Grace for amateurs
Subtitle: field notes on a journey back to faith
By: Lily Burana
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
ISBN-13: 9780718095987
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Faith; Religious aspects; Mental Depression; Christian life; Christianity; Religious life; Spiritual healing; Depressed persons
Description: Lily Burana was desperate for a rescue from her depression and anxiety. She was down to her remedy of last resort: faith. A lapsed believer who had drifted away from the church and into a life on the margins during her young adult years, Lily had long believed that Christianity had nothing to offer her. In this collection of linked essays that chronicle her spiritual recovery, Lily navigates her own unique path toward a trusting relationship with God as she addresses topics as diverse as coming out as  Christian to your non-Christian friends, the intersection of faith and motherhood, and what it means to confront your history of mental illness and trauma. Lily proves that you don't need to have a flawless faith in order to experience God's grace in action. -- Adapted from back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-242).
Table of contents: title: Taking flight; title: The positive sound; title: Bad Christians and other good people; title: Holy day; title: Box of terrors; title: Self-improvement for jerks; title: The Ned Flanders effect; title: The glitter high; title: Stepmonster; title: This is my body; title: The isle of mom; title: This is my blood; title: Letters to my (possible) son; title: Catholic girls do it better; title: Foxholes; title: Fruitful; title: Stuff; title: Girl crush; title: Family recipes; title: Sanctuary; title: Nevertheless, she persisted; title: Prayer for Amy : a coda.