We have received the blessing from benedictions countless times, but what does it mean for the Lord to shine his face upon us? What''s in a face? What if the crises in the church today are not because we don''t have the right doctrine, but because we have lost our imagination and wonder? What if we have lost sight of the ultimate blessing to have God''s face shine upon us? What if we are spending all our time husting a curated face of what we think we are supposed to be and never really developing a real face? Never digging the truth out of ourselves about who we are - and missing the presence of Christ with his people.
Saving Face is a meditation on the divine face, and the meaning we get from the faces of others as we are trying to find our own. Deeply personal and contemplative, this book originated in a time of rising from disillusionment while still aching for a church. Today the church is in a state of transition. We see many leaving and deconstructing from harm
