A Path Called Compelling: Discovering the Christian Faith as a Path to Travel

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.

K. Bradley Watson is the founding pastor of Nexus Church, a vibrant faith community in Ontario. Those who call Nexus home often describe it as the "last stop and hope" of their faith journey and see Brad as a "bridge" in a world that loves to fetishize differences. Brad is married to Kristen, and they have three children: Zoe, Huxley, and Evie. Along with their cute but annoying dog Lloyd, they live in downtown Kitchener.