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When Your World Ends: God's Creative Process for Rebuilding a Life, By Dawn Sanders

When Your World Ends

God's Creative Process for Rebuilding a Life

by Dawn Mann Sanders

When Your World Ends
paperback
$18.00
  • Length: 208 pages
  • Dimensions: 5.5 × 8.5 in
  • Published: September 17, 2024
  • Imprint: IVP
  • Item Code: A0825
  • ISBN: 9781514008256

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How do you rebuild your life after it falls apart?

Catastrophic events often feel like the end of the world. When we feel like we have nothing left, we sometimes wish for our own end too. Yet God keeps waking us up every morning—a sign that God wants us to keep living when our world ends. We must find our way to the new life that awaits us on the other side of loss. But how?

Dawn Sanders has traveled this path before and lived to tell the tale—not once but twice. After a divorce and then the sudden death of her second husband, Dawn discovered a buried treasure in Genesis 1: God's process for creating new life out of chaos. In When Your World Ends, Dawn digs deep into the creation story and unearths a seven-step process by which God brings us out of the void and into new beginnings. With her unique perspective, authenticity, and courage, Dawn meets those who are starting over and guides us into renewed hope.

REVIEWS

"When Your World Ends is a unique and refreshing perspective on moving beyond grief to a place of creative and productive health. This book uses the creation story to encourage the reader to enter the process of healing by utilizing the creative abilities that each person has been given by God. Whether or not you have been through a catastrophic life event, I highly recommend this book as a wonderful approach to navigating life's many changes."

Valorie C. Nordbye, president emeritus of Campus One80 Ministries

"In When Your World Ends, Dawn Sanders intertwines the ordinary and extraordinary, engaging readers in a journey toward restoration and transformation. Her personal experiences and exploration of biblical truths offer practical wisdom and a refreshing perspective on navigating the challenges of life."

Saundra Dalton-Smith, internal medicine physician, host of I Choose My Best Life, and author of Sacred Rest

"Dawn Sanders beautifully unpacks the transformative power of God's creative process. Her words illuminate the path to renewal and restoration, inspiring readers to embrace new beginnings with courage and faith."

Jeanette Salguero, co-lead pastor at The Gathering in Orlando, Florida, and executive vice president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition
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CONTENTS

Introduction

Part One: Starting Is the Hardest Part
1. It's About the Invitation
2. It's Just the Beginning
3. It's Part of the Process

Part Two: Learning to Let It Flow
4. First Stop, Limbo
5. Time to Come Out of the Shadow
6. A Steady Flow
7. Growing and Sowing

Part Three: Putting It All into Action
8. Let the Sunshine Out
9. Team Sports
10. Role Play

Part Four: Upcoming Events
11. Hovering 2.0
12. Again and Again
Epilogue

Acknowledgments

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ABOUT Dawn Mann Sanders

Dawn Mann Sanders (MDiv, Bethel Seminary) is an associate minister at First Baptist Church of Glenarden (FBCG), where she serves as the director of the sermon-based life groups ministry. Her passion is expository teaching and sharing the wonderful insights God has shown her in his Word. She does this through writing weekly discussion guides for the life groups as well as teaching several in-depth Bible studies. Dawn has written and taught extensively on overcoming adversity and creating a new life, both at FBCG and on her personal blog.

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