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Nail Scarred Hands Made New

Hardcover |English |1498262430 | 9781498262439

Nail Scarred Hands Made New

Hardcover |English |1498262430 | 9781498262439
Overview

Description: Cutting-edge missional witness just got bloodier and yet more hopeful than ever! Many Christians in America have lost loved ones who gave their lives in military service to save the country and the ""free world."" John Shorack is one of them. His father, Theodore James Shorack Jr., was shot down in Vietnam in 1966. Unlike many, John didn't conform to his father's legacy of military sacrifice for the nation. He found a completely different way to give his life--for Christ and his kingdom among the poor of the nations. Nail Scarred Hands Made New speaks from the trenches of a violent, Latin American slum. With deeply personal and theologically probing reflections, John speaks to the next generation of mission workers who feel compelled to lay down their lives--in the surprising hopefulness of God's ability to use the good, bad, and ugly of our kingdom-seeking efforts to accomplish his restoration of all creation. Endorsements: ""What is Good News for the barrio--not only for individuals, but for the whole barrio? This is but one of the compelling questions John Shorack raises, writing out of the crucible of walking with the poor in Caracas. These honest wrestlings with the theological questions raised by the barrio context will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand more deeply what it means to walk with Jesus and those on the margins of society."" --Jude Tiersma Watson, Associate Professor of Urban Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary ""Thirty years ago, a disciplined brother, passionate to serve the urban poor, came to stay. Since then global slums have moved beyond dispossession, begetting waves of prostitution, gangs, and street children to a generation of violence. In entering the pain of the violated while encountering the Holy Spirit, John has penned the core of an urban theology/justice spirituality of reconciliation and embrace--a solution to violence in the Latin slums. Unique! Read, weep, engage!"" --Viv Grigg, slum dweller, author, prophet, worker for justice, professor ""In Nail Scarred Hands Made New, John Shorack gives us a vision of a restored humanity through the unique lens of his work in a violent Latin American slum community. Through his experience living and serving in desperate and hopeless conditions, we begin to catch glimmers of shalom, even amid John's own struggle with fear and depression. Addressing evil, hopelessness, and violence with the paradoxical approach of victory stained with suffering and deliverance standing alongside failure, John helps us see a resurrected yet nail-scarred Christ. An eschatological yet grounded vision of redemption and hope. I pray that this honest portrayal of life and struggle among the desperate will encourage us all to live more honestly and deeply with those who suffer."" --Scott Bessenecker, Associate Director of InterVarsity Missions, author of The New Friars About the Contributor(s): John Shorack has served with his family in the slums of Caracas, Venezuela, since 2001. His work with InnerCHANGE began in the inner city of Los Angeles, California, where John met his wife, Birgit, who came from Germany and was a pastor in East Los Angeles at the time. Together, they have raised three children in the crazy mix of three countries and cultures. Visit John's blog at nailscarredhandsmadenew.wordpress.com
ISBN: 1498262430
ISBN13: 9781498262439
Author: John Shorack
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2012-06-01
Language: English
PageCount: 170
Dimensions: 5.98 x 0.44 x 9.02 inches
Weight: 14.08 ounces

Description: Cutting-edge missional witness just got bloodier and yet more hopeful than ever! Many Christians in America have lost loved ones who gave their lives in military service to save the country and the ""free world."" John Shorack is one of them. His father, Theodore James Shorack Jr., was shot down in Vietnam in 1966. Unlike many, John didn't conform to his father's legacy of military sacrifice for the nation. He found a completely different way to give his life--for Christ and his kingdom among the poor of the nations. Nail Scarred Hands Made New speaks from the trenches of a violent, Latin American slum. With deeply personal and theologically probing reflections, John speaks to the next generation of mission workers who feel compelled to lay down their lives--in the surprising hopefulness of God's ability to use the good, bad, and ugly of our kingdom-seeking efforts to accomplish his restoration of all creation. Endorsements: ""What is Good News for the barrio--not only for individuals, but for the whole barrio? This is but one of the compelling questions John Shorack raises, writing out of the crucible of walking with the poor in Caracas. These honest wrestlings with the theological questions raised by the barrio context will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand more deeply what it means to walk with Jesus and those on the margins of society."" --Jude Tiersma Watson, Associate Professor of Urban Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary ""Thirty years ago, a disciplined brother, passionate to serve the urban poor, came to stay. Since then global slums have moved beyond dispossession, begetting waves of prostitution, gangs, and street children to a generation of violence. In entering the pain of the violated while encountering the Holy Spirit, John has penned the core of an urban theology/justice spirituality of reconciliation and embrace--a solution to violence in the Latin slums. Unique! Read, weep, engage!"" --Viv Grigg, slum dweller, author, prophet, worker for justice, professor ""In Nail Scarred Hands Made New, John Shorack gives us a vision of a restored humanity through the unique lens of his work in a violent Latin American slum community. Through his experience living and serving in desperate and hopeless conditions, we begin to catch glimmers of shalom, even amid John's own struggle with fear and depression. Addressing evil, hopelessness, and violence with the paradoxical approach of victory stained with suffering and deliverance standing alongside failure, John helps us see a resurrected yet nail-scarred Christ. An eschatological yet grounded vision of redemption and hope. I pray that this honest portrayal of life and struggle among the desperate will encourage us all to live more honestly and deeply with those who suffer."" --Scott Bessenecker, Associate Director of InterVarsity Missions, author of The New Friars About the Contributor(s): John Shorack has served with his family in the slums of Caracas, Venezuela, since 2001. His work with InnerCHANGE began in the inner city of Los Angeles, California, where John met his wife, Birgit, who came from Germany and was a pastor in East Los Angeles at the time. Together, they have raised three children in the crazy mix of three countries and cultures. Visit John's blog at nailscarredhandsmadenew.wordpress.com

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Description: Cutting-edge missional witness just got bloodier and yet more hopeful than ever! Many Christians in America have lost loved ones who gave their lives in military service to save the country and the ""free world."" John Shorack is one of them. His father, Theodore James Shorack Jr., was shot down in Vietnam in 1966. Unlike many, John didn't conform to his father's legacy of military sacrifice for the nation. He found a completely different way to give his life--for Christ and his kingdom among the poor of the nations. Nail Scarred Hands Made New speaks from the trenches of a violent, Latin American slum. With deeply personal and theologically probing reflections, John speaks to the next generation of mission workers who feel compelled to lay down their lives--in the surprising hopefulness of God's ability to use the good, bad, and ugly of our kingdom-seeking efforts to accomplish his restoration of all creation. Endorsements: ""What is Good News for the barrio--not only for individuals, but for the whole barrio? This is but one of the compelling questions John Shorack raises, writing out of the crucible of walking with the poor in Caracas. These honest wrestlings with the theological questions raised by the barrio context will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand more deeply what it means to walk with Jesus and those on the margins of society."" --Jude Tiersma Watson, Associate Professor of Urban Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary ""Thirty years ago, a disciplined brother, passionate to serve the urban poor, came to stay. Since then global slums have moved beyond dispossession, begetting waves of prostitution, gangs, and street children to a generation of violence. In entering the pain of the violated while encountering the Holy Spirit, John has penned the core of an urban theology/justice spirituality of reconciliation and embrace--a solution to violence in the Latin slums. Unique! Read, weep, engage!"" --Viv Grigg, slum dweller, author, prophet, worker for justice, professor ""In Nail Scarred Hands Made New, John Shorack gives us a vision of a restored humanity through the unique lens of his work in a violent Latin American slum community. Through his experience living and serving in desperate and hopeless conditions, we begin to catch glimmers of shalom, even amid John's own struggle with fear and depression. Addressing evil, hopelessness, and violence with the paradoxical approach of victory stained with suffering and deliverance standing alongside failure, John helps us see a resurrected yet nail-scarred Christ. An eschatological yet grounded vision of redemption and hope. I pray that this honest portrayal of life and struggle among the desperate will encourage us all to live more honestly and deeply with those who suffer."" --Scott Bessenecker, Associate Director of InterVarsity Missions, author of The New Friars About the Contributor(s): John Shorack has served with his family in the slums of Caracas, Venezuela, since 2001. His work with InnerCHANGE began in the inner city of Los Angeles, California, where John met his wife, Birgit, who came from Germany and was a pastor in East Los Angeles at the time. Together, they have raised three children in the crazy mix of three countries and cultures. Visit John's blog at nailscarredhandsmadenew.wordpress.com
ISBN: 1498262430
ISBN13: 9781498262439
Author: John Shorack
Publisher: Wipf and Stock
Format: Hardcover
PublicationDate: 2012-06-01
Language: English
PageCount: 170
Dimensions: 5.98 x 0.44 x 9.02 inches
Weight: 14.08 ounces

Description: Cutting-edge missional witness just got bloodier and yet more hopeful than ever! Many Christians in America have lost loved ones who gave their lives in military service to save the country and the ""free world."" John Shorack is one of them. His father, Theodore James Shorack Jr., was shot down in Vietnam in 1966. Unlike many, John didn't conform to his father's legacy of military sacrifice for the nation. He found a completely different way to give his life--for Christ and his kingdom among the poor of the nations. Nail Scarred Hands Made New speaks from the trenches of a violent, Latin American slum. With deeply personal and theologically probing reflections, John speaks to the next generation of mission workers who feel compelled to lay down their lives--in the surprising hopefulness of God's ability to use the good, bad, and ugly of our kingdom-seeking efforts to accomplish his restoration of all creation. Endorsements: ""What is Good News for the barrio--not only for individuals, but for the whole barrio? This is but one of the compelling questions John Shorack raises, writing out of the crucible of walking with the poor in Caracas. These honest wrestlings with the theological questions raised by the barrio context will be of interest to anyone who wants to understand more deeply what it means to walk with Jesus and those on the margins of society."" --Jude Tiersma Watson, Associate Professor of Urban Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary ""Thirty years ago, a disciplined brother, passionate to serve the urban poor, came to stay. Since then global slums have moved beyond dispossession, begetting waves of prostitution, gangs, and street children to a generation of violence. In entering the pain of the violated while encountering the Holy Spirit, John has penned the core of an urban theology/justice spirituality of reconciliation and embrace--a solution to violence in the Latin slums. Unique! Read, weep, engage!"" --Viv Grigg, slum dweller, author, prophet, worker for justice, professor ""In Nail Scarred Hands Made New, John Shorack gives us a vision of a restored humanity through the unique lens of his work in a violent Latin American slum community. Through his experience living and serving in desperate and hopeless conditions, we begin to catch glimmers of shalom, even amid John's own struggle with fear and depression. Addressing evil, hopelessness, and violence with the paradoxical approach of victory stained with suffering and deliverance standing alongside failure, John helps us see a resurrected yet nail-scarred Christ. An eschatological yet grounded vision of redemption and hope. I pray that this honest portrayal of life and struggle among the desperate will encourage us all to live more honestly and deeply with those who suffer."" --Scott Bessenecker, Associate Director of InterVarsity Missions, author of The New Friars About the Contributor(s): John Shorack has served with his family in the slums of Caracas, Venezuela, since 2001. His work with InnerCHANGE began in the inner city of Los Angeles, California, where John met his wife, Birgit, who came from Germany and was a pastor in East Los Angeles at the time. Together, they have raised three children in the crazy mix of three countries and cultures. Visit John's blog at nailscarredhandsmadenew.wordpress.com

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  • Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.

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  • Packages are shipped from Monday to Friday.
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Estimated delivery times:

  • Standard Shipping: 5-8 business days
  • Expedited Shipping: 3-5 business days

Shipping method varies depending on what is being shipped.  

Tracking
All orders are shipped with a tracking number. Once your order has left our warehouse, a confirmation e-mail with a tracking number will be sent to you. You will be able to track your package at all times. 

Damaged Parcel
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If you have any questions regarding shipping or want to know about the status of an order, please contact us or email to support@stevensbooks.com.

You may return most items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.

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.

If the item is returned to us for any of the following reasons, a 15% restocking fee will be applied to your refund total and you will be asked to pay for return shipping:

  • Item(s) no longer needed or wanted.
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  • Item(s) returned to us that were not a result of our error.

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, please Contact Us with your order number and details about the product you would like to return. We will respond quickly with instructions for how to return items from your order.


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