Beauty From Ashes: Glimpses of God from Life's Roller Coaster

By Kristen Paris

Book Overview

Colorado Author's League award winner. "both weighty and compassionate" - Matt Heard, author of 'Life with a capital L '"Evocative use of metaphors and word pictures in 'Beauty From Ashes' communicate truths of God's grace. These excellent reflections, coming from the heart and life experiences, share the joys and struggles in following Jesus which are common to all of us. I came away with new insights both comforting and challenging. You will discover the same". - Rev. Dr. Malcolm McQueen, Senior Pastor, The Church at Horseshoe Bay, TX "I love Kristen Paris' writing. She demonstrates a clear grasp of spiritual realities, weaving story and scripture and lesson together effortlessly to show us how God is with us and for us in all things." - Andrew Arndt, pastor at New Life Church and author of 'All Flame' Life is variable, messy, and complicated. A single instant can propel us from joyful heights to seemingly endless tunnels of darkness, while between the milestones, time often drags at the pace of a snail on depressants, weighing us down in our inevitable march toward earthly life's end. But in every moment, setting, and circumstance, God is present. Seen or unseen, His hand works, His eyes watch, and His heart beats a faithful cadence of commitment to those made to bear His image. While doctrinal answers truthfully respond to our mind's questions, they often miss making the ten-inch journey to the heart where our deeper wondering and need lives. The reflections in 'Beauty From Ashes' were born outside of church walls, where feet meet pavement in our Monday through Saturday lives. These musings on the incomprehensible God - ponderings on loss, joy, dissatisfaction, growth, need, failure, and strength - are variable and messy, as is life. But in every page, as in every moment, God is there, and that reality is the truth in which fulfilled, abundant life takes root. May the words of this book be herbs to flavor your experience of marinating in God's love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08PJM9R58
• ISBN13: 9798575640011
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"