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The Sacred Slow

A Holy Departure from Fast Faith

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The Sacred Slow

Written by: Alicia Britt Chole
Narrated by: Deborah Siedel
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Tired of quick fixes and fast faith? This book is an invitation to unhurried honesty before God. If yesterday’s word was simple, tomorrow’s word will be slow.

Our culture is shifting from fast food to healthy food both physically and spiritually. Self-care, soul-care, life coaches, and spiritual retreats all show our dissatisfaction in quick fixes and fast faith. The Sacred Slow invites you to God’s unhurried honesty.

Formatted as 52 experiences, The Sacred Slow reminds listeners on every page that God never wanted to use them - He always wanted to love them. The overflow of Dr. Alicia Britt Chole’s more than thirty years as a spiritual mentor to leaders and learners as well as her personal, practical, and penetrating tone will guide you to a richer, more life-giving relationship with God.

Perfect for use as a devotional or in small groups, each chapter features:

  • A short, unexpected reading
  • Two options for application - a thought focus or a heart exercise
  • Encouragement to develop growing, sustainable intimacy with God

Whether you’re exhausted by emptiness or worn from weariness, you’ll discover healing and restoration in these pages. In this age of distraction, learn to slow down and reorient your life to learn, grow, and experience God as never before.

Accompanying charts and worksheets are included in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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Critic Reviews

'In a world where the words fast, instant, automatic, rapid, speedy, ready-made and prefabricated are marketed as that which is preferable and desirable, mistakenly there has developed a spirituality that trumpets the instantaneous, the quick, the immediate, and the right now as being signs of the hand of God. This has resulted in what Alicia Britt Chole correctly terms 'fast faith.' In The Sacred Slow, Alicia provides a corrective call away from addiction to experiences and into developing intimacy with God. With the care of a seasoned spiritual director, she lovingly takes us on a deliberate journey into points and places of trans-parency and closeness with God that can only occur over time. It is a journey well worth taking. -- Senior pastor, The Park Church, Charlotte, NC
'The title The Sacred Slow not only describes the content but also describes Alicia and her writing. Every now and then you come across a person whose presence and writing has a sense of the sacred. When you read Alicia's writing, you quickly know she is a person who has a deep, rich, winsome, and life-giving relationship with God. And, like enjoying an exquisite meal, it is best enjoyed slow. She is such a gifted writer that every sentence and paragraph must be slowly pondered and absorbed. This book is a wonderful blend of insight, inspiration, and invitation.' -- Lance Witt, Founder, Replenish Ministries
'The Sacred Slow is the fruit of a carefully crafted and vetted mentor- ing sequence that emphasizes that intimacy with God is intentional, not accidental. This spiritual guidebook stresses process over product and demonstrates that without shabbat there is no shalom. It wonder- fully portrays the often-missing skills of listening, stillness, waiting, and attentiveness that are critical components of abiding in Jesus.' -- Kenneth Boa, Reflections Ministries, Atlanta, GA
'Alicia is a trusted and gentle guide offering profound wisdom and thoughtfulness into a new way to live. Quietly and slowly taking time with these pages will change your life.' -- Nathan Foster,Director of community life, Renovarand eacute;; author of The Making of an Ordinary Saint
'Dr. Alicia Britt Chole practically explains how to reorient your life so that rather than living for God (or anything else) you learn to live with God--a subtle shift that offers life-giving fruit. Her road map is deliv- ered in easily digested bits that encourage reflection, sustainability, and growth that is healthy for your mind, body, and soul. In an age full of cacophonous distraction, The Sacred Slow has the power to lead you on a spiritual journey that will truly change your life.' -- Dr. Holly Carlson Zhao, Neuropsychologist; director of the Center for Optimal Brain Health
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