This Good Word, Episode 247 | 3,000 Miles to Jesus with Lisa Deam
Lisa Deam has a PhD in art history from the University of Chicago and is an award-winning writer in spiritual formation. She's the author of A World Transformed: Exploring the Spirituality of Medieval Maps and 3000 Miles to Jesus: Pilgrimage as a Way of Life for Spiritual Seekers.
3000 Miles to Jesus follows the adventurous journey of three pilgrims who set off for Jerusalem in the 1400s. We’re invited to grab our staff and scrip and come along. Walking with these travelers of old, we hear their stories, gain nuggets of wisdom, and learn an important spiritual truth: all of life is a pilgrimage. The book draws on the rich history of the Christian faith to encourage us on our daily and lifelong walk with God.
Author Lisa Deam writes of her inspiration for this book: “I discovered that in their travels, medieval pilgrims displayed qualities I wanted to emulate. They were patient. Faithful. Courageous. And inefficient—gloriously so. Pilgrims were in it for the long haul, risking everything to take a journey of faith. The conviction that drove them is one to which I daily aspire.”
You can follow Lisa on her website, on Twitter, and on The Contemplative Writer. You can find out more about her book 3,000 Miles to Jesus here.