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by Monica Ritchie (Author), Cassandra Speer (Foreword by)
Practices and Rhythms for Growing in Intimacy with God
Fashioned by Faith is a practical, Scripture-grounded guide to the spiritual disciplines--written for women who long for a richer relationship with God but live in a world engineered to keep them busy, distracted, and satisfied with the surface. Monica Ritchie offers not a list of requirements but an invitation: to slow down, to go deeper, and to discover that a robust, transforming faith is just as available today as it was to generations of Christ followers long before Instacart and Instagram.
Inside, you'll find practices and rhythms for growing in intimacy with God, including:
● Prayer--moving beyond rote recitation into honest, sustained conversation with God
● Scripture study and meditation--learning to read the Bible not just for information but for formation
● Solitude and silence--creating space to hear from God in a noise-saturated world
● Worship, fasting, and Sabbath--rediscovering the rhythms that have shaped the faithful for centuries
● Service and community--the outward practices that root us in something bigger than ourselves
What sets Fashioned by Faith apart is its tone: deeply encouraging, theologically grounded, and never overwhelming. This is not a book that will add guilt to your already-full life. It is a gentle corrective to surface-level faith and the expectation of instant spiritual results--an invitation to invest slowly, deliberately, and joyfully in the relationship that matters most.
Monica Ritchie (MA, Bethel Seminary) is an on-air host at 98.5 KTIS in the Twin Cities, host of the podcast Theologically Fashioned, and a Bible teacher known for making complex theology accessible to everyday women--"your friend who went to seminary."
The soulful storytelling alongside spiritual application make Theologically Fashioned ideal for personal devotional reading, women's small groups, or anyone who has sensed there is more to the spiritual life than they've yet experienced.
If you've been longing for a faith that actually transforms you--not just inspires you for a moment--Fashioned by Faith is where to begin.
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Discover practices to grow in intimacy with God
Have surface-level answers to your big questions led to surface-level faith? Do you long to experience a deeper and more fulfilling spiritual life, but you're just not sure where to start?
In a world that trains us to prize convenience and expect instant results, developing an honest and enduring relationship with God can feel like it's beyond our reach. But the incredibly good news is that robust faith is just as readily available to us as it was to people in the days before Instacart and Instagram.
This book is your invitation to a faith that transforms you. Radio host and podcaster Monica Ritchie calls you to rediscover the spiritual disciplines that have helped generations of Christ followers become more like him day by day. As you slowly and deliberately integrate these disciplines into your life, you'll discover what it truly means to love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Author Biography
Monica Ritchie (MA, Bethel Seminary) is an on-air host at 98.5 KTIS in the Twin Cities and hosts the popular podcast Theologically Fashioned. She has authored multiple devotionals for the 98.5 KTIS listener email list and her work has been featured on numerous occasions by The Truly Co. In her spare time, Monica enjoys reading everything from C.S. Lewis to the latest beach read, going for walks, and exploring coffee shops in search of the best chai.
