Real Life Resurrection

About this book

Real Life Resurrection is a story of letting go and learning to live again. This book weaves together two stories of new life. First, the story of Christ's resurrection as told through the gospel narratives. Through an Ignatian imaginative reading of Scripture, each resurrection encounter is retold in the first person, from the voices of those who experienced it first hand. Mary in the garden. Thomas in his doubt. Peter by the fire. You are invited not just to observe the resurrection but to step inside it and consider what rising again might mean in your life. Second, the story of two struggling United Methodist churches in North Carolina that chose to embrace a new beginning through merger. Through my eyes as their pastor, you will witness grief, surrender, uncertainty, and the unexpected hope of a congregation learning to trust God with change. Along the way, you will glimpse my own inner journey of letting go and finding new life. My hope is that these pages awaken you to the quiet seeds of new life already stirring beneath the surface of your own story and give you the courage to nurture them through dry and barren seasons. Resurrection is not just something to believe in.It is a reality to be lived.