First published 2019
Nadia Bolz-Weber serves as pastor to an unlikely congregation. A former stand-up comedian covered in tattoos, she often rebels against the God she was called to serve. Her church attracts people others might dismiss: an agnostic drawn to worship, a drag queen seeking community, a criminal bishop, an NRA member who openly carries his weapon. These accidental saints push Nadia into direct encounters with grace. For her, grace does not feel like a warm blanket but like being struck by a blunt object. Through sharing bread and wine with these ordinary people, wrestling with Scripture together, and telling the truth about their real lives, transformation happens in ways that would be impossible otherwise. Nadia stumbles toward wholeness while serving this community of misfits. Her confessional storytelling reveals what occurs when common people gather to worship despite their flaws and contradictions.
Genres: literary-fiction, christian-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, redemption
272 pages · Kindle Edition · Juanuno1 Ediciones
Content warnings: mental-illness