You're only human : how your limits reflect God's design and why that's good news /
Kapic, Kelly M., 1972-
You're only human : how your limits reflect God's design and why that's good news / Kelly M. Kapic. - 261 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-252) and indexes.
Have I done enough?: Facing our finitude -- Does God love . . . me?: Crucified . . . but I still live -- Are the limits of my body bad?: Praise God for Mary -- Why does physical touch matter?: Images, trauma, and embodied worship -- Is identity purely self-generated?: Understanding the self in context -- Have we misunderstood humility?: Joyful realism -- Do I have enough time?: Clocks, anxiety, and presence -- Why doesn't God just instantly change me?: Process, humanity, and the spirit's work -- Do I need to be part of the church?: Loving the whole body -- How do we faithfully live within our finitude?: Rhythm, vulnerability, gratitude and rest.
"God doesn't need you to meet all the needs, know all the answers, or to be superhuman. As Christians, we too often confuse our creaturely limits with sin, sadly distorting most aspects of our lives. God just desires you to be a faithful human creature whose finitude fosters freedom, joy, growth, and community"--
9781587435102 1587435101
2021020366
GBC1K0296 bnb
020408284 Uk
Theological anthropology--Christianity.
Image of God.
Christian life.
Finite, The.
You're only human : how your limits reflect God's design and why that's good news / Kelly M. Kapic. - 261 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-252) and indexes.
Have I done enough?: Facing our finitude -- Does God love . . . me?: Crucified . . . but I still live -- Are the limits of my body bad?: Praise God for Mary -- Why does physical touch matter?: Images, trauma, and embodied worship -- Is identity purely self-generated?: Understanding the self in context -- Have we misunderstood humility?: Joyful realism -- Do I have enough time?: Clocks, anxiety, and presence -- Why doesn't God just instantly change me?: Process, humanity, and the spirit's work -- Do I need to be part of the church?: Loving the whole body -- How do we faithfully live within our finitude?: Rhythm, vulnerability, gratitude and rest.
"God doesn't need you to meet all the needs, know all the answers, or to be superhuman. As Christians, we too often confuse our creaturely limits with sin, sadly distorting most aspects of our lives. God just desires you to be a faithful human creature whose finitude fosters freedom, joy, growth, and community"--
9781587435102 1587435101
2021020366
GBC1K0296 bnb
020408284 Uk
Theological anthropology--Christianity.
Image of God.
Christian life.
Finite, The.