My God and I: A Spiritual MemoirIn this moving spiritual memoir, finished shortly before his death in December 2002, Lewis Smedes, beloved teacher and best-selling author, takes readers through his own lifelong walk with God. In My God and I Smedes gives voice to both the struggles and the joys of his life, revealing his deepest questions to a God who would never let him go and expressing his eager anticipation of the day when, as God promises, all things will be made new. "It has been 'God and I' the whole way," Smedes writes. "Not so much because he has always been pleasant company. Not because I could always feel his presence when I got up in the morning or when I was afraid to sleep at night. It was because he did not trust me to travel alone." Yet My God and I is more than Smedes's personal account of his travels with God -- the theological odyssey that was his life. Like all his writings, this book also models and instructs. Through his honest confessions on the nature of Christian faith, Smedes offers gentle insights not just about God but also about human life and how it can and should be lived. And for those interested in the particulars of Smedes's professional life, these pages include many anecdotes by one whose career was linked closely with shifting currents in modern theology and with some of America's premier educational institutions. Above all, My God and I will provide a source of spiritual comfort to those who, like Smedes, continue to strive after the presence of God. It will also be a cherished good-bye for the many people who have been touched by the wisdom, wit, and charm of Lewis Smedes. |
Contents
A Publishers Tribute | xi |
Acknowledgments | xv |
Preface | xvii |
Beppe Tjitske | 1 |
Melle Smedes | 9 |
Renske | 16 |
Sour Hour of Prayer | 24 |
Reprobate | 31 |
God and I at Oxford | 86 |
Attracted to Rome | 92 |
God and I in Basel | 97 |
God and I in Paterson | 103 |
Back Again at Calvin College | 110 |
Common Grace | 115 |
In the Shadow of Death | 120 |
God and I at Fuller Seminary | 126 |
God and I at Muskegon High | 35 |
God and I at Smedes Steel | 42 |
God and I at Moody Bible | 49 |
God and I at Cabin College | 55 |
Becoming Christian Reformed | 60 |
Looking for God | 67 |
My Doris and I | 73 |
God and I in Amsterdam | 81 |
The Battle for the Bible | 134 |
The Unintentional Ethicist | 143 |
God and I at the Writing Desk | 153 |
God and I Almost Friends | 160 |
God and a Grateful Old Man | 166 |
God and an Impatient Old Man | 171 |
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References to this book
C. S. Lewis [4 Volumes]: Life, Works, and Legacy [4 Volumes] Bruce L. Edwards No preview available - 2007 |