WINNEROFTHEWORDGUILD2019CHRISTIANLIVINGBOOKOFTHEYEARAWARD“Thepagesyouareabouttoreadmayfeellikealiteralrescue.“--AnnVoskamp,NewYorkTimesBestsellingauthorSurvivalGuidefortheSoulisaprofoundspiritualexplorationofGod’slove--alovethatmanyofusunderstandintellectuallywithoutfullygraspingorrelyingoninourday-to-dayexperiences--alovethatfillsoursailswithjoyandfreesustotrulyflourish.Manyofusaredrivenbyanambitiontoaccomplishsomethingbigoutsideourselves.Onallsides,we’repressuredtoachieve--professionally,socially,financially.Evenwhenwe’reawareofthispressure,itcanbehardtoescapetheviciouscirclesofaccomplishment,frustration,andspiritualburn-out.DrawingonawiderangeofsourcesfromScripturetochurchhistorytopsychologyandmodernneuroscience--aswellasdeeplypersonalstoriesfromhisownlife--KenShigematsu,recipientoftheQueenElizabethDiamondJubileeMedalandpastorofTenthChurchinVancouver,BC,vividlydemonstrateshowthegospelredeemsourdesiresandreordersourlives.PastorShigematsuoffersfreshperspectiveonhowcertainspiritualpracticeshelporientourlivessothatoursoulscanflourishinthemidstofademanding,competitivesociety.Andheconcludeswithaliberatingandcounter-culturaldefinitionoftruegreatness.IfyoulongtoexperienceadeeperrelationshipwithChristwithinthedailypressurestosucceed,SurvivalGuidefortheSoulispackedwithbiblicalwisdomandagodlyapproachtotranscendthehumantendencytodefineourselvesbyourproductivityandsuccess.“Loadedwithpracticalinsightsandencouragingthoughts,everyreaderwillbenefitfromKen’swork.“--MaxLucado,NewYorkTimesBestsellingauthor
