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    Ordinary Altars: A Guided Journal

    Author Sarah Bessey
    Paperback
    $20.00 US
    Harmony/Rodale/Convergent | Convergent Books
    5-3/16"W x 8"H | 13 oz | 24 per carton
    On sale Jan 26, 2027 | 208 Pages | 9780593593752
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    Rediscover sacred presence in the everyday with this practical and poetic companion to Ordinary Altars, Sarah Bessey’s invitation to encounter God right where you are—beneath the laundry pile, behind the steering wheel, or in the grief you never saw coming.

    Ordinary Altars: A Guided Journal offers a guided journey through the ordinary altars of your life—those unseen, uncelebrated places where holiness quietly waits. Through thoughtful prompts, reflection questions, storytelling exercises, and accessible spiritual practices, this companion invites you to apply the heart of Ordinary Altars to your real life: a life that may feel disoriented, disenchanted, or too mundane to hold divine presence. Whether you’re rebuilding faith after deconstruction, weary from performance-driven spirituality, or simply seeking a slower, truer way of being with God, these pages are your invitation to pay attention, to notice, to stay.

    Together, we’ll explore how to love our place, our people, and our limitations with courage. We’ll make space for lament, rediscover joy in the regular, and learn to see our own stories as sacred. Ordinary Altars: A Guided Journal doesn’t promise a formula for faith—but it does offer the humble, healing work of showing up to your life and finding that God is already there.
    © Valerie Richer Photography
    Sarah Bessey is the author or editor of five books, including the New York Times bestseller A Rhythm of Prayer. She also leads Evolving Faith, a conference and online community for people who are reimagining their faith with hope. Bessey lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with her husband and their four children. View titles by Sarah Bessey

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    Rediscover sacred presence in the everyday with this practical and poetic companion to Ordinary Altars, Sarah Bessey’s invitation to encounter God right where you are—beneath the laundry pile, behind the steering wheel, or in the grief you never saw coming.

    Ordinary Altars: A Guided Journal offers a guided journey through the ordinary altars of your life—those unseen, uncelebrated places where holiness quietly waits. Through thoughtful prompts, reflection questions, storytelling exercises, and accessible spiritual practices, this companion invites you to apply the heart of Ordinary Altars to your real life: a life that may feel disoriented, disenchanted, or too mundane to hold divine presence. Whether you’re rebuilding faith after deconstruction, weary from performance-driven spirituality, or simply seeking a slower, truer way of being with God, these pages are your invitation to pay attention, to notice, to stay.

    Together, we’ll explore how to love our place, our people, and our limitations with courage. We’ll make space for lament, rediscover joy in the regular, and learn to see our own stories as sacred. Ordinary Altars: A Guided Journal doesn’t promise a formula for faith—but it does offer the humble, healing work of showing up to your life and finding that God is already there.

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    © Valerie Richer Photography
    Sarah Bessey is the author or editor of five books, including the New York Times bestseller A Rhythm of Prayer. She also leads Evolving Faith, a conference and online community for people who are reimagining their faith with hope. Bessey lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with her husband and their four children. View titles by Sarah Bessey

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