“The gospel is the news of what God has done in Jesus….” The gospel is not “self-justification,” the “good-life formula,” or “making your own rules.” I appreciate her focus on the gospel and how important it is to allow it to change every part of life – even home life. She accurately states that to treasure the gospel in our homes we must understand the gospel and its ramifications. Gloria shares her personal testimony and spends time explaining what the gospel is and what it is not. “Our hearts must be transformed by Christ.” Gloria gets her reader to think on the gospel and how it should change our lives. How often do we perform household duties, and yet our hearts are far from having God-honoring attitudes? Gloria helps her readers to see how important it is to use everyday routine chores that do not seem important to focus on God and the gospel. She asks the question, “Does God rule your mundane?” Everything the homemaker does should glorify God – including the ordinary, everyday routine. She gets her readers to think about honoring God in every single part of homemaking. Rude….” She takes this situation and shows her readers how to respond in light of the gospel. The least he could have done was rinse out the cup. For example in Chapter 1, she shares the simple story of her response to her husband leaving food in a cup overnight. Gloria shares her responses – good and bad – to her own personal trials and every day events. Living out the gospel in every part of life is the major focus of this helpful book.Įach chapter contains personal stories that go along with the spiritual concepts being taught. In the introduction she states, “The biggest questions I want to explore in this book are these: What does the gospel have to do with our lives in the home? How does this grace change the way we live?” By the end of the book, she answers these two important, life changing questions. While Gloria’s stories are written from the perspective of a mother, Christian women who are not mothers as myself will find this book helpful in striving to be more like Christ in everyday “mundane” life. This book is genuine, Christ-focused, Scripture-saturated, and at the same time entertaining. She points women to the gospel and the importance of living that gospel out inside the comfort of one’s own home. “Theology is for homemakers who need to know who God is, who they are, and what this mundane life is all about.” Gloria Furman’s purpose in writing Glimpses of Grace is evident throughout every chapter. She blogs regularly at The Gospel Coalition, Domestic Kingdom, and Desiring God, and is author of the forthcoming book Treasuring Christ When Your Hands Are Full: Gospel Mediations for Busy Moms. In 2008 her family moved tot the Middle East to plant Redeemer Church of Dubai where her husband, Dave, serves as the pastor. Gloria Furman is a wife, mother of four young children, doula, and blogger.
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