Christ Walk: A 40-Day Spiritual Fitness Program

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A Bible-inspired fitness program designed to improve your physical and spiritual health.

Christ Walk outlines a 40-day program for individuals and groups to focus on improving physical health while engaging in spiritual and mental reflection and growth. Individuals and groups select different biblical routes to complete (through walking, running, biking, etc.), while reading a reflective passage on health and spirituality each day of the journey. Each chapter is a daily meditation on different aspects of mind, body, and spiritual health tied to biblical teachings and Christian traditions. The appendices include options for groups and individuals to transform their Christ Walk experience from journey to journey.

"Don't read this book-do this book. There is no better book available to inspire and assist both individuals and congregations to start a walking program. Follow the plan outlined in this book, one step at a time, and you will strengthen not just your physical wellness, but also your spiritual and emotional wellness."-The Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner, creator of "Living Compass Faith & Wellness Ministry" and author of Your Living Compass: Living Well in Thought, Word, and Deed

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Don't just read this bookdo this book. There is no better book available to inspire and assist both individuals and congregations to start a walking program. Follow the plan outlined in this book, one step at a time, and you will strengthen not just your physical wellness, but also your spiritual and emotional wellness.
The Rev. Dr. Scott Stoner, creator of Living Compass Faith Wellness Ministry and author of Your Living Compass: Living Well in Thought, Word, and Deed

In writing about her own challenges with hearing loss and an autoimmune disease, Courie brings hope for living with infirmities, and she does this very personally, in a comforting, supportive, and affirming style. I have done several walking programs in our congregation, but I am excited to pursue the many new ideas and perspectives in this one!
Ginny Wagenseller, RN, FCN, parish nurse at Christ Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Westport, Connecticut, and Province One representative for Episcopal Health Ministries

For those of you who are looking for a comprehensive approach to walking, fitness, spirituality, and prayer walking, Christ Walk is for you. This disciplined forty-day program will make a fine Lenten or anytime approach to getting your body, mind, and spirit healthy.
Sara Lee Macdonald, blogger of Walk With Me on Our Journey

As a priest and endurance athlete, Ive been keeping a training log and journal for years but have long sought a comprehensive and cohesive way to reflect on mind, body, spirit and athletic pursuits. Christ Walk is the book Ive been waiting for. Whether you are taking the first steps to wellness or have a full race calendar, those seeking to integrate faith and fitness will find Fitch Couries book to be a wonderful resource.
The Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, co-captain of the SteepleChasers relay team for the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, half-marathoner, and sometime triathlete

Take a walk with Anna (and Jesus!) on her journey and learn how to follow Christs example of walking your way into wholeness. Anna knows that life is one big pilgrimage.
Carrie Graves, Canon for Communications, Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina and President of the Episcopal Booksellers Association

Author Bio

Anna Fitch Courie is an Army wife, nurse, and the author of three Christ Walk books and The Adventures of Cancer Girl who finds her calling where health and spirituality intersect. A consultant on building community coalitions on health, she is a graduate of Clemson University, the University of Wyoming, and Education for Ministry (EfM). She lives in Columbia, South Carolina.