...it is so beautiful to follow Jesus, to walk in the footsteps of Jesus, that you then find balance and move forward. Pope Francis Walking in the footsteps of Jesus is a nice image, one which we aspire to as Christians. We go to mass, we pray, but we feel like there is more we could be doing and aren t sure what next steps to take. In Following Developing the Practices of an Intentional Disciple , authors Dave Nodar, Fr. Erik Arnold, and Ally Ascosi lead us through the important, basic disciplines that characterize intentional
I read this book in conjunction with a series of classes on this topic that I took through my church. The themes in this book and the class discussions really helped me in my faith journey as I strive to lead a more spiritual and happy life. I found it to be true that I experience more joy in helping others and in trying to model my life in accordance with the teachings of Christ than I do in satisfying my own wants and needs. We have great power in bringing joy to others and it is too bad that many people do not use this power. The world would be a far better place. I highly recommend reading this book in conjunction with viewing the series of lectures done by the authors in their Discovering Christ and Following Christ video series.