Sharing experiences and insights from his visits to monasteries over the years, popular speaker and university professor Randy Harris invites us into a richer, fuller life in the Spirit.

Today there is a new hunger in the Christian community to live out radical and authentic faith in Christ. The days of easy answers and sound-bite Christianity are fading.

Where do you go to find such faith being lived out? Randy Harris—popular college teacher and well-known preacher—turned to monasteries and hermits in his search for answers.

"When I decided I wanted to learn how to pray," he explains, "I sought those who had spent their lives praying. When I wanted to learn to 'be still and know that he is God,' I sought those for whom silence is a way of life. As I sought stability and balance, I found a way of life that has endured for 1500 years. I didn't exactly want to become a monk or hermit, but I did want to learn what they know—and it has become a life-changing journey."

Most of us don't have time to visit a monastery or a hermit's retreat for a week or a month. So Randy Harris shows how the monastery can come to us. With wisdom, gentle humor, and captivating insight, Harris guides us on an unforgettable spiritual journey into a hidden world that very few will ever experience. You will learn prayer, humility, surrender, and quietness along this well-traveled path. And you may find yourself becoming a radical Jesus follower.

Randy Harris speaks at dozens of churches and conferences around the United States and beyond each year. He teaches theology, ethics, and preaching at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, and holds degrees from Harding Graduate School of Religion and Syracuse University. He has authored God Work: Confessions of a Stand-up Theologian and co-authored several other books.

ISBN: 9780891122722

Pages: 160

Dimensions (inches): 8.5 x 5.5

Weight (pounds): 0.5