Sensible Shoes

A Story About the Spiritual Journey

By: Sharon Garlough Brown

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Sharon Garlough Brown tells the moving story of four strangers as they embark together on a journey of spiritual formation:

Hannah, a pastor who doesn't realize how exhausted she is.

Meg, a widow and recent empty-nester who is haunted by her past.

Mara, a woman who has experienced a lifetime of rejection and is now trying to navigate a difficult marriage.

Charissa, a hard-working graduate student who wants to get things right.

You're invited to join these four women as they reluctantly arrive at a retreat center and find themselves drawn out of their separate stories of isolation and struggle and into a collective journey of spiritual practice, mutual support and personal revelation.

Along the way, listeners will be taken into a new understanding of key spiritual practices and find tangible support for the deeper life with God.

If you want to travel this journey with others, you will find a group study guide and book club resources at sensibleshoesclub.com.

©2012 Sharon Garlough Brown (P)2023 InterVarsity Press

fantastic listen! very well written. brought soothing balm to my own soul! thank you!

New insights with each listen

I've listened to this quite a few times. Each time, I gain more insights, because I listen during different seasons of my spiritual growth. I love the story, and I love how the author captures the distinctiveness of each character in a way that I see parts of my spiritual walk in each of them.

The narrator does a great job catching the essence of each character verbally. Each voice is spot on with each woman. My next step is to get the study guide.

Highly recommended

A story about a friendship that develops among four very different women as they each pursue their individual friendships with God, their families, and even themselves.

Based on my own experience of meeting with a spiritual director, I’d say this story is an accurate picture of how spiritual direction works. Sensible Shoes illustrates not only the various forms of prayer that are often utilized, but also how God woos wounded people into a loving, intimate relationship with himself and others. And it reveals the internal dialogue and mental gymnastics we Christian women often go through in order to hide from each other, our painful past experiences, and our sins that we often refuse to see as sin. And it does all this without the sappy characters that are often found in formulaic “Christian women’s fiction.” Yay! The characters here are well drawn, multifaceted, and true to their own natures, even as they grow. I could relate to each of them in different ways.

Can’t wait to read the other books in this series!

Fantastic!

Loved how the story pulls you in xxxx xxx cxxx xxx xxxx xxxxx cxxx cxxx xxxx

Scriptural counseling

I liked the story line that became a realistic tutor to self introspection that not only could confirm real self healing or a guide to helping others

How Great The Father's Love For Us

I loved everything about this book! I loved that it instills how much our Father God loves us and walks with us no matter where we are in our spiritual journey!

Heart opening

Every character in the story was relatable. Loved the way the author wrote this. Definitely going on to book 2!

Realistic Application for my Life

The ending came too soon yanking my new friends from my daily listening. This book becomes a spiritual masterpiece for reflection and growth without the expectations of a workbook. Being privy to the characters unspoken fears and expectations has released me from feeling shame from some of my own secretive thoughts.
I cannot wait for book 2, and 3, and ….

I need to take that journey myself.

Well written, obviously anointed. some of us are reading this for a women's group, I'm sure our discussions will grow to be deeper, and the reason for all of us being together clearer.

Characters are realistic

Author is gifted and knows how to give her characters meaning and life. 2nd time through this series