{"product_id":"9780718022426","title":"The Sacred Year: Mapping the Soulscape of Spiritual Practice -- How Contemplating Apples, Living in a Cave and Befriending a Dying Woman Revived My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"In his life and writing, Michael Yankoski walks a tightrope between action and contemplation, and, behold, in ways we can all learn from, he manages to find a sort of essential balance.\"\u003cbr\u003eù\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Yancey\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eauthor of\u003c\/i\u003e What's So Amazing About Grace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book is a joy to the soul and a delight to the heart. It is destined to become a classic within the genre of contemporary spiritual and religious writing.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eù\u003cb\u003ePhyllis Tickle\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecompiler of\u003c\/i\u003e The Divine Hours\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrustrated and disillusioned with his life as a Christian motivational speaker, Michael Yankoski was determined to stop merely \u003ci\u003etalking\u003c\/i\u003e about living a life of faith and start \u003ci\u003eexperiencing\u003c\/i\u003e it. The result was a year of focused engagement with spiritual practicesùboth ancient and modernùthat fundamentally reshaped and revived his life. By contemplating apples for an hour before tasting them (attentiveness), eating on just $2.00 a day (simplicity), or writing letters of thanks (gratitude), Michael discovered a whole new vitality and depth through the intentional life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuided by the voice of Father Solomonùa local monkùYankoski's Sacred Year slowly transforms his life. Both entertaining and profound, his story will resonate with those who wish to deepen their own committed faith as well as those who are searchingùperhaps for the first timeùfor their own authentic encounter with the Divine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nelson, Thomas, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47126641377520,"sku":"9780718022426","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780718022426_p0.jpg?v=1769899330","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780718022426","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}