Sin Boldly: A Field Guide for Grace

Written by Cathleen Falsani

Narrated by Cathleen Falsani

Grace is everywhere, all around us, all of the time. We only need the ears to hear it and the eyes to see it. It is much easier and perhaps more helpful to describe what grace feels like through stories and images that illustrate the varied ways grace is experienced when encountered in the wild, than it is to attempt to define it definitively, to trap it, and cage it. Maybe that’s why Jesus was so fond of parables: nothing describes the indescribable like a memorable yarn.Sin Boldly: A Field Guide for Grace is a collection of stories about the author's experiences with grace—in ridiculous moments and in those that seem trivial but are anything but; in wacky adventures and quiet walks; with family and with strangers; in bars, nightclubs, the occasional house of worship, and in her own home; and through conversations with people—some famous and some not—who have introduced her to grace in new ways that in turn have shaped her faith and the way she tries to live it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Zondervan
• Release date: Oct 19, 2008
• ISBN: 9780310302735

Cathleen Falsani

Cathleen Falsani is an award-winning religion journalist and author, specializing in the intersection of faith and culture. Her books include the critically acclaimed The God Factor, Sin Boldly, The Dude Abides, BELIEBER, and Disquiet Time (coedited with Jennifer Grant). Falsani is a longtime correspondent for Religion News Service and a featured writer for Sojourners, where she was the director of new media from 2010 to 2012. She was the religion writer and columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times from 2000 to 2010, and was the faith and values columnist for the Orange County Register. In addition to her work covering religion in the United States and abroad, Falsani has written extensively about global poverty, AIDS and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa, and other issues affecting the developing world. In 2005, Falsani received the James O. Supple Religion Writer of the Year award from the Religion Newswriters Association, and she twice has been a finalist for the Templeton Religion Reporter of the Year award. She serves as a member of the advisory board for Girls and Women at the ONE Campaign.

Reviews for Sin Boldly

[smittyvol · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I am notorious for reading the first 30 pages of a book and putting it aside. This book I completed within 30 hours of purchasing. It is excellent. Falsani shares the truth of grace (in ways I could never write - maybe even think) through short accounts of her life - normal life and the active pursuit of experiencing grace for writing this book. The title comes from a letter from Martin Luther. Unfortunately, too many evangelicals will freak out about the title and miss the meaning.

I encourage people to drink in this book.