Perfectly Imperfect: Character Sketches from the Old Testament

by David A. Busic

Overview

Perfectly Imperfect is about people whose true-to-life stories are found in the Old Testament. They are like us in many ways--confused, tempted, and often afraid. They are flawed, real people, but then God enters their lives and everything changes. Through the examples of Abraham, Moses, Rahab, and many others, we learn how God works with us. We discover something about the way God transforms us from what we are into what we can be. In these sometimes tragic and broken lives, we get a glimpse of how God renews us and remakes us into people who are perfectly imperfect.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780834130401
Publisher:	Nazarene Publishing House
Publication date:	07/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	259 KB

About the Author

David Busic is president of Nazarene Theological Seminary. Prior to that he served three churches as senior pastor in Livermore, California; Lenexa, Kansas; and most recently, the historic congregation of Bethany First Church of the Nazarene in Oklahoma. Dr. Busic has published numerous articles and co-authored two books, A Pastor’s Guide to Effective Preaching and Sharing My Faith. He was co-editor of Preacher’s Magazine: A Preaching Resource in the Wesleyan Tradition from 2000 to 2007.

Table of Contents

Foreword 9

Preface: Heroes 11

1 Everybody Gots a Father 15

2 Can You See the Water? 25

3 The Test 39

4 Red, Red Stuff 51

5 Do the Right Thing 61

6 The Glory of God 77

7 Getting Past Your Past 89

8 Mini-Me 103

9 Chasing Sardines 117

10 Beauty and the Beast 129

11 The Sound of Fine Silence 143

12 We Couldn't Stop Crying 157

13 Is Anybody Else Up There? 173

Notes 185