Seeds: Meditations on Grace in a World with Teeth

by G.K. Belliveau, Greg Belliveau

In the vein of Donald Miller, Anne Lamott, Debbie Blue, novelist Greg Belliveau's collection of creative nonfiction, Seeds , dissects the fragmented, consumer-driven, anti-relationship of our American culture and offers a refreshing look at redemption, grace, and Christian community in a world filled with teeth.

88 pages, Paperback

Published August 21, 2017

About the author

This author also writes under the pen name Greg Belliveau.

Greg Belliveau is an award-winning novelist and author of the gothic thriller Blood Clan (RPP, 2024), the Science Fiction Dystopian novel Gods of IMAGO (Rogue Phoenix Press, 2023) and IMAGO (RPP, 2019), as well as Go Down To Silence (Multnomah Publishing: a Division of Penguin Random house, 2001) which was a Christy Award Finalist for Best First Novel; and a collection of creative nonfiction entitled Seeds: Mediations on Grace in a World with Teeth (Crosslink Publishing, 2017). He is currently working on the TV series Blood Clan based on the novel of the same name. He is a Christopher Isherwood grant recipient and teaches Writing at Antioch University and Capital University.

Reviews

[Faith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! It is filled with wonderful reminders of God's grace in the midst of a world with teeth. (How awesome is that title?!) Each chapter is an individual story filled with thoughtful emotion...making you laugh one moment and tear up the next. We've all been there....in a classroom, in a garden with a child, in a restaurant with an old acquaintance. Greg Belliveau makes each vignette sing with realism and opportunities for grace. This book is perfect for a quick read, a chapter by chapter book study, personal quiet time, or Bible study.

[Caleb · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had Mr. Belliveau as a professor in college. Outside of classes in my major, his classes were my favorite. I always loved to take on things. “Geeks at the blackboard” is a phrase that will always stick with me that he used to say.

I enjoyed this book; the writing is great, just like I would expect from him. His weaving of personal stories about Grace, backed up by Scripture, seems to help make it more applicable to real life situations.

[Bob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Add to your must read list right now! Belliveau’s honest approach to modern existence provides thoughtful perspective in multifaceted narrative. If you have ever wondered about how grace and contentment play out in an age of perpetual want; Seeds provides hope. Just excellent!

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. A book to read over and over again. The author uses practical, real life examples to bring these truths "home" to the reader. Highly recommended!

[Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story collection about the author’s views on grace, Christian faith, etc. I found the stories to have a lot of “telling” vs. “showing” and wished the author trusted the reader more to make his/her own connections/conclusions.

My favorite parts were the more vivid stories from the author’s life. Maybe I was expecting something different than what was intended. The book read more journal-like or rambling thoughts than a true short story collection.

[Brenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought provoking devotions and musings from a talented writer and writing instructor. Write on, Mr. Belliveau!!