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Scandalon : Running From Shame and Finding God's Scandalous Love
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Item Description...
Running from scandal -- in her family, church and community life -- Susan moves from California to China. At first, the adventure of experiencing an exotic culture brings the escape she craves. Gradually, as the layers of mystery and reserve fall away, she gets to know her new Chinese friends on deeper levels. At the same time the self-protective layers around her own heart peel back painfully, exposing her inner brokenness. In this vivid and transparent memoir, Susan takes us on a fascinating journey into the streets and homes of modern China. The travel memoir is interspersed with Susan's personal story of emotional and spiritual sabotage, shame, and shattered dreams. It all comes together as she opens her heart anew to God's love -- the most scandalous love of all.
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Item Specifications...
Pages 288
Dimensions: Length: 8.4" Width: 5.5" Height: 0.7"
Weight: 0.75 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Publisher Cladach Publishing
ISBN 0981892906
EAN 9780981892900
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 | Scandalon Nov 20, 2009 |
Scandalon, written by Susan Blaine Jenkins..a memoir
Tells a true story of a California teacher molested by her pastor, the grief it cost her life, and her move to China to escape all.
There she has a new struggle trying to acclimate herself to a new culture, but has now been there 12 years and Loving it!!
Amazing journey going from the bottomless pitt of grief, despair and shame to one of peace, a wonderment of the difference of the Chinese Way of life, and a return to God's love.
It truly is an eye opener in all ways. It tells of a Healing journey that might help many in ways to discover their own paths to health again.
| | |  | Strength of Character Oct 26, 2009 |
I had heard about Susan's book on a social network and admired her writing and her thoughts immensely, which was the impetus to buy her book. I was very pleased to see Susan's strength of character reinforced in my eyes and am very proud of her in that way. Even more pleasing is the true story of her life and how she dealt with the issues stemming from some of the things that happened to her. There is the greatest plus of all that she was able, through years of patience and living her life as a true Christian, to bring an atheist along the path to Jesus.
Congratulations, Susan, for a book well-read! | | | | An intriguing progression of one woman finding herself alongside her faith Oct 11, 2009 |
At some point any escape is a good escape. "Scandalon: Running from Shame & Finding God's Scandalous Love" is a unique sort of Christian inspirational memoir telling of Susan and her move from California to China. Her story is one of desperately wanting something new, only to find that being new doesn't protect her from her own emotional turmoil, only temporarily masks. But in China, she finds power in an unlikely source - God. "Scandalon" is an intriguing progression of one woman finding herself alongside her faith.
| | | | Blessed to be a blessing Oct 8, 2009 |
This is THE "Can't Put It Down 'Til You're Finished" kind of book. Susan beautifully weaves the details of a most challenging life experience with the healing sights, sounds and smells of life in China. As she writes we want to know more, more about the people who are helping her gain insight to the life she left behind while trusting God to lead her on this road to recovery. What blessed courage.
Scandalon : Running From Shame and Finding God's Scandalous Love | | | | A very well-written book that definitely kept my interest Oct 5, 2009 |
After reading "Scanalon" I must admit it isn't the type of book I would normally read, primarily because I have no religious affiliation whatsoever. However, being a person who believes "there are no accidents," when someone suggested this book I figured it was something I needed to read, or the recommendation never would have happened.
With that said, I must say that "Scandalon" is a very well-written book that definitely kept my interest as I read it. The author artfully narrates parallel story lines about her religious background/relationship challenges, and her experiences while living and teaching in China for more than a decade. Throughout the book she seamlessly switches between these two narratives while easily maintaining the reader's attention. Personally, I was more drawn to the story line about her experiences in China because I'd never read anything about what life is really like there, nor had I any clue as to the perceptions that average Chinese people have of the U.S. and its citizens.
While anyone who enjoys high quality story-telling will find great value in this work, I feel the book will particularly appeal to individuals who have a very strong connection to Christianity and the Bible itself. For reasons that will be abundantly clear to anyone who reads this book, I also feel "Scandalon" should be on the shelf of every Christian church bookstore anywhere in the world.
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