31: Tricia's New Book Has A Title!
“What is the title of Tricia’s next (fifth) book?”
Despite her brother’s teasing, Tricia came to this podcast ready to present the new title of her new book in this episode! The new title is, “This Book Is For You!” Subtitle: Loving God’s Words in Your Actual Life.
Tricia describes the book as ideal for anyone who has ever thought the Bible is boring, or anyone who honestly admits, “I know I’m suppose to like the Bible, but I just don’t.” She describes the purpose of this book as being about “falling in love with the Bible in your actual life. It’s about the reality that you don’t have to be a monk or nun, or one who can step away to a place of enlightenment or a person of great discipline, or a person who isn’t in the carpool lane late and doesn’t have mismatched socks on her kids!” The theme of this book is to help us learn what the Bible really says and how it still very much applies in this century, this place, and in our “actual lives.”
Tricia talks about living according to what the Bible teaches with an awareness that sometimes we have gotten it wrong; we make assumptions or believe very strongly about things that we believe are important, and yet, we may not learn until later in our lives that, actually, we were wrong. It has happened many times in history among Christ-followers who thought they were doing what God wanted. What would happen if we open our minds as we read the Bible and ask God to be “the Lord over our ignorance?”
When we are sure we are right but we might be wrong…what should we do as people who follow Jesus in a world that is filled with opposition? Tricia advises taking these steps: (1) be still and listen, and (2) lead with love, knowing there’s a chance we might find out some day that we were wrong about what we thought was right!
“We have one job. Everything falls into the lens of loving other people.” - Tricia
“Much like the year 2020: fast and furious, and also long and slow.” – Rob
“I don’t always know the right thing to do, Lord, but the fact that I want to do the right thing? I think that pleases You.” - a monk from an episode of West Wing, quoted by Rob
“STOP IT. JUST STOP IT.” – Bob Newhart, playing a therapist on The Bob Newhart Show
“Don’t start reading the Bible at the beginning! That’s a rough place to start! It gets hard fast after Genesis!” –Tricia
“We are called to be known for one thing, and that one thing is love.” –Rob
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Be the Bridge: Pursuing God’s Heart for Racial Reconciliation, by Latasha Morrison
The Prince of Egypt, movie
How the Bible Actually Works, Peter Ens
Irresistible, Andy Stanley