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The Sacred Year by Michael Yankoski is my latest book up for review. This book takes a journey with the author after a meeting with a local monk. His life was going fast and he was lost, disenchanted and unfocused. While I was reading this book I kind of had a chuckle to myself. The author spends some time staring at an apple. He looks at it from all angles, checking out the dimples, and bruises. As a Mom, I've done this with each of my babies. Not just once either. Many times in the first year of their lives. Looking at their knuckles and fingernails, the hair on their face... memorizing their littleness. I think maybe perhaps men don't slow down like that in life. This book was interesting. I liked how the author shared personal stories and his thoughts on his spiritual journey.
About the book:
Frustrated and disillusioned
with his life as a Christian, motivational speaker Michael Yankoski was
determined to stop merely talking about living a life of faith and
start experiencing it. The result was a year dedicated to engaging in
spiritual practices, both ancient and modern, in a life-altering process
that continues to this day. Whether contemplating an apple for an hour
before tasting it (attentiveness), eating on $2.00 a day (simplicity) or
writing simple letters of thanks (gratitude), Michael discovered a
whole new depth through the intentional life.
Stirred on by the guiding
voice of Father Solomon, a local monk, Yankoski's life is slowly
transformed. Both entertaining and heart-wrenching, Yankoski's story
will resonate with those who wish to deepen their own committed faith as
well as those who are searching --- perhaps for the first time --- for
their own authentic encounter with the Divine.
Purchase a copy: http://ow.ly/BFhp6
About the Author:
Michael Yankoski is a writer, aspiring theologian, and urban homesteader who dreams of becoming a competent woodworker, musician, and sailor. He received his MA in theological studies at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, is a (novitate) Oblate of St. Benedict, and has authored four books. Michael grew up in Colorado, feels at home on the Pacific Coast, and currently resides in Indiana, where he and his wife are pursuing PhDs at the University of Notre Dame.
Additional Information:
God is at work everywhere. And every-when. We only need to open our eyes and take the time to notice.
Michael Yankoski became jaded and disillusioned with his life as a Christian motivational speaker, feeling as though he was another act in the “Christian Carnival.” Religion started to become a façade instead of a deep, nourished, lived experience of faith. He knew he needed to stop talking about his faith and begin living and practicing it. In a sort of desperation, Michael dedicated the next year to engaging various spiritual practices, and The Sacred Year is a firsthand account of the downs and ups, the failures and successes of an honest search for answers to the human yearning for life, love, and God. It’s time to stop talking about your faith and begin living and experiencing it.
Join Michael and #EmbraceTheSacred—seek out God at work in the mundane and attend to what God is doing in your life. Share those moments on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and make sure to use the tag #EmbraceTheSacred.
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