8/14/2023 0 Comments Glimpses of graceHer passion for missions and joy in God is contagious. She builds a longing to know more of God and to believe that he is present in all of our work as mothers and wives. Our friend Gloria takes the glories of Christ’s life and opens our eyes to their realities in the seemingly mundane circumstances of our lives. “ Glimpses of Grace is a beautiful picture of what it looks like to see Jesus Christ every day in every circumstance. Strongly, humbly, and winsomely, this book calls homemakers (and all of us) to walk in faith, connecting the visible with the invisible.” The grace this book shows us is no vague idea it’s the biblical gospel infusing the stuff of life-the daily life of a homemaker. Jonathan Edwards is right in there with peanut butter sandwiches and sprinkles. “Gloria is real! She’s going to tell you about the smell of her kitchen floor and the steadfast love of her Savior. ![]() Lauren Chandler, writer speaker singer wife of Matt Chandler, The Village Church, Flower Mound, Texas May you catch glimpses of his steadfast love and find an anchor for your soul.” Gloria offers encouragement rooted in her personal experience and wisdom from saints who have weathered the storms decades and even centuries before us. It is a true friend’s invitation to see and know the Lord’s steadfast love displayed in every wave, big and small. “This is sustaining grace, this is the desired haven: to know his steadfast love that saves and keeps us. Jennie Allen, New York Times best-selling author, Get Out of Your Head Founder, IF:Gathering Gloria has taken the bigness of God and laid him into the cracks of the mundane, and somehow the mundane starts to feel big.” I want to learn about God and grace from people who live it and fight to do so. “I know no one who is leveraging her everyday life more for the glory of God than Gloria Furman. ![]() Using personal examples and insightful stories, her richly theological reflections help us experience the gospel’s extraordinary power to transform our ordinary lives. Whether you are a stay-at-home mom or a working woman splitting time between the office and home, Gloria Furman-writer, pastor’s wife, cross-cultural worker, and mom-encourages us to see the reality of God’s grace in all of life, especially those areas that often appear to be boring and unimportant. So where is God in all of this? Does he care about the way we unload the dishwasher or balance the budget? Do the little things like changing diapers or cooking meals make a difference? And how can we use our spheres of influence for God’s glory and our joy? At times, just catching our breath seems like an impossible feat. Dust bunnies show up on the stairwell, social commitments clutter the calendar, and our families demand daily attention and care. Sometimes life feels a lot like a burden-day-in and day-out its the same chores and tasks, challenges and discouragements, anxieties and responsibilities.
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