Restored: Finding Redemption in Our Mess

Name: Restored: Finding Redemption in Our Mess
Price: 14.98 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781501822926

By: Tom Berlin

Product Description

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This Lent, look at your mess through the eyes of Christ. The good news of the gospel is that by the grace of Christ, found in the love of his death and resurrection, we can be restored to the image of God in which we were created. In Restored: Finding Redemption in Our Mess, Tom Berlin encourages reflection and meditation through our own brokenness through the use of Scripture, devotional tools, and the writings of Ignatius of Loyola, John of the Cross, St. Augustine, John Wesley, Evelyn Underhill, and others.

Product Information

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Title: Restored: Finding Redemption in Our Mess
By: Tom Berlin
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 144
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 2016

Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 X .50 (inches)
Weight: 5 ounces
ISBN: 1501822926
ISBN-13: 9781501822926
Series: Restored
Stock No: WW822926

Publisher's Description

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Often we make a mess of our lives and wonder if there is any redemption. In this book, pastor and author Tom Berlin helps us see our mess through the eyes of Christ to find redemption and restoration. Using Scripture, devotional tools, and the writings of Ignatius of Loyola, John of the Cross, St. Augustine, John Wesley, Evelyn Underhill, and others, Berlin encourages reflection and meditation through our own brokenness. Only then can we focus on the cross as the place where we truly surrender control, leave our mess, and find redemption. Chapters include: This Is a Real Mess Who Left This Mess? Bless This Mess No Messing Around Address This Mess The Message in the Mess

Author Bio

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Tom Berlin serves as a Bishop in the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. Prior to being elected Bishop, he served as lead pastor of Floris United Methodist Church in suburban Washington, D.C. Tom is a graduate of Virginia Tech and Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He is the author of numerous books, including Reckless Love, Courage, Restored, Defying Gravity, The Generous Church, and the coauthor (with Lovett Weems) of Bearing Fruit, Overflow, and High Yield.