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Pilgrimage is a spiritual discipline not many consider. Aren't the destinations far? Don't they involve a lot of time and walking? Just a few years ago, Arthur Paul Boers wasn't thinking about pilgrimage either. But he began to sense a deep call from God to walk the five-hundred-mile pilgrimage route known as Camino de Santiago, ending in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, at a cathedral that is said to hold the relics of the apostle James.

In these pages he opens to us his incredible story of renewed spirituality springing from an old, old path walked by millions before him. It's a story of learning to pray in new ways, embracing simplicity, forming community, living each day centered and focused, depending on God to provide. Joined by hundreds of others from all over the world, Boers points the way to deeper intimacy with God--a way made by walking in faith.



Arthur Boers is an Anglican priest and author of award-winning books, including Shattered: A Son Picks Up the Pieces of His Father's Rage and Living into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distractions. He holds a DMin from Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and an MFA from Seattle Pacific University.







Eugene H. Peterson (1932–2018) was a pastor, scholar, author, and poet. He wrote more than thirty books, including his widely acclaimed paraphrase of the Bible, The Message; his memoir, The Pastor; and numerous works of biblicalspiritual formation, including Run with the Horses and Traveling Light.



Foreword by Eugene Peterson

Acknowledgments

Map of Camino



Introduction



1. I want to Be in That Number: Drawn to Pilgrimage

2. Seeking God's Homeland: Christian Roots of Pilgrimage

3. Lord, Teach Us to Be Prayerful: Spirituality Lessons

4. Your Pack's Too Big: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify

5. The Road That Leads to Life: Challenges of Faithful Pilgrimage

6. The Journey Is Long: Camino Confessions



Photograph Section



7. Well That's the Camino: Hospitality and Solidarity

8. No "Ustedes" Por Favor: The Rules Are Different Here

9. Secular Seekers: The Disconnect of Pilgrims and Church

10. Focal Ways of Life: Putting Pilgrimage into Practice

11. Walking in Faith: Walking as Spiritual Practice

12. Here I Walk, I Can Do No Other: Keeping Faith With Our Feet



Conclusion



Appendix 1. Recovering and Reclaiming Christian Pilgrimage

Appendix 2. Planning a Christian Pilgrimage

Appendix 3. Pilgrimage Destinations

Appendix 4. Camino Pilgrimage Resources

Notes