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    Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas
    Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas
    Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas
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    Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas

    By Leslie Leyland Fields

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    2017 Christianity Today Book Award winner (“Christian Living / Discipleship” category)
    Get ready for the wettest, stormiest, wildest trip through the Gospel you’ve ever taken!
    The gospels are dramatic, wild, and wet—set in a rich maritime culture on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus’ first disciples were ragtag fishermen, and Jesus’ messages and miracles teem with water, fish, fishermen, net-breaking catches, sea crossings, boat-sinking storms, and even a walk on water. Because this world is foreign and distant to us, we’ve missed much about the disciples’ experiences and about following Jesus—until now. Leslie Leyland Fields—a well-known writer, respected biblical exegete, and longtime Alaskan fisherwoman—crosses the waters of time and culture to take us out on the Sea of Galilee, through a rugged season of commercial fishing with her family in Alaska, and through the waters of the New Testament.

    You’ll be swept up in a fresh experience of the gospels, traveling with the fishermen disciples from Jesus’ baptism to the final miraculous catch of fish—and also experiencing Leslie’s own efforts to follow Christ out on her own Alaskan sea. In a time when so many are “unfollowing” Jesus and leaving the Church, Crossing the Waters delivers a fresh encounter with Jesus and explores what it means to “come, follow me.”
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTyndale House Publishers
    Release dateOct 1, 2016
    ISBN9781631466038
    Crossing the Waters: Following Jesus through the Storms, the Fish, the Doubt, and the Seas
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    Leslie Leyland Fields

    Leslie Leyland Fields is the award-winning author of twelve books, the founder of Your Story Matters Ministry, and an international teacher and speaker on matters of faith and culture. When not traveling, she lives on two islands in Alaska, where she has worked in commercial fishing with her family and where she leads the Harvester Island Writers' Workshop.

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      Fields, the author of this volume, resides in Kodiak, Alaska, where she works with her family in the commercial fishing industry. This book relates stories from her own experience. She also travels to Israel where she visits the waters Jesus himself frequented -- the Sea of Galilee and Jordan River. I found the narrative to be fairly rambling, jumping around in locations of the stories, and making the reader question how they got from Alaska to Israel. I felt the narratives needed further editing to really polish them and have the desired impact. The Bible study materials in the appendix were quite good and probably could be used whether Fields' main book was read or not. I received an advance electronic copy of the book through Edelweiss for review purposes.
    • 4/5
      I have always wanted to visit Alaska. I have heard it is beautiful there but it can also be extremely cold. Some of the living conditions are uncomfortable and the people work dangerous jobs. As I began to read the book, the author took me on an adventure that I will never forget.I loved how the author shared her journey as a fisher woman and intricately told of the disciples. The vivid descriptions and connections to the Bible was breathtaking . It really made me dig deep into my understanding of commercial fishing and how hazardous it can be. Along the way she weaves truths and understanding on how much Jesus depended on his disciples. We are His disciples and He has called each of us to share His word. I felt like I was in the boat listening to Jesus talk as the waves crashed over us. Grab this book and be taken to the boat where Jesus was with His disciples. Listen as the author recounts the story and shares her own journey as she travels with her family , much like the disciples did with Jesus. It is very powerful and eye opening. "Above all, love each other deeply , because love covers over a multitude of sin." I received a complimentary copy of this book from Tyndale Blogger Program. The review is my own opinion and I was not compensated for it.

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