Vulnerable Embrace

<p><em>Vulnerable Embrace</em> is a book that celebrates the worship of God through a unique collection of 21<sup>st</sup> century sermons by co-pastor “clergy couple” Elana Levy and Lucus Keppel.</p><p>Within you will find:</p><p>·       stories of love loss and camping  </p><p>·       plays and dialogues between Bible characters who never could have met any other way</p><p>·       connections between science history and scripture that reveal more harmony than you might expect</p><p>·       a love of the Biblical languages of Hebrew and Greek that helps bring great depth and refreshing clarity to the work.</p><p>Elana and Lucus are pastors in their first decade of congregational ministry. Their collection of sermons gives us a glimpse at the basics for “new church” “next church” and “fresh expressions.”</p><p>These sermons reflect the unique backgrounds academic training and non-church work experience of Elana and Lucus. They fold careful Biblical research and relevant theological reflection into a mix of popular culture and current events to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of their congregation. Even their word-studies are charming. In other words these are really engaging witty people who preach thought-provoking and helpful sermons.</p><p><em>~From the foreword by Rev. Deborah Fortel and Rev. Dr. David Sawyer of Flourishing Church Consulting and Coaching</em></p>