Gospel Memories: The Future Can Rewrite Our Past

While there is truth in the idea that our past shapes our future, the gospel is all about the counter-intuitive promise that God is shaping us right now toward God's vision of who we will become. It is not our past that makes us into the image of God; God's redeeming love does that. In God, who we are not yet is shaping who we become.

Appealing to anyone drawn to a deeper understanding of their own story and a richer sense of God's transforming presence, this book will have special resonance for people at turning points in their lives. Career changes, loss of a loved one, graduation, illness, divorce, birth of a child, entering middle or later years: Life is filled with turning points at which we feel compelled to tell our story in a new and different way. Each chapter focuses on a gospel passage, leading to a reflection on a significant point in the author's life which uncovers deeper and more personal meaning in the biblical text. Questions conclude each chapter, engaging readers to look at their own lives--good and bad--and find God, experiencing the joy, surprise, and healing of God's future rewriting the past.

Author: Jake Owensby
Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
Published: 02/10/2016
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.20d
ISBN13: 9780819232656
ISBN10: 0819232653
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Religious
- Religion | Christian Living | Inspirational
- Religion | Spirituality