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

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.
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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, includingFor All the Saints, The Leap of the Dear, Prayers for the Breaking of Bread, andConversations in Time.