of the book and a beautiful journal with a ribbon and quotes from the characters. Sensible Shoes was written for the purpose of bringing God's healing and spiritual transformation into the lives of readers traveling in community. Is there an invitation here for you to bring this message to your community? The Sensible Shoes Participant's Kit includes: Sensible Shoes Sensible Shoes Prayer Cards (sold as part of this kit only) Sensible Shoes Journal Sensible Shoes Study Guide"

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"""Sensible Shoes is a book that cries out to be shared! As we journey with the four contrasting characters, there is so much to gain by sharing with others our reactions and responses to each of them, and to identify ourselves and each other with one or more of these different women. I have led three different groups of women in a small group setting on this journey and have found the accompanying study guide to be an invaluable tool for helping to plumb the depths of each character and their situations. Well-crafted questions unlock good thought processes and stimulating discussion. Chapter-by-chapter targeted questions about each character focus our thoughts. Even reading the book as an individual and in private, the study guide helps unlock thinking and broaden understanding. It is also very helpful in bringing the experience of the characters, who are learning about spiritual formation, into our own reality as each reader is encouraged through the guide to personally enter into those same exercises."" --Wendy in Sutton, England ""I had already finished reading Sensible Shoes when I was invited into an online group that wanted to read the book together and work through the study guide. I thought maybe I'd just use the book itself and that would be enough. Thankfully, I changed my mind and got the guide. It added a whole new depth to what I'd learned from reading the book. Now I'm organizing a group to dig into spiritual disciplines using Sensible Shoes, and the study guide won't be optional!"" --Katie in Washington, DC ""I have used the Sensible Shoes Study Guide multiple times now with several different women's groups over the last few years. I have been amazed how much the guide helps women dig deeply into what God is stirring in their souls. Women who have never addressed pain or heartache are able to let the great healer Jesus come near and receive his healing through the guidance of the questions in the study guide. The book Sensible Shoes is a beautiful read. When added with the study guide it becomes a beautiful transformative work in women's lives. The women I have walked with over the years always find themselves in the characters of the book, which gives them permission to address what God needs them to process in life."" --Diana Shiflett, pastor and author of Spiritual Practices in Community"

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Sharon Garlough Brown is a spiritual director, speaker, and cofounder of Abiding Way Ministries, providing spiritual formation retreats and resources. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, Sharon has served on the pastoral staff of congregations in Scotland, Oklahoma, England, and most recently in West Michigan, where she copastored with her husband, Jack, for many years. Her most recent books are Shades of Light and Remember Me.

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