Mustard Seeds:
Thoughts on the Nature of God and Faith (B&H Books)
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Book description: C.S. Lewis likened hard times to “God’s megaphone,” a season when the Creator’s ways are made clear and proven merciful. Mustard Seeds author Lynn Coulter agrees, writing here across fifteen essays about the natural graces and “God signs” that emerged during a three-year period of hardship and sustain her faith today.
From personal events (her parents’ deaths, a job loss) to universal cripplers (stress, worry), Coulter’s fresh anecdotes unearth the little daily markers of God’s love and care while staying rooted in Scripture. Her writings fuse the observational strength of Anne Lamott’s nonfiction with the warm delivery of Sue Monk Kidd’s devotional books and are sure to be passed around as tools of encouragement and faith strengthening among friends. – from B&H Books
What readers are saying:
“Coulter, a magazine journalist, takes the familiar biblical story of faith the size of a mustard seed to illustrate how God can use even the most horrendous “lifequakes” as faith-builders. Coulter opens her compilation of life essays with a personal story from her childhood, when the concept of mustard seed faith was first planted after a teacher offered the class mustard seed charms as an attendance reward. Though Coulter eventually lost the charm, she never forgot its message. Years later, after the death of her parents, her husband’s job loss, financial setbacks, and her own shattered shoulder, the author’s faith was in pieces. She wrestled long and hard to regain closeness with God. In each of these tender topical chapters, Coulter uses everyday happenings from nature, parenting, work, illnesses, and church to reaffirm a single lesson: God is intimately involved in every aspect of life and he cares with a watchful affection. Readers will find strength from Coulter’s story and solace in God’s promises regarding faith and grace.” – Publishers Weekly, Starred review.
“When life’s disappointments crush the spirit, it’s necessary to have a reservoir from which to draw strength. This devotional is filled with words of hope and encouragement for those who are weary. Coulter’s essays grow from her own personal experience with stress, hardship and doubt which threatened to erode the foundation of faith she had once taken for granted. Instead, she discovered God in a more real and intimate way than she had ever known before. Whether it’s a crisis of faith or just sheer exhaustion, this small treasure of a book reminds us that just a tiny grain of faith can make all the difference. Share it with a friend.” – CBA Retailers and Resources
“Reading Mustard Seeds feels like time spent conversing with a dear old friend over a cup of coffee. Lynn’s honest story of how she renewed her faith in Jesus will be a blessing and a source of encouragement.” – Mickey McLean, Web Managing Editor, WORLD Magazine
“A sensitive, thoughtful book, filled with new beginnings, hope, and the wonder and beauty of the search for God.” -Amy Blackmarr, author of Going to Ground: Simple Life on a Georgia Pond
