Pilgrimage: My Journey to A Deeper Faith In The Land Where Jesus Walked

by Lynn Austin Narrated by Ann Richardson

Overview

We all encounter times when our spirit feels dry, when doubt looms.



The opportunity to tour Israel came at a good time. For months, my life has been a mindless plodding through necessary routine, as monotonous as an all-night shift on an assembly line. Life gets that way sometimes, when nothing specific is wrong but the world around us seems drained of color. Even my weekly worship experiences and daily quiet times with God have felt as dry and stale as last year's crackers. I'm ashamed to confess the malaise I've felt. I have been given so much. Shouldn't a Christian's life be an abundant one, as exciting as Christmas morning, as joyful as Easter Sunday?



With gripping honesty, Lynn Austin pens her struggles with spiritual dryness in a season of loss and unwanted change. Tracing her travels throughout Israel, Austin seamlessly weaves events and insights from the Word . . . and in doing so finds a renewed passion for prayer and encouragement for her spirit, now full of life and hope.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

10/14/2013
Best known for her works of historical fiction, Austin (Chronicles of the Kings) details a personal visit to the Holy Land in her first non-fiction book. Austin and her husband made this trip during a period when she felt bogged down by the banalities of life and spiritually bereft. While she mentions the loss of three close family members, her doldrums seem to be anchored in her new position as an empty nester, an unwelcome change of life for her. Travelling with an organized tour group, they visit biblical sites (Hezekiah’s tunnel, Calvary), as well as historical ones (Israel’s Holocaust memorial, Fortress of Latrun war memorial). Chronicling both physical and spiritual aspects of her journey, Austin’s story is part travel journal, part biblical recounting and reflection, part history lesson, and part personal insight. While Austin’s unhappiness over her physical separation from three grown children may fail to resonate with some readers, her search for a renewed source of joy after loss is sure to be familiar to many. (Nov.)

Product Details

BN ID:	2940177337739
Publisher:	Tantor Audio
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Edition description:	Unabridged

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