Alive and Loose in the Ordinary deepen our faith

deepen our faith

Weil’s contention that in American culture we have an inherent inability to “think symbolically

Using archetypes and behavior development frameworks while interpreting and retelling biblical stories

holy women went into the wilderness of the desert of Northern Egypt to give themselves totally to lives of prayer

which are experiencing the rapid rise of the “nones”—people who have lost their faith

Alive and Loose in the Ordinary deepen our faithLittle sketches of grace to invite you to notice your own soul's companions in your daily life. With a light touch and warm voice, and just a hint of a Southern accent, Martha Sterne tells the stories of her encounters with Christ in the supermarket and the beauty parlor, in the garden, the kitchen, and sometimes even church. Sterne shares her gift for storytelling, showing readers that the Incarnation is alive and loose everywhere they look, in the