God with Us: The Companionship of Jesus in the Challenges of Life

by Herbert O'Driscoll

Overview

Few Anglican theologians today are as conversant about the reality and meaning of the Incarnation in the lives of ordinary women and men as Herbert O'Driscoll. In his newest book, O'Driscoll helps us find the presence of Christ in those places we would rather avoid: the sorrows, the heartbreaks, and the challenges of everyday living. O'Driscoll argues that in the details of Jesus' life on earth lie the source of his very real presence in our lives today. Following the stories in the Gospels, we find Jesus in relationship with those around him. In his joys and sorrows, we can see reflected our own experiences, and take strength in the knowledge that Jesus has walked this way before us, and indeed, is walking with us now.

“Jesus' choices, like ours, depend for their success on the vagaries of human nature in those whom he has chosen. There are no simple categories such as bad and good, weak and strong, wise and foolish in this circle around Jesus. In each of them, showing now an eager and dedicated face, all these things are woven together.”
-from God with Us

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461635413
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/25/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	161
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

HERBERT O'DRISCOLL, a native of Ireland, is an Anglican priest in Canada and the former rector of Christ Church in Calgary. He is widely known for his workshops on preaching and the spiritual life, and is a frequent presenter at the College of Preachers in Washington, D.C. He has also taught at St. George's College in Jerusalem. Herbert O'Driscoll is the author of numerous books, including For All the Saints, The Leap of the Dear, Prayers for the Breaking of Bread, and Conversations in Time.

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Beginnings	1
1	Exploring New Possibilities	3
2	Grappling with Challenges	6
3	Assessing the Circumstances	9
4	The Mystery of Growing	12
	Community	15
5	Times of Decision	17
6	Times of Transitions	20
7	Entering into Relationship	23
8	The Meaning of Faith	26
9	Choices Affecting Others	29
10	Seeking to be Understood	32
	Encounters	35
11	Finding Spiritual Strength	37
12	Accepting Personal Responsibility	40
13	Giving and Receiving Friendship	43
14	Knowing Strength and Weakness	46
	Vision	49
15	Seeing Through Appearances	51
16	Developing Inner Security	54
17	The Gift of Service	57
18	Challenging Our Assumptions	60
19	Giving the Gift of Hope	63
20	A New View of Reality	66
	Transformation	69
21	Discovering Inner Resources	71
22	Exceeding Our Expectations	74
23	Our Ability to Change	77
24	Seeing Others in a New Way	80
	Healing	83
25	The Search for Healing	85
26	The Source of Healing	88
	Cost	91
27	Surviving in the City	93
28	Finding Relaxation and Peace	96
29	Relieving Anxiety and Stress	99
30	Facing Moral Problems	102
31	Responding to Suffering	105
	New Life	109
32	Relating to the Past	111
33	Supporting the Future	114
	Scriptural Index	117