Room for Good Things to Run Wild, Josh Nadeau
Room for Good Things to Run Wild, Josh Nadeau
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Room for Good Things to Run Wild
How Ordinary People Become Every Day Saints

Author: Josh Nadeau

Narrator: Josh Nadeau

Unabridged: 5 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 02/11/2025


Synopsis

Read by the author.Room for Good Things to Run Wild is the antidote to widespread Christian malaise. If you feel like life is happening to you, that your faith has been reduced to trite platitudes, and that no matter how many new things you try, you still end up with a dissatisfying Christian life, this book offers relief from the mediocrity of Christian living through the sacred and satisfying journey of becoming an every day saint.After spending too many days staring at the hamster cage of his uninspired life through the bottom of a glass of Scotch, Josh Nadeau knew there were only 2 ways left to go: further down or finally up. Disillusioned by his faith and disenchanted by the world around him, Josh chose up out of a desperation to discover the Jesus who had formed the saints of old. Steeped in literature and doctrine, art and raw daily life and accompanied by original illustrations and living liturgy this book will bring you on the journey back to an embodied theology that understands that we know, not just with our minds, but also with our bodies. From Canada, to England, to Ireland and Spain, Josh follows the Jesus Way, teaching you how to be just as honest about the pain of your life as the pleasure of your life. Rediscover the full and wild world that God has created for you in the way He has created you to experience it. Room for Good Things to Run Wild is a call into the Holy Ordinary; a new way to see that wakes the soul and satisfies the body.

About Josh Nadeau

Josh Nadeau is a writer and illustrator from Canada's West Coast, working to recover ancient ways of seeing God's Reality in a disenchanted age. He believes Beauty is an apologetic; a call to rediscover the holy ordinary of everyday life by participating in God's transcendent work. He is husband to Aislinn and father to Ransom and Cassian. He holds an undergraduate degree in physics, a master's in theological studies, and a doctorate from the school of hard knocks. Josh is the founder of Sword and Pencil and Every Day Saints.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kelli on February 26, 2025

I can't figure out if Josh is an artist who writes or a writer who makes art. I suspect that he is a bit of both, and this book and the content of each page suggests that he is a master at each endeavor. He marches to the beat of his own drum composed of art and words, which taps out a rhythm that i......more

Goodreads review by Graham on March 02, 2025

This book awakened something in me. Something that's been lying dormant, but is slowly emerging the more I work in chaplaincy and grow in my faith and mature. It is a disposition towards the world, to view the Every Day Beauty, to behold, to listen to the "Hidden Music." Josh has a unique and compell......more

Goodreads review by Joanna on March 21, 2025

This is a beautiful book. There were several times I was so impacted that tears came, the most notable being the story Josh shares of when, in the Valley of Shadows, God met him in a way that was unexpected and unexplainable and so so kind. This book holds truths that are for everyone, but I found m......more

Goodreads review by Allaina on February 19, 2025

I’ve really loved Josh’s writings and have followed Sword and Pencil for a while. So I have been looking forward to his book debut for quite some time. I finished this book in about 3 sittings. It was a quick read but had lots of depth, grappling with topics such as embodiment, transformation versus......more

Goodreads review by Brice on March 25, 2025

Phenomenal work. My life story was being told to me as I read this book almost exactly. Absolutely wild and prophetic. Why are there not more books like this? Clear, concise, digestible reading experience.......more