New published book: "For the Orphaned Children of God"

 

For the Orphaned Children of God

Paperback and Kindle e-version with links to explanatory references

Free e-version for all other e-readers, without links to explanatory references

What is this?....words for when heart, faith, mind, religion, and society are not quite in sync, or maybe even in abject conflict. Who are the "orphaned children of God?" Anyone who with time, growth, and learning has found themselves at odds with once trusted institutions - religious, political, family, or otherwise.....souls who feel like an orphan of a prodigal God.

So, the Religion - Relationship - Political affiliation – Church – Family - Belief system - Spiritual practice – career – investments – orthodoxy - charismatic leader - fraternal organization – society – nation – civilization - and all those other foundations of life didn’t quite fulfill your hopes and dreams after all. They rejected you, or you saw through them, or you drifted apart, or it all blew up in your face, leaving you feeling orphaned by the foundation you most relied on. Take heart. It just means you’re learning and growing.
For the individual (or society) starting over, this compendium of essays about daily life, society, beliefs, faith, meaning, and purpose…..in other words “life” (with a little pseudo-poetry occasionally sprinkled in) reminds of what really matters. Yes, something does still matter, even when it seems all that mattered is lost.
This volume will seem like a hodge-podge mix of disparate topics, but the topics that daily life throws at us are also not politely organized. Our penchant for dissection of life into convenient categories underlies much of our inability to successfully grapple with any of them. In weaving enough random events, contradictory beliefs, and conflicting priorities together, perhaps this compendium will allow you to step back and recognize a pattern in the life that results from it all.
When it’s all done, you may not know much more about individual topics, but perhaps in your response to these unorthodox perspectives you will know a little more yourself.
The reader of this book will be an exquisitely rare individual, not satisfied with blindly accepting institutional edicts, a soul open and eager for alternative perspectives.
You will be different….which is why you have the potential to make a difference.