When strivings cease replacing the gospel of self-improvement with the gospel of life-transforming grace
Despite all the affirming memes and self-reflections that dominate social media feeds, approval and worth often seem assigned to what we do rather than who we are. As a Taiwanese immigrant growing up between two cultures, Chou Simons was always on a mission to prove her worth. She came to truly unde...
| Main Author: | Chou Simons, Ruth (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Nashville, Tennessee :
Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: We're missing something (Why we're so tired. Why we strive.)
- Part I: When striving isn't enough. Bent and broken: striving to please ; Unworthy: striving for attention ; Just amazing enough to not need grace: striving to be good enough ; The welcome we long for : striving for approval ; Pressure to perform: striving to save ourselves through perfection ; The lunchroom: striving to belong ; Honor and shame: striving to outrun shame ; The gift: striving to have it all
- Part 2: When grace changes everything. Grace makes new, not better ; Grace fuels good works ; Grace cancels our debt, for real ; Grace rewrites our stories ; Grace replaces fear with freedom ; Grace makes forgiveness possible ; Grace is enough to hold you together
- A closing prayer.