The Edge of Divine

CanCan, 27 July 2010,
Categories: Mom stuff, Reviews

The Edge of the Divine: Where Possibility Meets God’s Faithfulness is a new book authored by Christian vocalist Sandi Patty.

I picked it up not knowing what it was about, but intrigued by the title.

The theme throughout The Edge of the Divine: Where Possibility Meets God’s Faithfulness is about breaking free of regret and finding a life of freedom and joy.

Sandi Patty experienced this journey through losing 80 pounds by making the choice to have bariatric surgery (lap band) and leaving her old lifestyle habits behind.

The parts of the book centered around her choice to have bariatric surgery were not extremely interesting to me, but I do identify with the message that it takes courage to make a big change of any kind in your life.

She also touches on other journeys in her life, including her divorce and remarriage that made her fall from grace in the Christian scene several years ago. I never really knew the details because I was just a child when it happened, and not necessarily a hard core Sandi Patty fan at any point in my life. But I appreciate her honesty in addressing the elephant in the room and sharing the ways that it grew her in her walk with God.

The Edge of the Divine: Where Possibility Meets God’s Faithfulness also has other’s stories of stepping out in faith and reaping the rewards of God’s blessing.

The pages at the back of the book contain “questions for discussion and individual reflection” to massage your mind.

In The Edge of the Divine, Sandi Patty takes readers to the heart of the crucial choice to cling to the hope God gives. Women discover that they can leave a life of wondering for a life of wonder. Wonder at the infinite love of God, at His inexhaustible mercy, and His refusal to let us wallow far from His blessings, hope, and grace. But first, as Sandi shows, women must walk to the edge of the divine and decide to jump.