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    Life as We Would Want It . . . Life as We Are Given It: The Beauty God Brings from Life's Upheavals
    Life as We Would Want It . . . Life as We Are Given It: The Beauty God Brings from Life's Upheavals
    Life as We Would Want It . . . Life as We Are Given It: The Beauty God Brings from Life's Upheavals
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    Life as We Would Want It . . . Life as We Are Given It: The Beauty God Brings from Life's Upheavals

    By Ken Gire

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    The terrain of Colorado forms a metaphor for life as acclaimed writer Ken Gire reflects upon the smooth, even terrain of eastern Colorado in contrast to the wild, uncertain, jagged terrain of western Colorado. The majestic, awe-inspiring mountains of western Colorado were born out of the most terrifying eruptions. And that is the unrelenting work of heaven, to make everything beautiful in its time. All of us would like life to be smooth with no upheavals. But the fact is that our lives are anything but. Our lives are full of upheaval, for that is life as we are given it. Gire looks at the beauty that is the result of these upheavals.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateJan 7, 2007
    ISBN9781418572150
    Life as We Would Want It . . . Life as We Are Given It: The Beauty God Brings from Life's Upheavals
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    Ken Gire

    Ken Gire is the author of more than 20 books including the bestsellers, The Divine Embrace and Intimate Moments with the Savior. A graduate of Texas Christian University and Dallas Theological Seminary, he lives in Texas.

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