Using What's Broken to Boldly Shine: Dented Fender

By Barbara Lownsbury

None of us start off life saying, "I want to be a failure," or "I hope I grow up and get divorced someday," or "Someday I want to become a drug addict, a widow, go bankrupt, or make choices that leave deep wounds behind." As children, we tend to believe our lives will turn out differently. Better. Brighter. Whole. But life has a way of showing up and knocking the wind out of that simple faith. Whether the dents come from our own choices or the choices of others, the result is often the same: we begin to let our pain define us instead of trusting the Holy Spirit to guide us back to truth, healing, and purpose.

Boldly Shine is a gritty, honest, and heartfelt exploration of God's love and power to heal even our darkest places-and of God's surprising ability to bring strength, beauty, and redemption out of brokenness. Through biblical truth, practical encouragement, and poignant personal stories born from deep dents of her own, Barb Lownsbury invites readers to gather up the broken pieces inside and use them to boldly shine.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1725780526
• ISBN13: 9781725780521
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"