Daughter of Grace to converse about new book, Joyful Defiance: Death Does Not Win the Day  July 18 at 2pm.

Anna Madsen attended Grace, (confirmed in 1984) when her father, George Madsen, was a pastor here. She is now a theologian who lives in Minnesota’s north woods and has written a book processing the tragic death of her husband and the trauma that followed. The publisher says:

“The challenge is to acknowledge death in its manifold forms and own one’s indignation and grief, and yet transcend it so that even if we are angry, we do not become anger. This book names the tension between grief and hope, acknowledges the reality of both, and defines a path forward to a life of joyful defiance. That path runs through Holy Saturday, a day that has one foot in the fear, grief, and death of Good Friday while the other is in Easter, a day of hope, freedom, life, and joy.”

The office will order copies of the books on June 9th. The cost is $20; let Andrew know of your wish to have a copy.

The Grace book club invites you to join us either via Zoom or with Pastor Phil at Grace as he takes care of the technology for you.

GRACE BOOK CLUB meets on the 3rd Monday of the month at 2pm.

June’s book club selection is a novel called Deacon King Kong.
The discussion will take place on Monday, June 20th at 2pm.

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