Flashes of Grace

<P><I>“I don’t know how to say what the grace of God is. What I can say is what it’s like for me.”</I><I> </I></P><P>We all know about grace being amazing—after all there’s a whole song about it—but Patrick Henry reminds us that that’s not all it is. It’s also intimidating disorienting demanding reassuring and sometimes even just downright mind-boggling. Describing thirty-three different aspects of grace based on his everyday experiences Henry tells the story of a grace that is wide-ranging and comprehensive—if not always comprehensible. Rather than trying to capture and tame his encounters with God he lets the mystery of memory speak for itself exemplifying his mantra that being a Christian is about being “an explorer not a colonizer.” </P><P><I>Flashes of Grace </I>is wise and grounded earnest and light faithful and quirky. Henry describes encountering grace in airports baseball<I> </I>hazelnuts and just about anywhere else you can imagine while engaging with dialogue partners ranging from King Saul and Saint Augustine to Yogi Berra and Captain Picard. For anyone longing to connect (or reconnect) with God this book provides a surprising journey that broadens perspectives and explores strange new worlds while loosening stiff spiritual joints so movement can be free and spontaneous.</P>