Restored: Finding Redemption in Our Mess

by Tom Berlin

Overview

Often we make a mess of our lives and wonder if there is any redemption. In this book, pastor and author Tom Berlin helps us see our mess through the eyes of Christ to find redemption and restoration. Using Scripture, devotional tools, and the writings of Ignatius of Loyola, John of the Cross, St. Augustine, John Wesley, Evelyn Underhill, and others, Berlin encourages reflection and meditation through our own brokenness. Only then can we focus on the cross as the place where we truly surrender control, leave our mess, and find redemption. Chapters include: This Is a Real Mess Who Left This Mess? Bless This Mess No Messing Around Address This Mess The Message in the Mess

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501822926
Publisher:	Abingdon Press
Publication date:	12/20/2016
Series:	Restored Series
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Tom Berlin serves as a Bishop in the Southeastern Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. Prior to being elected Bishop, he served as lead pastor of Floris United Methodist Church in suburban Washington, D.C. Tom is a graduate of Virginia Tech and Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He is the author of numerous books, including Reckless Love, Courage, Restored, Defying Gravity, The Generous Church, and the coauthor (with Lovett Weems) of Bearing Fruit, Overflow, and High Yield.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

1 This Is a Real Mess 15

2 Who Left This Mess? 33

3 Bless This Mess 55

4 No Messing Around 75

5 Address This Mess 93

6 The Message in the Mess 113

Acknowledgments 137

Notes 141