Gospel Memories: The Future Can Rewrite Our Past

By Jake Owensby

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819232653
• ISBN13: 9780819232656
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Morehouse Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"