The Making of an Ordinary Saint

The Making of an Ordinary Saint My Journey from Frustration to Joy With the Spiritual Disciplines

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Publisher's Synopsis

Nathan Foster was just a child when his father's classic Celebration of Discipline brought the spiritual disciplines into the popular evangelical consciousness. More than thirty years later, Nathan made his own journey into the spiritual disciplines. As he sought day by day to develop habits that would enable him to live more like Jesus, he encountered problems both universal and unique. In this engaging narrative, he draws insights from saints of old to uncover fresh ways of living for the contemporary, postmodern Christian.

Through his successes, struggles, and failures, Foster invites readers on a journey of freedom, pain, frustration, and ultimately joy as he learns to rise above selfish desires, laugh at his own failures, and fall in love with God. Those who have read Celebration of Discipline will find in Nathan's book creative new ways to practice the disciplines that have been so formative in their lives. Those who are new to the spiritual disciplines will find that developing a vital, interactive, conversational relationship with God is within their grasp. As a result, the holy habits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are truly possible for all. Includes chapter openings and a foreword from Richard J. Foster.

Book information

ISBN: 9780801014642
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Imprint: BakerBooks
Pub date:
DEWEY: 248.46
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 205
Weight: 249g
Height: 213mm
Width: 137mm
Spine width: 15mm