A review by christopherchandler
The Deeply Formed Life: Five Transformative Values to Root Us in the Way of Jesus by Rich Villodas

4.0

I really liked the approach of this book. Two chapters per topic. One more theological and one more practical. It’s a little choppy in that way, but that’s not a bad thing. You focus on one area of spiritual formation for a while.

I read this with a group of friends and we were very slow read it! I would have preferred to read it faster to keep the momentum going.

Rich’s personal storytelling with each of the practices was really impactful. He also takes some very popular ideas (e.g. silence prayer) and talks about them on a very digestible level.

Overall, a great book to read by yourself, but probably even better to read with others.