"Pastrix: the Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint" by Nadia Bolz-Weber
I love reading of others' faith journeys and Nadia's was no exception. Even though I didn't agree with everything she had to say, I always appreciate a person's journey to believing in God and accepting Jesus Christ as their savior.
Nadia is a very passionate woman who grew up knowing an angry God and only through her good works could be accepted into the Kingdom of Heaven. Realizing she wasn't a good person in her congregation's eyes, she gave up Christianity and went down a self-destructive path. After a friend's death, she was awaken with the desire to know Christ which led her to become a Lutheran pastor.
She focuses on the gift of God's grace and how suffering is such a part of Christianity. She's not afraid to say that she doesn't have all the answers which can be so refreshing! I feel like a lot of people feel the need to always have the answers to life's obstacles when really there is so much we don't understand, will never understand, that it's nice to have the truth. The truth that life is messy and doesn't always make sense.
Nadia's writing was honest, sometimes harsh, but always real. I would recommend this one!
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