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Rum and Cola for the Soul: Stories of Messy Peace and Gritty Hope

Rum and Cola for the Soul: Stories of Messy Peace and Gritty Hope

          
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Rum and Cola for the Soul: Stories of Messy Peace and Gritty Hope Revision of Rum and Cola for the Survivor's SoulThe common theme among my church friends who reviewed my original book was: "I think this book is for more people than just survivors of extreme trauma. We all need to find hope when life is hard."

With input from friends I revised my bitter reflections on

  • church abuse,
  • personal trauma,
  • suffering in the world,
  • the gospel of Luke,
  • my search for hope and peace.
I updated my part of the story to reflect the things I was learning and sought input from my friends as I revisited the things I learned when I wrote my first version of this book.
In this updated version:
  • each story ends with a personal challenge to live with more peace and hope
  • the final chapters dive deeper into wondering where God is when our problems don't go away
  • I'm even more vulnerable in the end about my real struggles with why God doesn't "fix" some of my biggest problems
  • I learned more about the beauty in the struggles.
  • I realized no one wants to go look up bible verses while they are reading, so I included them this time!
Why I wrote this book"You need to shut the eff up. I do have faith. As a matter of fact, I've been praying every day. Guess what?! It still sucks and it's probably going to keep sucking the rest of my life!"
Yeah...I yelled this at a sweet elderly gentleman in my church, while I was working as a church greeter one Sunday morning.

This man had heard about a traumatic issue my family was facing. He expected his comment of "You just need to have faith" to be encouraging.

That was the day I quit being a church greeter. I was at a breaking point. I needed more than simple answers of "just have faith." I knew my trauma wasn't going anywhere, some of it was going to get worse. "Faith" didn't make my struggles easy.

On my quest to find peace and hope, I became obsessed with the Gospel of Luke because it is the account of Jesus where he spent most of his time with people in the same position as me and so many people I cared about. People ostracized, hurt, or just plain used by the religious system. In Rum and Cola for the Soul I share their stories. Ancient and modern people who were misused, cast aside, and shunned by religion but accepted and empowered by Jesus.The journey wasn't easy. The stories I share aren't neat pictures of living the American dream. The answers I found are tough to wrestle with. They are messy, gritty, and ultimately... full of peace and hope for real life.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798639825262
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 182
  • Spine Width: 10 mm
  • Weight: 263 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8639825262
  • Publisher Date: 25 Apr 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Stories of Messy Peace and Gritty Hope
  • Width: 156 mm


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