Sharon Garlough Brown sits down and shares her journey from vocational ministry to creative ministry and the path that led her toward Sensible Shoes and beyond.

She shares the way that her characters write their own stories, why and how we should practice the spiritual disciplines, and how preparing our hearts for Lent can change the way that we understand God's grace.

Plus...we talk candidly about mental health, the importance of lament, and why purple leaves are so meaningful to her.

Find Sharon Here:

Sharon's website

Sharon's books:

• Sensible Shoes
• Shades of Light
• Remember Me

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What She Says: 

"I think we often can narrowly define what our time with God is "meant" to look like. We might have a vision of a quiet time where I'm by myself with my Bible open having a time of prayer...but there are so many other ways that we can connect with God."

"We start with understanding who God has created us to be, but then we open ourselves up to the ways that God wants to stretch us and enlarge us."

"We often frame spiritual disciplines as things we should do or have to do...but instead, what we should do is re-cast the entire idea of spiritual practices as ways to practice being awake to the presence of God."

"Ficton can open up the windows so we can see God more clearly and see ourselves reflected in the lives of the characters."

"We live in a day and age of anxiety and depression...and I wanted to write a book to encourage those who are afflicted as well as to exhort the church to be more compassionate and discerning in the way that we care for those who suffer from mental illness."

"Lament is what bridges the gap, the chasm, between what we know of God to be true, and the truth of our circumstances."

 

 

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