'Tis Mercy All

The power of mercy in a polarised world

Natalie Williams (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2024
Form (Verlag)
978-0-281-08918-5 (ISBN)

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A book to help you rediscover the often overlooked spiritual discipline of mercy, learning how a proper understanding of God's mercy towards ourselves and others is the antidote to the conflict and anger that's so widespread in our increasingly divided world.

'Natalie writes with the raw honesty and authenticity... This book will inspire and challenge you to rediscover that mercy is at the heart of our spiritual formation.'
Olivia Amartey, Elim

In a world of polarising politics, cancel culture and social media virtue signalling, we risk losing any sense of what it means to have mercy. And yet Jesus calls us to 'be merciful, just as your Father is merciful' (Luke 6.36).

In this thoughtful and practical book, Natalie Williams explores what it means to be a true mercy-bringer. First, we need to develop a deep appreciation of the mercy of God, which is more astonishing than we dare to believe. As the old hymn says, 'tis mercy all when it comes to God's dealings with his children. Once we have understood that, it will transform the way we see God, ourselves and the world around us. We will be drawn closer to Jesus and, as a result, we will reflect his mercy to a world that desperately needs it.

'Challenging yet encouraging, moving yet refreshing, and theologically rich yet practically accessible.'
Andrew Wilson, King’s Church London

'A much-needed book from an important voice for our times.'
Graham Miller, London City Mission

Contents
Introduction
Part 1: 'A God Merciful'
Part 2: Our struggle to 'love mercy'
Part 3: Merciful thinking
Part 4: Merciful actions
Conclusion

Natalie Williams is the CEO of Jubilee+, a national (UK) Christian charity that equips churches to meaningfully engage with those in need in their communities. She also leads social action at King’s Church in Hastings & Bexhill. A popular speaker and author, her previous co-authored books include: The Myth of the Undeserving Poor (2014, Grosvenor House); A Church for the Poor (2017, David C Cook); A Call To Act (2020, David C Cook); and Invisible Divides (2022, SPCK).

Acknowledgements xi
Introduction 1
Part 1
A GOD MERCIFUL
1 Rich in mercy 13
2 Unrestrained mercy 17
3 Relentless mercy 21
4 Jesus, the merciful One 26
5 Mercy for all? 32
Part 2
OUR STRUGGLE TO 'LOVE MERCY'
6 My unmerciful heart 43
7 Mercy is not fair 48
8 But what about... the holiness of God? 52
9 But what about.. the justice of God? 56
10 But what about... the anger of God? 61
11 But what about... the discipline of God? 67
12 But what about... my suffering? 72
13 Mercy in the wilderness 78
Part 3MERCIFUL THINKING
14 Deserving and undeserving 87
15 Father-like thinking 93
16 Planks and specks 100
17 Mercy's version of events 106
18 Your life is not about you 113
19 Your life matters 118
Part 4
MERCIFUL ACTIONS
20 Do mercy 127
21 Bias of mercy 132
22 Sharing power 138
23 Merciful with money 145
24 Merciful with stuff 150
25 Open lives 155
26 A daily habit 161
27 The mercy loop 164
Conclusion 169
Notes 173

Erscheinungsdatum	07.08.2024
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-281-08918-3 / 0281089183
ISBN-13	978-0-281-08918-5 / 9780281089185
Zustand	Neuware