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Finding Home: A Parable of Kingdom Life
When we struggle to get closer to God and experience his fullness, the typical prescription is a truckload of spiritual activity that leaves us discouraged and empty. Author Brad Huebert has been down that bitter, dead-end path and back again. In Finding Home, Huebert dissolves the veil between faith and sight to help you embrace the power and majesty of God's kingdom.Huebert casts his story in the epic adventures of Ivan, a lukewarm believer who finds himself in the heavenly realm of Basileia-the Kingdom of God. Ivan must choose between two paths-Old City or New City? One leads to exhaustion and despair; the other leads to the heart of the King. Which will he choose?Through Ivan's journey, experience how to leave the Old City behind and live out the blessings of the kingdom through childlike acceptance of the truth. Like Christ's parables, Huebert's tale simply illustrates how the Kingdom of God is already within and among us.Finding Home is a story you'll want to pick up over and over; it is replete with unforgettably delectable images to savor with each read. It invites you to rethink your old assumptions about faith and kingdom life. Which path will you choose?
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112 pages, Paperback
First published October 3, 2008
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May 2, 2009
Christian, are you caught between duty and grace? The weight of one obscures the other.
“Finding Home, a Parable of Kingdom Life” written by Pastor Brad Huebert of Dalhousie Community Church is a wonderfully crafted telling of a christians journey through this world.
Reminiscent of John Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrims’ Progress’ and Hannah Hurnard ‘Hinds Feet on High Places’, this story is alive with vivid images of the ebenezers in a christians walk, brief moments of revelation that change the course of our lives.
One of the most dramatic moments in my life occurred when I realized there is nothing I can do to make my King love me more and nothing I could do to make Him love them less.
What does one do with that kind of Love?
Ivan, the main character in this journey, discovers that there is only one thing that he can do, walk in it.
The story is gripping and instantly identifiable for those who began their christian walk making lists and performing duties. All this is left behind when Ivan eyes look upon the King.
You will find rich illustrations of both duty and grace. Scattered throughout are wise sayings as well, such as:
“Authority trumps power“
“Childlike and childish are not the same thing“
“Most people choose dutiful routine over passionate relationship“
My personal favorite quote was…”Passion is one of the most unbalanced things in this universe. That’s why I love it.” Indeed the King must love passion in order to give the greatest gift.
Christians seeking authenticity and a deeper walk will enjoy this book, those caught in legalism and duty will not.
C. S. Lewis once said “I can’t imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.” You will most likely want to return to this one.
“Finding Home, a Parable of Kingdom Life” written by Pastor Brad Huebert of Dalhousie Community Church is a wonderfully crafted telling of a christians journey through this world.
Reminiscent of John Bunyan’s ‘Pilgrims’ Progress’ and Hannah Hurnard ‘Hinds Feet on High Places’, this story is alive with vivid images of the ebenezers in a christians walk, brief moments of revelation that change the course of our lives.
One of the most dramatic moments in my life occurred when I realized there is nothing I can do to make my King love me more and nothing I could do to make Him love them less.
What does one do with that kind of Love?
Ivan, the main character in this journey, discovers that there is only one thing that he can do, walk in it.
The story is gripping and instantly identifiable for those who began their christian walk making lists and performing duties. All this is left behind when Ivan eyes look upon the King.
You will find rich illustrations of both duty and grace. Scattered throughout are wise sayings as well, such as:
“Authority trumps power“
“Childlike and childish are not the same thing“
“Most people choose dutiful routine over passionate relationship“
My personal favorite quote was…”Passion is one of the most unbalanced things in this universe. That’s why I love it.” Indeed the King must love passion in order to give the greatest gift.
Christians seeking authenticity and a deeper walk will enjoy this book, those caught in legalism and duty will not.
C. S. Lewis once said “I can’t imagine a man really enjoying a book and reading it only once.” You will most likely want to return to this one.
October 31, 2017
The first half of the book was so depressing that I almost gave up on it.
May 23, 2013
I opened this book not knowing quite what to expect within the pages. I closed it not knowing quite what to expect when I looked up again at the world around me. The metaphor is not subtle. The story is one of cities, monsters, knights, trees of Life, and God, and it's one that would be quite easy to dismiss as outdated, lame, done before. But it isn't, because it's personal. This isn't a lengthy book, some thousand-page allegorical sermon. It's short, to the point, and honest. Parts of it are heartbreaking. Parts of it made me want to cheer aloud on the Greyhound bus I was riding through the mountains as I read it. And all of it connected with me on a personal level, and made me realize there were things I'd been looking at all wrong. "I'm pretty sure I've made you think, and that's beautiful" writes Brad in his Epilogue, and it is. I like stories that make me think. And I like this one.
November 29, 2012
Loved this book so much. I´m gonna buy it and read it over and over again. It made ist already to my absolute favorites!
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