Sacred Space is a book for those who feel bottle-necked, overloaded, trapped... in other words-all of us. If your soul has been damaged by an overloaded schedule, an over-technologized mind that pushed aside time for the sacred, and an over-hyped consumer church that marginalized the sacred (Christ, the cross and the resurrection) you will find help on these pages. We need to slow down and make room for sacred space to renew our vision for life and our enthusiasm for living for Christ. The damaged soul can only find renewal when time given to the sacred opens hearts and minds to the joy of...

"That didn't go like I thought it would." "Why does it seem like nothing is ever easy?" "Life is too painful sometimes. " "Why does God require us to work so hard?" Have you heard yourself making any of these statements? We all have at times; sometimes it seems like all the time. This book is about the "grit" of life. Grit is what we frequently refer to as struggles, problems, difficulties, or trials. Grit is like coarse sandpaper. In the hands of a master carpenter, it is a tool used to shape a beautiful piece of furniture. God is the master carpenter of our lives, and He uses grit to knock...

The best trips occur when you go off road and get in the muck and the mire-the dung of life. The best stories are about overcoming difficulties. What will yours be? As John Duncan writes, "You put the past in your rearview mirror, open your heart to God's wonderful surprise, and reach forward by His grace as you journey onward. New commitments spell new goals, new dreams, and necessitate the un-fear of taking risks." "Sacred Dung: Grace to Turn Bad Things into Good Things" is an exceptional and captivating examination of the way God uses problems, failures, and difficulties to propagate the...