Confessions of a Christian

Scott Rannells

Description

In Confessions of a Christian, you will experience examples of Christ at work in daily life contexts that you can relate to. Where are you in your walk with Christ? Do you believe that He is aware of your circumstances and wants a relationship with you?Even if you have a personal relationship with Christ already, Confessions of a Christian will help you see that you dont need to be intimidated by your past or present circumstances, and that in fact God wants to hear about them and walk with you, right through them, every day.Through the authors shared personal experiences, study questions, and multiple opportunities to pray and reflect, draw closer to Christ and beginor continueyour walk with Him by your side.

Sujets

• Philosophie et théologie

Informations

• Publié par: Inspiring Voices
• Date de parution: 21 mai 2013
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781462406418
• Langue: English

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Confessions of a Christian
 

 
 
Scott Rannells
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
Copyright © 2013 Scott William Rannells.
 
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ISBN: 978-1-4624-0641-8 (e)
ISBN: 978-1-4624-0640-1 (sc)
 
Library of Congress Control Number: 2013908753
 
Inspiring Voices rev. date: 5/15/2013
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1   In the Moment
Chapter 2   From Left Field
Chapter 3   Batter Up!
Chapter 4   Surrender
Chapter 5   Resurrection, Here and Now
Chapter 6   God Loves You
Chapter 7   Watch Out for Doubt
Concluding Thoughts
Bibliography
 
 
 
 
 
 
This book is dedicated to my mom and my kiddos, Billy, Eddie, Lucy, and Ella, for all of their support and encouragement.
Foreword
I ’ve spent enough time in coffee shops huddled around cups of dark roast at corner tables and wading into conversations about real-life issues like how to be a better coworker, a constant friend, a loving husband and father, and a faith-filled follower of Christ to know that all of this truly is, as singer/songwriter Jack Johnson reminds us in his song of the same title, “better together.”
Scott Rannells invites us with the expectation that the journey of faith throughout life is better together. Scott is a coffee drinker, a dad, a friend, and a person of faith seeking to understand the many roles he has and how his life of following Christ impacts those roles. And he’s also your companion at the table today with his fresh, insightful, and honest book, Confessions of a Christian .
After reading Scott’s book, I am struck by three things. First, his honesty. As a single father of four, Scott deeply desires to love, parent, and live well. His wrestling with the many challenging issues that face every parent who has ever stood “between a shoulder-high pile of laundry and a waiting washing machine” is honest and filled with integrity. He doubts in all the right places, arrives at understanding at just the right time, looks within himself with courage, and looks beyond himself with conviction. At the end of the day he honestly knows that God meets him right where he is, has always met him, and will continue to meet him in every moment.
I am also struck by the accessibility of Scott’s story. At several places in his seven essays I found myself saying, almost out loud, “Yes! Me too! I’ve been right there!” A good bit of what makes Scott’s work so relevant and approachable is his invitations to consider how his story reflects our own lives. Questions for reflection help us to internalize what Scott is writing about, and the prayers he offers become our own.
Third, I’m struck by Scott’s transparency and hospitality. He meets us at the front door flung wide open. He thanks us for choosing to show up and invites us into his home, a place where “a heart in need of God’s grace” is met with the same love and grace that God extends to each of us in these pages. In these seven essays Scott not only invites us to sit at the table with him but also draws us into a deeper understanding of the tension between faith and real life. It is right at that intersection that we discover again—or maybe for the first time—that God is already at work weaving his story into and through our own stories and meeting us with grace.
—Paul Gauche
Burnsville, MN