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"""For years, Debie Thomas has offered fans like me a winsome, enlightened approach to the word of God. This time, in this book, she opens the door to God's whole, colorful, many-winged house--a house where our cultures are gifts, our ancestors are prophets, everyone's story matters, and God is always near. Brilliant, carefully crafted, and heart-stopping in its beauty and honesty, this is Debie Thomas at her best."" --Rev. Stephanie Spellers, Canon to Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and author of The Church Cracked Open and Radical Welcome ""I have been feasting on Debie Thomas's words for years. I often say that she reads the Bible like a radiologist reads an MRI, seeing things I could never see. But in this book I get a glimpse of Debie herself, and I'm grateful. The story of her journey from the cramped closet of an evangelical childhood to the 'many rooms' of a more generous faith is one of her greatest gifts to the church, and one I hope she will continue to share. It inspires my own journey."" --Jim Somerville, pastor of Richmond's First Baptist Church and founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday ""I found myself feeling very at home and unexpectedly exposed reading Debie Thomas's quest for a faith and a place to be at home and not an outsider. Thomas rests in Jesus's promise of a spacious, roomy Christianity that travels with us, crosses borders, and bears our sorrows. If you are curious about a faith capacious enough to embrace the entire world with reverence and humility, this story of one Malayalee woman's journey to bare her whole self to the God of the universe is a must-read. Me too, Debie--I have caught myself saying, 'Blessed Thomas (and Mary) of India, pray for us.'"" --Winnie Varghese, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia ""The Christian faith is an invitation to rest--with each other--in God's peace. Debie Thomas draws together stories about her life and from our Scriptures to help us notice a hidden truth: the here-ness of God. This book is a testimony to the Spirit's gracious care for our lives, available in every encounter with a neighbor."" --Isaac Villegas, Mennonite pastor and contributing editor at The Christian Century ""For those longing to explore a more expansive faith landscape, Debie Thomas provides the map along with much needed wisdom and encouragement. An important read for every pilgrim soul."" --Sophfronia Scott, author of The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton "

"""Through a Christianity rooted in unrestrained readings of scripture and open to moral and ethical paradoxes, Thomas discovered a way to retain her faith and reaffirm her identity. . . A solid defense of modern, progressive Christianity from a unique perspective."" --Kirkus Reviews ""For years, Debie Thomas has offered fans like me a winsome, enlightened approach to the word of God. This time, in this book, she opens the door to God's whole, colorful, many-winged house--a house where our cultures are gifts, our ancestors are prophets, everyone's story matters, and God is always near. Brilliant, carefully crafted, and heart-stopping in its beauty and honesty, this is Debie Thomas at her best."" --Rev. Stephanie Spellers, Canon to Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and author of The Church Cracked Open and Radical Welcome ""I have been feasting on Debie Thomas's words for years. I often say that she reads the Bible like a radiologist reads an MRI, seeing things I could never see. But in this book I get a glimpse of Debie herself, and I'm grateful. The story of her journey from the cramped closet of an evangelical childhood to the 'many rooms' of a more generous faith is one of her greatest gifts to the church, and one I hope she will continue to share. It inspires my own journey."" --Jim Somerville, pastor of Richmond's First Baptist Church and founder of A Sermon for Every Sunday ""I found myself feeling very at home and unexpectedly exposed reading Debie Thomas's quest for a faith and a place to be at home and not an outsider. Thomas rests in Jesus's promise of a spacious, roomy Christianity that travels with us, crosses borders, and bears our sorrows. If you are curious about a faith capacious enough to embrace the entire world with reverence and humility, this story of one Malayalee woman's journey to bare her whole self to the God of the universe is a must-read. Me too, Debie--I have caught myself saying, 'Blessed Thomas (and Mary) of India, pray for us.'"" --Winnie Varghese, rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Atlanta, Georgia ""The Christian faith is an invitation to rest--with each other--in God's peace. Debie Thomas draws together stories about her life and from our Scriptures to help us notice a hidden truth: the here-ness of God. This book is a testimony to the Spirit's gracious care for our lives, available in every encounter with a neighbor."" --Isaac Villegas, Mennonite pastor and contributing editor at The Christian Century ""For those longing to explore a more expansive faith landscape, Debie Thomas provides the map along with much needed wisdom and encouragement. An important read for every pilgrim soul."" --Sophfronia Scott, author of The Seeker and the Monk: Everyday Conversations with Thomas Merton "

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Debie Thomas is a sought-after speaker on Scripture, faith, writing, and spiritual practice. She holds a master's degree in English literature from Brown University and an MFA in creative writing from the Ohio State University. She serves as a minister at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, California. A columnist and contributing editor for The Christian Century and author of Into the Mess and Other Jesus Stories, Thomas has also been published in The Kenyon Review and River Teeth. She and her husband have two grown children and live in northern California.

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