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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBrazos Press
ISBN-101587433419
ISBN-139781587433412
eBay Product ID (ePID)172548827
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Beautiful Disaster : Finding Hope in the Midst of Brokenness
Number of Pages220 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicTheology, Spirituality, Inspirational, Christian Life / Spiritual Growth
GenreReligion
AuthorMarlena Graves
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight11 Oz
Item Length8.7 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2014-007093
Table Of ContentContentsPart 1: This Wilderness Life 1. The Way of the Desert and Beautiful Souls2. Who Am I?3. To Your Cell for Goodness's Sake4. Loved into Resurrection5. Testing and Temptation6. Careless in the Care of God7. Waiting around for God8. The Death of a Dream9. The God Who Sees Me Part 2: Wilderness Gifts 10. Weak and Wise Athletes of God11. Trembling in Fear and Adoration12. Children in the Kingdom of God13. A Human Being Fully Alive
SynopsisThis eloquently written book interweaves biblical insights and personal narratives to show how God uses suffering and desert experiences to shape us into the image of Christ., Interweaving biblical insights and personal narratives, this eloquently written book shows how God often uses suffering and desert experiences to form us into Christ's image. Marlena Graves shares her experiences of growing up poor in a house plagued by mental illness as a means to explore the forces God uses to shape us into beautiful people in the midst of brokenness.This book offers a window into suffering through the motif of desert spirituality, revealing how God can use our painful experiences to show himself faithful. While no one welcomes suffering, God often uses desert experiences--those we initially despise and wouldn't wish on anyone--to transform us into beautiful souls who better resemble Jesus. Graves shows how God can bring life out of circumstances reeking of death and destruction, whether those circumstances are crises or daily doses of quiet desperation.Readers who have experienced suffering and question God's purpose for it will benefit from this book, as will counselors, pastors, professors, and mentors. It includes a foreword by John Ortberg and Laura Ortberg Turner.