Resurrection Shaped Life

<p>Can we begin to experience the resurrection in our ordinary life on earth? Bishop Jake Owensby says yes as he re-examines the biblical concept of resurrection and how Jesus' resurrection influences his followers every day.</p><p>A resurrection-shaped life:</p><ul> <li>Finds hope through honest reflection on the past.</li> <li>Discovers meaning in suffering.</li> <li>Moves beyond shame and blame toward self-acceptance and compassion.</li> <li>Emerges from loss and regret to find contentment and joy.</li> <li>Develops forgiveness as a habitual way of life.</li> <li>Transcends "us-them" divisions to form inclusive community.</li> <li>Draws strength from the hope of life after life.</li></ul><p>A Resurrection Shaped Life explains how we begin to experience resurrection in Christian practices such as repentance and forgiveness and discusses how new life emerges from our small deaths: suffering shame regret and loss.</p><p> </p>