{"product_id":"water-from-a-deep-well-christian-spirituality-from-early-martyrs-to-modern-missionaries","title":"Water from a Deep Well: Christian Spirituality from Early Martyrs to Modern Missionaries","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Rome in A.D. 165  two men named Carpus and Papylus stood before the proconsul of Pergamum  charged with the crime of being Christians. Not even torture could make them deny Christ  so they were burned alive. Is my faithfulness as strong? In the fifth century  Melania the Younger and her husband  Pinian  distributed their enormous wealth to the poor and intentionally practiced the discipline of renunciation. Could living more simply deepen my trust in God? In the sixteen hundreds  Philipp Jakob Speners love for the Word of God and his desire to help people apply the Bible to their life moved him to start \"Colleges of Piety \" or small groups. In what ways could commitment to community make me more like Christ? The history of the church has shaped what our faith and practice are like today. Its tempting to think that the way we do things now is best  but history also has much to teach us about what weve forgotten. In Water from a Deep Well  Gerald Sittser opens to us the rich history of spirituality  letting us gaze at the practices and stories of believers from the past who had the same thirst for God that we do today. As we see their deep faith through his vibrant narratives  we may discover that old ways can bring new life to our own spirituality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985936740405,"sku":"ByrdShop_0830834931","price":69.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780830834938.jpg?v=1770878172","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/water-from-a-deep-well-christian-spirituality-from-early-martyrs-to-modern-missionaries","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}