Book Description
From classic literature to popular music, from modern poetry to professional sports, from ancient history to global travel, and from the sacred to the mundane, Let It Be Said We’ve Borne It Well draws on all manner of stories to provide encouragement for all who have struggled, not only through the pandemic but also through the ongoing uncertainty, anxiety, and doubts of our times. Here, Greg Funderburk brings clarity to the present moment, setting out a navigational framework for gathering perseverance, grit, and grace to help us endure via a kind of thought experiment, asking, What does our current circumstance require of us so that, when we look back, we can honestly say we’ve handled this season of crisis well, seeking and following God faithfully all the way through?
Book Reviews
“What many of us have known for years, many others will now know through this valuable volume of reflections—Greg Funderburk is a thoughtful, faithful minister of the gospel whose wise words and winsome ways encourage others to follow more closely a God who loves and leads, especially in tumultuous times. While not a panacea, Let It Be Said We’ve Borne It Well is a well-spring for a life lived well unto God and for the good of others be it in or beyond a pandemic. This book is a gift that will help you to look for and to lean into God’s glorious and mysterious future one day and one step at a time.”
—Todd D. Still
Baylor University, Truett Seminary
“Looking for hope, encouragement, community, gift-wrapped in stories of wonder, inspiration and care? Welcome to your Happy Place! With encyclopedic knowledge, kaleidoscopic selection, and therapeutic companionship, Greg Funderburk offers us grace for our journey, peace for today and hope for tomorrow. A must read for our times!”
—J. Randall O’Brien
Author, Set Free by Forgiveness: The Way to Peace and Healing
“Greg Funderburk offers us practical wisdom we need to live well, especially in the midst of COVID-19 and its effects. The year 2020 caused tremendous disruptions and resulted in profound discouragement, yet in the midst of turbulent times Funderburk points to the God who holds the future and encourages us to live graciously and well in the light of Christ. A beautiful set of reflections to help us bear this turbulence well.”
—L. Gregory Jones
Dean and Williams Distinguished Professor Duke Divinity School
“With articulate, concise, engaging, confessional style, Greg invites us to personal reflection and living well. Integrating personal story, literature, history, technology, the arts, sciences, scripture, prayer, theology and more, he calls us to follow God amidst this tragic global pandemic. While pungent brief chapters focus on living well during COVID-19, this insightful book and its spiritual gems will inspire us to live more fully and faithfully for decades to come.”
—Tim P. VanDuivendyk
Author of The Unwanted Gift of Grief