This is a book of inspiration.
Frederick Buechner, the author, is an American preacher and theologian. He is 92 at present. His writing is simple but profound. He acknowledges those who struggle to believe and is very gentle in his preaching, attempting to avoid traditional religious language and imagery.
My best friend from childhood loaned me this book because it was so inspirational for her.
And this is the way it looked when she loaned it to me:
Here is an excerpt about hope.
"Hope is the driving power and outermost edge of faith. Hope stands up to its knees in the past and keeps its eyes on the future. There has never been a time past when God wasn't with us as the strength beyond our strength, the wisdom beyond our wisdom, as whatever it is in our hearts- whether we believe in God or not- that keeps us human enough at least to get by despite everything in our lives that tends to wither the heart and make us less than human. To remember the past is to see that we are here today by grace, that we have survived as a gift."
This is a book of sermons that really make you think and encourage a life of faith.
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