'This is Rich Villodas at his pastoral best. His writing shimmers with grace, reflecting the radiance of a kingdom vision of the good life.'
-GLENN PACKIAM

'This book is a much-needed heart checkup for every Jesus follower.'
-CHRISTINE CAINE

'A book for all who are interested, intrigued, and deeply drawn to the possibility of Jesus and his narrow way.'
-JOHN MARK COMER

'In The Narrow Path, Rich is telling a biography of Jesus - the Divine One who not only clears the way, teaches the way, and shows the way, but is the Way. The path is narrow because it is only as wide as the person of Christ. But it is big enough for everyone's unique journey of life because he is the saviour of all.'
-JUSTIN WELBY, ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY

We live in a culture that wants it all. More is seen as better - whether it's more money, social media fame, more choices, or power. For those chasing this way of life, 'narrow' seems negative. Who wants to narrow their options, or be seen as narrow-minded? Which is why the most well-known talk in history - the Sermon on the Mount - is also the most paradoxical. In it, Jesus holds up the narrow path as the most spacious ... and the broader path as the more confining one.

Rich Villodas, bestselling author of The Deeply Formed Life, helps us to diagnose whether we are following the broad or narrow path, in order to help us pursue the way of Jesus more deeply. The Narrow Path reintroduces the counterintuitive wonder of Jesus's timeless wisdom for this age, one fraught with anxiety, depression, polarizing politics, and online vitriol. The path of Jesus is most certainly narrow, but it is the only one filled with the ever-expanding life of God . . . and it is available now for all who want it!

About the Author
Rich Villodas is the bestselling author of The Deeply Formed Life (winner of the Christianity Today Book Award) and Good and Beautiful and Kind. He is the lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented, in Elmhurst, Queens, and Long Island, New York. Rich graduated with a bachelor of arts in pastoral ministry and theology from Nyack College. He went on to complete his master of divinity from Alliance Theological Seminary. He's been married to Rosie since 2006, and they have two beautiful children, Karis and Nathan.

Reviews
A book for all those who find the broad way to be exactly what Jesus warned - a path toward death, not life - and those who are interested, intrigued, and deeply drawn to the possibility of Jesus and his narrow way. * John Mark Comer, author and founder of PRACTICING THE WAY *
This is Rich Villodas at his pastoral best. His writing shimmers with grace, reflecting the radiance of a kingdom vision of the good life. It is obvious that the words of Jesus's most significant sermon have passed through the depths of Rich's own heart. They emerge through his stories and scars to meet us in the realities of our world. Challenging and confronting, these are pastoral reflections for everyone, calling us to the narrow path toward an expansive life. * Glenn Packiam, lead pastor of Rockharbor Church and author of THE RESILIENT PASTOR and THE INTENTIONAL YEAR *
In The Narrow Path, Rich unpacks what living our best life truly looks like. By challenging some of our most basic assumptions about what it is to walk with Jesus and by inviting us to discover whether we are on the broad or narrow path, Rich inspires us to get on the right path so we can live the abundant life Jesus came to give us. This book is a much-needed heart checkup for every Jesus follower. * Christine Caine, founder of A21 and Propel Women *
The Sermon on the Mount stands on the universal scales as the most world-transforming sermon ever delivered, but it's also the most profound agenda for personal discipleship. What I hadn't quite grasped until I read Rich Villodas's book is that it acts in both of these ways, because this teaching is entirely autobiographical on Jesus's part. Rich is really telling a biography of Jesus - Divine One who not only clears the way, teaches the way, and shows the way - but is the Way. The path is narrow because it is only as wide as the person of Christ. But it is big enough for everyone's unique journey of life because he is the saviour of all. We know it isn't enough to give instruction manuals - people need maps. It's not sufficient to distribute handbooks - we need guides. This biography of the Jesus Way reset me on his way again. I hope and pray it sets and resets you on the Way. But my real hope is that it would become all our autobiographies. This book won't just do you good; it will do the world good. * Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury *



Book Information
ISBN 9781399820479
Author Rich Villodas
Format Hardback
Page Count 224
Imprint John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Weight(grams) 340g
Dimensions(mm) 218mm * 136mm * 26mm