English lessons: the crooked path of growing toward faith

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It wasn't long after arriving in Oxford for graduate school that twenty-two-year-old Andrea Lucado--preacher's daughter from Texas--faced not only culture shock, a severe lack of coffee, but also some unexpected hard questions: Who am I? Who is God? Why do I believe what I believe? "So many nights in Oxford, I felt like the details of my faiths were getting fuzzier. Nights turned restless with the questions and the thoughts. I questioned God's existence and the doubt, it was getting into my bones ..." In this engaging memoir, Andrea speaks to all of us who wrestle with faith, doubt, and spiritual identity. Join Andrea as she navigates the Thames River, the Oxford Atheist Society, romance in ancient pubs--and a new perspective on who God is. As Andrea learned, sometimes it takes letting go of old ideas to discover lasting truth. The church wasn't just a part of Andrea Lucado's childhood. It was her childhood. It provided more than happy moments. It provided an invitation to know Jesus. When Andrea arrived in England the year after she graduated from college, she expected to meet God there. What she didn't expect was that God would be much bigger than she knew. In English Lessons, Andrea takes us through the roads of England and the paths of the soul. Here she explores the journey of a changing faith and an unchanging God--and why growing up starts with realizing just how small we are.;When Andrea Lucado arrived in Oxford for graduate school, she faced not only culture shock and a severe lack of coffee, but also some unexpected hard questions: Who am I? Who is God? Why do I believe what I believe? Here she speaks to all of us who wrestle with faith, doubt, and spiritual identity as she describes her journey to finding a new perspective on who God is. As a pastor's daughter, the church had provided more than happy moments. What she didn't expect was that God would be much bigger than she knew. -- adapted from information provided;English lesson -- Field crickets -- The Babel effect -- My front light -- The Atheist Society -- The faith of our fathers -- A spoon in my tea -- The road more traveled -- If I forget you, O Jerusalem -- English gardens -- River conversations -- The 0.1-mile pilgrimage -- Pillars -- Good-byes at Kazbar -- Tumbleweeds.