Come join us for the Book Launch Party of Sinner Saint: A Surprising Primer to the Christian Life at Cherry Street Books! Meet the author, buy the book, get your copy signed, and enjoy some light refreshments. There will also be an author interview by special guest Gretchen Ronnevik, contributing writer to 1517, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and author of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually-Exhausted & The Story of Katie Luther: The Nun Who Escaped to True Freedom. It's going to be a night filled with bookish fun and good vibes.
Book Description: An alcoholic falls off the wagon—again. A devoted family man confesses an affair. A lifelong Christian battles uncontrollable anger. The ongoing presence of sin in believers is unsettling, but the truth is universal: we’re not as good as we wish we were.
What does this mean for those caught between redemption and sin’s pull? Sinner Saint explores the paradox of the simul—that we are at once sinners and saints—held in the grip of God’s grace. At the cross, God lays our failures to rest. We are forgiven, free, and loved beyond reason by the God who buries our old selves and raises us to new life.
About the Author: Luke Kjolhaug is the pastor of Elim Lutheran Church in rural Osakis, Minnesota. He holds an undergraduate degree from Wheaton College and a master’s degree from Lutheran Brethren Seminary. Luke blogs for 1517 and contributes regularly to the Lutheran Brethren periodical Faith & Fellowship. You can also find him impersonating a theologian on the socials @foxholetheology. He and his wife Bethannie have been blessed with two daughters.
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