{"product_id":"wisdom-of-stability-rooting-faith-in-a-mobile-culture-9781557256232","title":"Wisdom of Stability: Rooting Faith in a Mobile Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscussion around the bestseller \u003cem\u003eThe Benedict Option\u003c\/em\u003e by Rod Dreher has led many people to want to know more about Benedictine principles.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003cem\u003eThe Wisdom of Stability\u003c\/em\u003e, 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Wisdom of Stability\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for pastors, leaders, and anyone seeking an authentic path of Christian transformation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ​​\u003cem\u003e\"In whatever place you live, do not easily leave it.\" -Abba Anthony\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Wilson-Hartgrove\u003c\/b\u003e is a leader of the new monastic movement and co-founded the Rutba House community in Durham, North Carolina. An associate minister at St. John's Baptist Church in Durham, he also directs the School for Conversion, a partnership among new monastic communities for alternative theological education. His other books include \u003ci\u003eBecoming the Answer to Our Prayers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Monasticism\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGod's Economy\u003c\/i\u003e. www.jonathanwilsonhartgrove.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Paraclete Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50527832441106,"sku":"9781557256232","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0f1c1d9-bf1a-4431-86a2-e2b38139d6e1.jpg?v=1731314982","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wisdom-of-stability-rooting-faith-in-a-mobile-culture-9781557256232","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}