Telling The Truth

I’ve just reread one of my top five favorite books of all time.  A must read, as Buechner poetically and graciously takes you down, reminding you again that you are human.  Or in other words, a sinner.  Tragedy of every sort is inevitable in this world, but preposterous grace enters into this world in such a way that it could be anything but inevitable.  So much so that one can only laugh at God and with God at how He rains it down.  And then the fairy tale of it all – too good to be true, but it is.  Buechner’s primary audience in this book is the preacher of the Gospel, but any person who wants to understand grace better should buy this book.  You will burn through this book time and again.

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