Following the Red Bird

<p>In <em>Following the Red Bird</em> Kate Rademacher describes how she came to embrace a relationship with God after maintaining a pick-and-choose approach to spirituality for many years. Raised in a staunchly secular liberal community Christianity was never a path she had seriously considered. Married to a devout Buddhist Rademacher was sitting on a cushion at her husband’s meditation center one day when Jesus appeared unexpectedly in her consciousness and called her to follow him. She was baptized a year later to the day. </p><p>Part memoir and part meditation on Christian teachings <em>Following the Red Bird</em> explores not only the <em>why</em> of Christianity but also the <em>how</em>. How do we learn to listen for God’s voice? How do we apply Christian teachings to everyday life? How do we develop and sustain a relationship with Jesus? The image from the book’s title becomes a metaphor for the ways Rademacher slowly discovers answers to these questions as she stumbles into a new life in the church. Both the searcher and the long-time believer will benefit from her experience and insight.</p>