Chris Durso is a pastor's kid and now a pastor himself. He follows the theme of heist all throughout his book masterfully and mindfully. The idea of how Grace robs us of our shame is beautifully woven throughout the entire book. Using the stories of The Prodigal Son and Jacob's wrestling with God, he reveals how our sin and our shame can weigh us down and yet how God's grace draws us back to himself.
At first this book seemed too simple for a Christian who has been in the faith for many years, but as I continued reading I found that the simplest truths revealed themselves in new and profound ways through Durso's writing. I found that I looked at the prodigal son in a new light. He seemed more and more like the actual real person that he was. He thought about leaving. He thought about the choice to squander his inheritance before he actually did it. He considered his sin just as we do.
The only thing that I questioned about this book was that I don't think Chris Durso did a good enough job of defining the differences between guilt and shame. I do think that there is a difference and if you're interested in learning what that is check out anything by Brene Brown.
I do think this book is worth reading, especially if you're struggling with shame.
I received my copy free from bloggingforbooks.com in exchange for writing my honest review.
At first this book seemed too simple for a Christian who has been in the faith for many years, but as I continued reading I found that the simplest truths revealed themselves in new and profound ways through Durso's writing. I found that I looked at the prodigal son in a new light. He seemed more and more like the actual real person that he was. He thought about leaving. He thought about the choice to squander his inheritance before he actually did it. He considered his sin just as we do.
The only thing that I questioned about this book was that I don't think Chris Durso did a good enough job of defining the differences between guilt and shame. I do think that there is a difference and if you're interested in learning what that is check out anything by Brene Brown.
I do think this book is worth reading, especially if you're struggling with shame.
I received my copy free from bloggingforbooks.com in exchange for writing my honest review.
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