Yesterday, Men of Integrity (a division of Christianity Today)  posted a devotional on radical repentance. I was pleased to see that they had excerpted a portion of it from Six Prayers God Always Answers, the book I co-wrote with Mark Herringshaw.

Check it out here.

~Jennifer

“You get what you deserve.”

“What goes around, comes around.”

“You reap what you sow.”

These statements are so common in our language we don’t spend a lot of time thinking about them. When we do it’s usually when we’re in the right and someone else is in the wrong and we’re hoping we both get what we deserve.

But what happens when we mess up? Do we still want to get what we deserve?

My good friend and co-author Mark Herringshaw has just released a new book called The Karma of Jesus. In the book, Mark uses a conversation he had with a spiritually curious young man to talk about these issues, ultimately pitting Karma against the Christian concept of Grace. Whichever side you fall on, you’ll enjoy eavesdropping on the thought-provoking discussion in the book.

Please buy a copy and read it, if not for yourself then so you can pass it on to someone else who is struggling to understand why good never seems like good enough.

I am so proud of you, Mark. The book is well-written, a quick read, and discusses a fascinating subject. Your friendship is all the proof I need that God has given me better than I deserve.

What about your life? Is your good ever good enough? And do you really want to get what you deserve?

~Jennifer