Barefoot Zone - Softcover

Sally Howell Johnson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1933794364 ISBN 13: 9781933794365

Publisher: Kirk House Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

As Moses approached the burning bush God instructed him to remove his shoes because he was on Holy ground. Sally Howell Johnson writes of her daily walk as a pilgrimage through the barefoot zone as an encounter with the Holy. Her pilgrimage is not an academic exercise but a spiritual journey where the least and the small, the great and the grand lead her to acknowledge the barefoot zone. With the sensibilities of a heart bound to the Holy she identifies those places and times in which she is aware of the Holy presence, describes the encounters of each new day as an opportunity to pray, sing, revel in each bite of blessed food, each precious face. Sally Johnson takes us with her on her walk through the world, opening our eyes to the presence of the Sacred in our midst. The creation story tells us that God s spirit brooded over the watery abyss. The reader will soon realize that God s spirit still broods over the earth, calling us into the barefoot zone.

About this title

About the Author

Sally Howell Johnson is on the staff of Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota, where she provides leadership for Worship and Spiritual Formation. Nearly one-third of the eighth to ten thousand visitors to her daily blog come via searches for the presence of the Holy. She is married and has two sons.

Review

Intimate and provocative, Sally Johnson's meditations help us recognize the divine in the humble details of our days. Here is what a lived faith looks like. --Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, author of Writing the Sacred Journey.

A poetic and astonishingly wise and tender text. --Pfarrer Reto Muller, St. Martin Catholic Church, Schwys, Switzerland

Edition details

• Publisher: Kirk House Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1933794364
• ISBN 13: 9781933794365
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 144