God intends fulfillment for us. Yet it’s easy to forget that truth in our daily life. For fifty years, Elizabeth Sherrill cowrote life-changing books: The Hiding Place, God’s Smuggler, and The Cross and the Switchblade. Now for the first time, in Surprised by Grace, she shares her personal discoveries of God’s unfathomable love and strength while battling chronic depression and self-doubt. “When God created you, do you think He meant to make someone else?” a friend asks Sherrill. Faced with questions like these, she learns she’s infinitely valued and cherished by God. In vivid episodes, Sherrill takes you through the three stages of her awakening joy, from the thirty-some years when the idea of God was elusive to the years since then when she’s reveled in breathtaking moments in God’s presence and to her inspiring vision of eternity. In Surprised by Grace, you’ll discover that God loves you individually and infinitely. You can find real peace, for you are God’s amazing creation. Let that truth echo forever in your own life.
Elizabeth Sherrill is the author behind the classic best sellers The Hiding Place about Corrie ten Boom, The Cross and the Switchblade about David Wilkerson, and God's Smuggler about Brother Andrew. She also is a longtime contributor to America's best-loved inspirational magazine Guideposts, and best-selling devotional, Daily Guideposts. Visit her at ElizabethSherrill.com .
Author Elizabeth Sherrill wrote this memoir after fifty years of coauthoring books, to tell the world about her walk with Jesus. How she came to follow and live for him everyday.
It is an encouraging and inspiring read.
It has some helpful conversation starters for small groups at the end of the book. The book is filled with scripture that is very helpful as well.
I gave this book 4 stars.
I was given a copy of this book by the publisher for my honest review.
I am familiar with Elizabeth Sherrill's devotionals in the daily Guideposts books. I haven't read anything else that she has written. Her husband wrote for Guideposts too but for the life of me I can't remember his first name. Thanks for your review Mary!
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Judy, Her husbands name is John.
DeleteThanks Mary! I'm laughing because I should have remembered that name! My husband's name is John too!!
DeleteJudy, you are the WINNER! I will get your book right out to you!
DeleteThanks Mary!
DeleteSounds encouraging and inspirational.
ReplyDeleteI am not real sure about this one. thanks for your review Mary.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like we could all benefit by reading Surprised By Grace. Our God is an awesome and great God, that is a fact. Thank you Elizabeth and thank you Mary.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very inspirational book. Would love to read this
ReplyDeleteSURPRISED BY GRACE sounds like a lovely book. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, Mary!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a book that I could benefit from because it sounds so inspirational. Thanks for the review Mary.
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