Reframing the Soul: How Words Transform Our Faith - Softcover

Spencer, Gregory H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0891124772 ISBN 13: 9780891124771

Publisher: Abilene Christian University Press, 2018

Synopsis

When you frame your life, what’s in the picture? We don’t just remember the past. We remember it as we have framed it. Jesus calls us to reframe life—grace instead of law, love instead of retaliation—demonstrating that our faith-work is framework. In this book, readers will be awakened to the power of the words they choose.As we begin to change our word choices, we become empowered to reframe our story according to the truth of our lives and the wisdom of the gospel. New circumstances—a divorce, a new job, an illness, or a revelation about the past—often drive us to reframe. In these times of crisis or change, we realize that the words and labels we have previously accepted are unsatisfying. Reframing the Soul guides readers through remembering the past with gratitude, anticipating the future with hope, dwelling within themselves with peace, and relating to others in love.

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Review

"Reality, a friend of mine once said, is what you run into when you're wrong. Reframing the Soul is a wonderful guide to navigating reality with grace and truth. It is honest, hopeful, literate and faith-filled. His framework for daily life is brilliant!" -- John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Church and author of I'd Like You More If You Were More Like Me "Reframing the Soul"

"Read Reframing the Soul to discover the transformative power of reframing. You will unearth more truth-filled words to frame your past, present, and futureand experience greater freedom. When I was in college, Gregory Spencer taught me truths that changed my life. With this book, he has done it again." -- Justin Buzzard, founding pastor of Garden City Church, cofounder of Three Sons Club, and author of D "Reframing the Soul"

About the Author

Gregory Spencer holds a PhD in Rhetoric and Communication and has taught about words, perception, narrative, and the importance of questions for thirty years at Westmont College. He has published two novels (The Welkening and Guardian of the Veil), two works of nonfiction (A Heart for Truth and Awakening the Quieter Virtues), and dozens of articles, poems, and op-ed pieces. He lives in Santa Barbara, CA, with his wife of over forty years. They have three married daughters and four grandchildren, all of whom live too far away. He enjoys gardening, tennis, hiking, and asking involved dinner questions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Abilene Christian University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0891124772
• ISBN 13: 9780891124771
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256