My God and I: A Spiritual Memoir
by Lewis B. Smedes
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"There are some things about God that, were I to stop believing them, my world would change color, my hope would turn sour, and the meaning of my life would be yanked inside out." In this moving spiritual memoir, finished shortly before his death in December 2002, Lewis Smedes, beloved teacher and best-selling author, takes readers through his own lifelong walk with God. In My God and I Smedes gives voice to both the struggles and the joys of his life, revealing his deepest questions to a show more God who would never let him go and expressing his eager anticipation of the day when, as God promises, all things will be made new. "It has been 'God and I' the whole way," Smedes writes. "Not so much because he has always been pleasant company. Not because I could always feel his presence when I got up in the morning or when I was afraid to sleep at night. It was because he did not trust me to travel alone." Yet My God and I is more than Smedes's personal account of his travels with God -- the theological odyssey that was his life. Like all his writings, this book also models and instructs. Through his honest confessions on the nature of Christian faith, Smedes offers gentle insights not just about God but also about human life and how it can and should be lived. And for those interested in the particulars of Smedes's professional life, these pages include many anecdotes by one whose career was linked closely with shifting currents in modern theology and with some of America's premier educational institutions. Above all, My God and I will provide a source of spiritual comfort to those who, like Smedes, continue to strive after the presence of God. It will also be a cherished good-bye for the many people who have been touched by the wisdom, wit, and charm of Lewis Smedes. show lessTags
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This was a really enjoyable read. Smedes had a very soft-hearted, humble view of his life. His lifelong working-out of his Reformed faith as he worked, studied, and taught was encouraging and refreshing. He died as he was completing the edits of the memoir, adding some gravity to what turned out to be his end-of-life reflections.
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Lewis B. Smedes (1921-2002) was professor of theology and ethics at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. Among his many books are Forgive and Forget, Shame and Grace, Love within Limits, and Sex for Christians.
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- Religion & Spirituality, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
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- 285.7 — Religion Christian denominations Presbyterian churches, Reformed churches centered in America, Congregational churches, Puritanism Reformed {Dutch} church in America
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- BX6843 .S64 .A3 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Christian Denominations Christian Denominations Protestantism Other Protestant denominations Christian Reformed Church
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