"Unafraid" by Joy Ibsen

Videos about northern Michigan author Joy Ibsen's latest book "Unafraid" co-authored by her late father Harald Ibsen.
In "Unafraid," selections from nearly 30 years of timeless, straightforward sermons are grouped according to the church year (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, Pentecost) beginning with Christmas 1939.
Reconstructed from Harald Ibsen's sermon notes by his daughter Joy, each sermon is followed by a listeners story (some autobiographical, some fictional) showing the relationship of the message to that person's life.
Listeners stories begin when the author, a replacement child, is in her mothers womb, and extend to church members confronting huge personal issues: career choice, marriage difficulties, child-rearing problems, addiction, financial crises, war, terminal illness, grief, pride, jealousy, regret, loss of faith.
At a time when church membership is dwindling, "Unafraid" increases awareness of the significance of the Church in the lives of its members.

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