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Mudhouse Sabbath: An Invitation to a Life of Spiritual Disciplines (Pocket Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lauren F. Winner
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Category: Book
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Pages: 161
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 1557255326
Dewey Decimal Number: 230
EAN: 9781557255327
ASIN: 1557255326
Publication Date: February 28, 2007
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 Holistic Challenge August 18, 2008
This simple little spiritual conversation about a woman's journey through her new faith and the yearning for the spiritual living of the Judaism she left behind. My husband and I shared this book together, and as 20 somethings trying to live an authentic and holistic Christianity we found this a beautiful and thought provoking work.
Companion for a Spiritual Journey July 26, 2008
Lauren Winner is an engaging writer. Her experiences of her Jewish faith, her journey of conversion to Christianity and her avid passion for reading create a most readable book; full of references to Christian Scripture and Torah, with personal tales and providing plenty of opportunities for personal reflection. In Mudhouse Sabbath, she discusses some of the traditions and practices of Judaism as they relate to Christian life. I find her musings to be most pertinent to my (Catholic) spiritual hungers at this stage of my life. I've shared some of her essays with my own spiritual group when they apply to something we have been discussing. Winner's own efforts to carry some of the Judaic practices into her daily life have meshed with ideas I have been pondering. I found myself wishing that the Jewish traditions of mourning were practiced more, and her discussion of prayer habits was a breath of encouragement to my own prayer life.
 What a Delight June 30, 2008
Mudhouse Sabbath by Lauren F. Winner is a delightful instructional on applying practices from the Jewish tradition to Christian spirituality. Having finished seminary in 2001 and learning some of these practices in class, I was happy to be reminded of many practices I am apt to neglect. Her conversational way of weaving personal stories and old traditions make Mudhouse Sabbath a real joy to read.
Winner's call to live our daily lives more attentively is heard loud and clear. I was struck at how many spiritual practices Christians gave-up as Christianity moved west. As a Baptist and lacking very many sacraments, I appreciated her ideas for making some of the everyday activities of life more holy whether it is eating, resting, aging, or praying. Three chapters in particular, "Hospitality," "Body," and "Weddings," stand out to me as particularly good words. Her chapter on hospitality resonates with my desire to experience authentic Christian community. She compares the messiness of her apartment with the messiness of her own life. She confesses that an invitation for others to enter her life also invites others to see her as she really is. She states, "Having guests and visitors, if we do it right, is not an imposition, because we are not meant to rearrange our lives for our guests--we are meant to invite our guests to enter into our lives as they are." I became aware of my attempts to sabotage closeness with others by attempting to only presenting a sanitized version of myself.
Winner's confession of her struggle with her own body image is tender and assuring as she draws the reader in to her experiences as a woman. Calling us back to Scripture and tradition, many readers might be surprised and pleased at the opportunity to grow into a new way of thinking about the human body. She correctly calls Christians back to the creation story and to consider that Western Christians have been, "Enlightenment people who liked to live Christianity in their minds rather than in their bodies."
Though I already thought of marriage as a sacrament, I must admit there is little that is sacramental about how we have done it in my tradition. In her application of Jewish tradition toward Christian marriage, I found the examples of how "privacy gives way to community" thought provoking with regard to their potential for solving problems young Christians face, particularly evangelicals. I do a number of weddings and I began to immediately brainstorm ways to incorporate ways to "push married couples into their community."
I recommend this book to people young and old who have maxed out at the Christian bookstore and are looking to deepen their Christian walk through intentional practices. This is not a book that will fill your mind with tons of facts and figures for your consideration. But like the title suggests, Mudhouse Sabbath is creative invitation to intentional Christian living.
easy, excellent read March 22, 2008
This short, simple book brings ancient practices to life with ease, meaning and reverence. Winner is both humble and practical, sharing her knowledge and first-hand experiences with the spiritual disciplines described in the book while keeping her focus on grace. For those who are curious about biblical disciplines, this book is a very nice introduction and gives room for thought and discussion. Readers are left to apply the truths, not just practices or traditions, which makes it a good book for groups or friends to read together. As with Winner's other books, the honesty and sound doctrine encourage those who want to live out their faith in real ways, not just intellectualize or imagine their beliefs.
Thought-provoking March 22, 2008
We studied this book as a Lenten study with my church. It is a great comparison of Christian and Jewish beliefs. I came away more grounded in my faith and more intentional in my worship.
If you're questioning or if you are the most secure person in your faith, you can learn from this little book.
Each chapter stands alone and each deals with a different aspect of religion and worship (i.e., mourning, observing Sabbath, etc.)
I highly recommend it.
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