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Masterpiece
“Who am I?”
“Where do I fit in?”
“How can I get off the treadmill of trying so hard to achieve success and
win approval so I can feel good about myself?”
All of us are looking for security and significance, but most of us are
searching in the wrong places. In this book, Dr. Ken Nichols opens the
doors to a new way to live. We can find the stability, confidence, joy,
and meaning we’ve always longed for . . . in our new identity as God’s
beloved children. With clear principles and gripping stories, he challenges
our current thinking, melts our hearts by pointing us to the grace of God,
and inspires us to reflect the glory of God to everyone who’s watching.
Grasping our new identity in Christ changes everything!
Dr. Ken Nichols graduated from Cedarville University,
earned a master’s degree from Wright State
University, and a second master’s and a doctorate
from Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology at
Biola University. Dr. Nichols’ career path includes
serving with Dr. David Jeremiah for 25 years as
Pastor of Family Ministries, college professor
and counselor. He is the founder and president
of ALIVE Ministries, a counseling, conference and
consulting ministry. He also teaches graduate level
classes at the Center for Counseling and Family
Studies at Liberty University.
For over a decade, Ken and his wife Marlene have
participated in missionary training and enrichment
conferences for the Association of Baptists
for World Evangelism. They enjoy traveling together
and spending time with family. They are
blessed with three children and six grandchildren.
“Where do I fit in?”
“How can I get off the treadmill of trying so hard to achieve success and
win approval so I can feel good about myself?”
All of us are looking for security and significance, but most of us are
searching in the wrong places. In this book, Dr. Ken Nichols opens the
doors to a new way to live. We can find the stability, confidence, joy,
and meaning we’ve always longed for . . . in our new identity as God’s
beloved children. With clear principles and gripping stories, he challenges
our current thinking, melts our hearts by pointing us to the grace of God,
and inspires us to reflect the glory of God to everyone who’s watching.
Grasping our new identity in Christ changes everything!
Dr. Ken Nichols graduated from Cedarville University,
earned a master’s degree from Wright State
University, and a second master’s and a doctorate
from Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology at
Biola University. Dr. Nichols’ career path includes
serving with Dr. David Jeremiah for 25 years as
Pastor of Family Ministries, college professor
and counselor. He is the founder and president
of ALIVE Ministries, a counseling, conference and
consulting ministry. He also teaches graduate level
classes at the Center for Counseling and Family
Studies at Liberty University.
For over a decade, Ken and his wife Marlene have
participated in missionary training and enrichment
conferences for the Association of Baptists
for World Evangelism. They enjoy traveling together
and spending time with family. They are
blessed with three children and six grandchildren.
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98 pages, Paperback
Published March 3, 2017
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August 6, 2023
It's a short, to-the-point, polite, that you might hand to a friend who's down in the dumps but reads.
If they read that's always a plus, and they can take this friendly short, quick read probably in one sitting. I broke mine up, but it's support material for a work-in-progress for a lead character who's been married four times, but won't give up on the dream, or fantasy, of a happy married life.
Religious tones, and advice, are laced throughout, but nicely pinched in to make for a comfortable read without over-imposing. Author Ken Nichols does a good job of sounding like an old friend, or kind and understanding uncle. Nobody's pushing, just trying to help.
It shouldn't scare anyone off: it's only 93 pages.
If they read that's always a plus, and they can take this friendly short, quick read probably in one sitting. I broke mine up, but it's support material for a work-in-progress for a lead character who's been married four times, but won't give up on the dream, or fantasy, of a happy married life.
Religious tones, and advice, are laced throughout, but nicely pinched in to make for a comfortable read without over-imposing. Author Ken Nichols does a good job of sounding like an old friend, or kind and understanding uncle. Nobody's pushing, just trying to help.
It shouldn't scare anyone off: it's only 93 pages.
July 6, 2020
“When God paints a beautiful portrait of our new identity, he doesn’t start with a blank, clean canvas. There’s already a lot of paint applied in our attempts to make ourselves look competent, attractive, popular, and powerful.”
This book is deep in its simplicity and provides a framework which can be applicable to both the beginning of a journey and/or through the middle of a journey with much needed reminders.
The truths marked out in Masterpiece are timeless and can be slippery to hold onto in this world. This work helps to establish and solidify basic truths of who we are, have always been and always will be outside of worldly expectations, labels or circumstance.
This book is deep in its simplicity and provides a framework which can be applicable to both the beginning of a journey and/or through the middle of a journey with much needed reminders.
The truths marked out in Masterpiece are timeless and can be slippery to hold onto in this world. This work helps to establish and solidify basic truths of who we are, have always been and always will be outside of worldly expectations, labels or circumstance.
May 20, 2019
Great little book full of insights everyone should know.
July 4, 2019
An eye opening book to the never ending unfailing love of Jesus Christ!
March 15, 2020
This book is a fairly basic book about our status in Christ and how we are still works in progress. Encouraging.
July 21, 2020
Do you struggle with your worth? If you do read this book. If you do not read this book. This book will refresh you. You are a masterpiece. What a tremendous book full of insight and knowledge.
October 27, 2021
Excellent points and subject matter. Short and to the point with thinking points at the end of each chapter.
October 25, 2024
Quick read for class. No other reason.
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January 12, 2025Pretty cheesy, but truly worshiped over pages 46-49!
September 8, 2021
There was one chapter on identity that was really good, but the rest of the book was not very engaging or helpful. I had to read this for a class, otherwise I wouldn’t have finished it.
April 6, 2022
A great “back to the basics” book on our identity in Christ. No matter how long we’ve walked with Jesus, this book contains an abundance of truth about who we are in Christ, why we don’t believe that, and what God does about that. Great reflective questions at the end of each chapter as well!
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