The Christian's Pattern - by J David Juliano (Paperback)

About the Book

A simple, honest guide to following Jesus, field tested by six centuries of Christians.

Book Synopsis

For over six hundred years, believers have turned to The Imitation of Christ for guidance in the spiritual life. John Wesley adapted it for eighteenth-century Methodists hungry

for deeper faith. Now this modern paraphrase brings that same wisdom to today's disciples.

The Christian's Pattern is organized into four books that teach how to:

- Follow Jesus in the middle of ordinary life-not just on Sundays

- Find freedom in humility instead of striving for recognition

- Make wise choices when the path isn't clear

- Discover peace even during hard times

- Love others without keeping score

- Practice solitude in a distracted, noisy world

Each chapter includes a reflection connecting these timeless truths to contemporary life, plus a prayer to help you respond to what you've read. This isn't a book to rush

through. It's meant to be read slowly, prayerfully, and repeatedly-letting it work on you the way it has worked on generations of Christians before you.

Whether you are new to faith or longing to go deeper, The Christian's Pattern offers a clear path for following Jesus every day.

Review Quotes

I have spent the last three years reading in the area that is most broadly called "spiritual formation." Fortunately, for followers of Jesus, the body of literature in this arena is vast. The books written to help apprentices of Jesus date back to the early church. One book keeps being referenced in my three-year pilgrimage in the land of formation writing, Thomas a'Kempis' classic, The Imitation of Christ. I am so grateful that my friend David Juliano has put this classic "on the bottom shelf" so everyday followers of Jesus can be stretched and grow in their discipleship to Jesus. -- Rev. Dr. Jorge Acevedo, leadership coach, writer, speaker, retired pastor