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God Gets Everything God Wants

by Katie Hays
Hardcover |English |0802878563 | 9780802878564

God Gets Everything God Wants

by Katie Hays
Hardcover |English |0802878563 | 9780802878564
Overview

A gospel of hope, inclusion, and defiance

If God gets everything God wants, and if what God wants is you, can anything stand in God's way?

Too many Christians have been taught that core aspects of who they are--their gender, their sexual orientation, their politics, their skepticism--prevent God from loving them fully. For these individuals, church has been a painful experience of exclusion, despite the reality that Jesus was the embodiment of God's radical inclusion.

Katie Hays invites weary Christians, former Christians, and the Christ-curious to take another look at God through the testimony of our biblical ancestors and to reimagine the church as a community of beautiful, broken, and burdened people doing their best to grow into their baptisms together. Hays insists that yes, God does get everything God wants, and--even better--we're invited to want what God wants, too, and want it "more and more and more, until life feels abundant and eternal and delicious and drunken with possibility."

This is a message of stouthearted faith anchored in wonder--not false certainty. Atheists are welcome. Those who feel uneasy inside a church are welcome. Those still angry at other Christians are welcome. Because no matter what we've experienced, the God who still adores this world is the God of hope, inclusion, and defiance of the powers that be. And for those who are willing to collaborate in "the painstaking work of examining our Christian faith and sorting it out--the good stuff from the harmful stuff, the stuff with integrity from the stuff we simply inherited from family or church or . . . the cultural air we're breathing"--there await life-giving possibilities found nowhere else.

ISBN: 0802878563
ISBN13: 9780802878564
Author: Katie Hays
Publisher: Eerdmans
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2021-09-21
Language: English
PageCount: 181
Dimensions: 5.43 x 1.02 x 8.58 inches
Weight: 12.8 ounces

A gospel of hope, inclusion, and defiance

If God gets everything God wants, and if what God wants is you, can anything stand in God's way?

Too many Christians have been taught that core aspects of who they are--their gender, their sexual orientation, their politics, their skepticism--prevent God from loving them fully. For these individuals, church has been a painful experience of exclusion, despite the reality that Jesus was the embodiment of God's radical inclusion.

Katie Hays invites weary Christians, former Christians, and the Christ-curious to take another look at God through the testimony of our biblical ancestors and to reimagine the church as a community of beautiful, broken, and burdened people doing their best to grow into their baptisms together. Hays insists that yes, God does get everything God wants, and--even better--we're invited to want what God wants, too, and want it "more and more and more, until life feels abundant and eternal and delicious and drunken with possibility."

This is a message of stouthearted faith anchored in wonder--not false certainty. Atheists are welcome. Those who feel uneasy inside a church are welcome. Those still angry at other Christians are welcome. Because no matter what we've experienced, the God who still adores this world is the God of hope, inclusion, and defiance of the powers that be. And for those who are willing to collaborate in "the painstaking work of examining our Christian faith and sorting it out--the good stuff from the harmful stuff, the stuff with integrity from the stuff we simply inherited from family or church or . . . the cultural air we're breathing"--there await life-giving possibilities found nowhere else.

Editorial Reviews


"There are few people I trust as much as Rev. Katie Hays when it comes to understanding the heart of God and how to live out the kingdom. She just--to put it plainly--gets it, and then shares that it with us in a way where we start believing we can get it, too. In
God Gets Everything God Wants, Katie casts a vision of a loving, passionate, and persistent God so good it simply must be true."


-- Colby Martin

author of
The Shift: Surviving and Thriving after Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity
"Spirituality is best explored in community, and in
God Gets Everything God Wants, Katie Hays invites us to bring all of our beautiful, broken, burdened selves to the conversation. Do not be fooled by Katie's light-hearted language and easy way with words. This book is a serious theological rehabilitation of the core message of the gospel, with the kind of clarity and insight that puts you in mind of Richard Rohr or Brian McLaren. We've needed this book."


-- Paula Stone Williams

author of
As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy after I Transitioned
"Katie's book is for anyone who has felt unheard and unwelcome in church and those who are still shaking off the dusty remnants of a loveless, controlling faith in cahoots with systemic injustices. She invites the reader on a tour through personal and scriptural witness toward a reimagined, loving community where real, no-holds-barred relationship reigns--with God and with others. She writes with humor and insight while baring her own faith struggles and wonderings. To quote the author herself--you are likely to find yourself saying, 'Thank you for telling me that. Tell me more.'"


-- Heidi B. Neumark

author of
Sanctuary: Being Christian in the Wake of Trump
"This book is for Christians who've been there and done that but now would like to take a second look at the religion of Jesus. It's also for people who haven't been there yet but are waiting for an invitation. Hays covers a lot of ground in theology and the life of faith, always with good cheer, conversational style, and plenty of energy. This is a good read in the church--or just outside the front door."


-- Richard Lischer

author of
Just Tell the Truth: A Call to Faith, Hope, and Courage


Katie Hays is the founder and lead evangelist of Galileo Church, a church that seeks and shelters spiritual refugees, especially young adults and LGBTQ+ people, on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas. She is also the author of
We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe in Church and the coauthor, with Susan Chiasson, of
Family of Origin, Family of Choice: Stories of Queer Christians.
 

Katie Hays is the founder and lead evangelist of Galileo Church, a church that seeks and shelters spiritual refugees, especially young adults and LGBTQ+ people, on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas. She is also the author of
We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe in Church and the coauthor, with Susan Chiasson, of
Family of Origin, Family of Choice: Stories of Queer Christians.

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Overview

A gospel of hope, inclusion, and defiance

If God gets everything God wants, and if what God wants is you, can anything stand in God's way?

Too many Christians have been taught that core aspects of who they are--their gender, their sexual orientation, their politics, their skepticism--prevent God from loving them fully. For these individuals, church has been a painful experience of exclusion, despite the reality that Jesus was the embodiment of God's radical inclusion.

Katie Hays invites weary Christians, former Christians, and the Christ-curious to take another look at God through the testimony of our biblical ancestors and to reimagine the church as a community of beautiful, broken, and burdened people doing their best to grow into their baptisms together. Hays insists that yes, God does get everything God wants, and--even better--we're invited to want what God wants, too, and want it "more and more and more, until life feels abundant and eternal and delicious and drunken with possibility."

This is a message of stouthearted faith anchored in wonder--not false certainty. Atheists are welcome. Those who feel uneasy inside a church are welcome. Those still angry at other Christians are welcome. Because no matter what we've experienced, the God who still adores this world is the God of hope, inclusion, and defiance of the powers that be. And for those who are willing to collaborate in "the painstaking work of examining our Christian faith and sorting it out--the good stuff from the harmful stuff, the stuff with integrity from the stuff we simply inherited from family or church or . . . the cultural air we're breathing"--there await life-giving possibilities found nowhere else.

ISBN: 0802878563
ISBN13: 9780802878564
Author: Katie Hays
Publisher: Eerdmans
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2021-09-21
Language: English
PageCount: 181
Dimensions: 5.43 x 1.02 x 8.58 inches
Weight: 12.8 ounces

A gospel of hope, inclusion, and defiance

If God gets everything God wants, and if what God wants is you, can anything stand in God's way?

Too many Christians have been taught that core aspects of who they are--their gender, their sexual orientation, their politics, their skepticism--prevent God from loving them fully. For these individuals, church has been a painful experience of exclusion, despite the reality that Jesus was the embodiment of God's radical inclusion.

Katie Hays invites weary Christians, former Christians, and the Christ-curious to take another look at God through the testimony of our biblical ancestors and to reimagine the church as a community of beautiful, broken, and burdened people doing their best to grow into their baptisms together. Hays insists that yes, God does get everything God wants, and--even better--we're invited to want what God wants, too, and want it "more and more and more, until life feels abundant and eternal and delicious and drunken with possibility."

This is a message of stouthearted faith anchored in wonder--not false certainty. Atheists are welcome. Those who feel uneasy inside a church are welcome. Those still angry at other Christians are welcome. Because no matter what we've experienced, the God who still adores this world is the God of hope, inclusion, and defiance of the powers that be. And for those who are willing to collaborate in "the painstaking work of examining our Christian faith and sorting it out--the good stuff from the harmful stuff, the stuff with integrity from the stuff we simply inherited from family or church or . . . the cultural air we're breathing"--there await life-giving possibilities found nowhere else.

Editorial Reviews


"There are few people I trust as much as Rev. Katie Hays when it comes to understanding the heart of God and how to live out the kingdom. She just--to put it plainly--gets it, and then shares that it with us in a way where we start believing we can get it, too. In
God Gets Everything God Wants, Katie casts a vision of a loving, passionate, and persistent God so good it simply must be true."


-- Colby Martin

author of
The Shift: Surviving and Thriving after Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity
"Spirituality is best explored in community, and in
God Gets Everything God Wants, Katie Hays invites us to bring all of our beautiful, broken, burdened selves to the conversation. Do not be fooled by Katie's light-hearted language and easy way with words. This book is a serious theological rehabilitation of the core message of the gospel, with the kind of clarity and insight that puts you in mind of Richard Rohr or Brian McLaren. We've needed this book."


-- Paula Stone Williams

author of
As a Woman: What I Learned about Power, Sex, and the Patriarchy after I Transitioned
"Katie's book is for anyone who has felt unheard and unwelcome in church and those who are still shaking off the dusty remnants of a loveless, controlling faith in cahoots with systemic injustices. She invites the reader on a tour through personal and scriptural witness toward a reimagined, loving community where real, no-holds-barred relationship reigns--with God and with others. She writes with humor and insight while baring her own faith struggles and wonderings. To quote the author herself--you are likely to find yourself saying, 'Thank you for telling me that. Tell me more.'"


-- Heidi B. Neumark

author of
Sanctuary: Being Christian in the Wake of Trump
"This book is for Christians who've been there and done that but now would like to take a second look at the religion of Jesus. It's also for people who haven't been there yet but are waiting for an invitation. Hays covers a lot of ground in theology and the life of faith, always with good cheer, conversational style, and plenty of energy. This is a good read in the church--or just outside the front door."


-- Richard Lischer

author of
Just Tell the Truth: A Call to Faith, Hope, and Courage


Katie Hays is the founder and lead evangelist of Galileo Church, a church that seeks and shelters spiritual refugees, especially young adults and LGBTQ+ people, on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas. She is also the author of
We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe in Church and the coauthor, with Susan Chiasson, of
Family of Origin, Family of Choice: Stories of Queer Christians.
 

Katie Hays is the founder and lead evangelist of Galileo Church, a church that seeks and shelters spiritual refugees, especially young adults and LGBTQ+ people, on the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas. She is also the author of
We Were Spiritual Refugees: A Story to Help You Believe in Church and the coauthor, with Susan Chiasson, of
Family of Origin, Family of Choice: Stories of Queer Christians.

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  • Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.
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Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.  

Tracking
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Damaged Parcel
If your package has been delivered in a PO Box, please note that we are not responsible for any damage that may result (consequences of extreme temperatures, theft, etc.). 

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To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging.

Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.

Additional non-returnable items:

  • Gift cards
  • Downloadable software products
  • Some health and personal care items

To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)

  • Book with obvious signs of use
  • CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
  • Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
  • Any item that is returned more than 30 days after delivery

Items returned to us as a result of our error will receive a full refund,some returns may be subject to a restocking fee of 7% of the total item price, please contact a customer care team member to see if your return is subject. Returns that arrived on time and were as described are subject to a restocking fee.

Items returned to us that were not the result of our error, including items returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address, will be refunded the original item price less our standard restocking fees.

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  • Item(s) returned to us that were not a result of our error.

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