{"product_id":"a-pen-and-a-path-sarah-stockton-9780819221193","title":"A Pen and a Path: Writing as a Spiritual Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hands-on, practical resource for people who want to explore their relationship with God through writing. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike other books that focus on writing itself, Sarah Stockton focuses on the discoveries made--about one's self and about God--through meditation and creative journaling. \u003ci\u003eA Pen and A Path \u003c\/i\u003eis a book for anyone who wants to explore where God has been present in the various experiences of their life, past and present. Stockton, a spiritual director and writing teacher, walks readers through thirty-five separate topics, which can be read and worked on in order or in any sequence of interest to the reader. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Topics explored include religious understandings such as how God is envisioned, how religious training formed (or didn't form) the reader, and how we envision ourselves as spiritual beings. Other chapters explore life stages: childhood, teenage years, elder years, as well as marriage, parenting, and sexuality. Focusing on emotions such as grief, shame, anger, and loneliness, as well as feelings about work provide readers with the opportunity to explore nearly any aspect of their life of faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Stockton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0819221198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819221193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Morehouse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.56w x 0.43d","brand":"Sarah Stockton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980614893823,"sku":"9780819221193","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_94bc6945-69fb-44be-8274-56bb2e322416.jpg?v=1683250919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-pen-and-a-path-sarah-stockton-9780819221193","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}