A Path Called Compelling
Discovering the Christian Faith as a Path to Travel
- Christian Living
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2023
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Publisher's Description
While hiking in 2010, an ill-advised, off-trail climb left debut author K. Bradley Watson dangling precariously over the edge of a cliff. Narrowly escaping disaster, Watson then found himself lost in the woods, bushwhacking for hours before he found his way out of a dense canyon forest. The haphazard hiking moment became an epiphany for him, underscoring the importance of following trails. As in hiking, so it is in life and faith: to find our way, we need the direction of a path to guide us. In A Path Called Compelling, Watson reimagines the Christian faith as the Jesus Path, where three key events from Jesus's life (birth, baptism, temptations) are revealed to be more than events to believe in, but a path meant to be entered, travelled, and lived. Acting as an expedition guide, raconteur, and pastor, Watson weaves masterful storytelling with thoughtful reflections on Scripture that will have readers chuckling to themselves in one moment while readying themselves to travel the Jesus Path in the next. Fresh and urgent, the book invites readers to rediscover faith as they walk and explore A Path Called Compelling.
Endorsements (4)
“K. Bradley Watson is a captivating storyteller. Using imagery of travelling a path, he invites readers into a life-giving journey of attentiveness to God, others, creation, and oneself. For those willing to walk this path, a meaningful way of life awaits. A Path Called Compelling is a hopeful and engaging book for those exploring the Christian faith for the first time, those with doubts about Christianity, and those with strong Christian roots.”
“A Path Called Compelling is a heartfelt winsome guide through a journey every Christian must take. In it, following Jesus becomes more than the truth we believe. He becomes our way of life. A master at telling a good story and a serious reader of the biblical text, K. Bradley Watson has written a gift of a book for all of us seeking a deeper life in Jesus.”
“Our decisions are shaped by myriad influences and invisible suggestions. Whether consciously or unconsciously, we’re all walking a path. In this winsome book, K. Bradley Watson joins us as a hiking companion, bringing new perspective to old paths with fresh insights and plenty of humor. His writing, like the Way itself, is brilliant and compelling.”
“I must confess that over the last two decades I have become increasingly disillusioned with the Christian faith—a religious path so littered in North American with fallacious debris and misplaced markers that, dare I say, it is almost unrecognizable. K. Bradley Watson’s A Path Called Compelling helped reawaken a former joy about what the Jesus path looks like and what it feels like to walk it. A much-needed read for me (a stuffy, old-professor type) and for anyone attempting to follow Jesus!”
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