Heroes and Monsters
eBook - ePub

Heroes and Monsters

An Honest Look at What It Means to Be Human

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Heroes and Monsters

An Honest Look at What It Means to Be Human

About this book

Every one of us is both a hero and a monster, and the world we inhabit is both beautiful and twisted. We are shaken by changes, losses, gains, insights, desires, mistakes, and transitions. And just when we've gotten settled back down, things get shaken up again. This is the life we've been given. So how do we make sense of life's unexpected nature, find a way to embrace the tension, and live with a sense of peace despite pain?

In this stunningly honest, compelling, and ultimately hopeful book, Josh James Riebock explores issues of trust, obedience, intimacy, dreams, grief, purpose, and the unexpected stops along the journey that form us into the people we are. In a creative way, he shows readers that pain and beauty are so inextricably linked that to lose the former costs us the latter.

Those grappling with life's inconsistencies and trials will especially find a welcome resonance between their lives and Heroes and Monsters. Riebock both validates their experiences and challenges them to live beyond them in this ever-changing life.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Endorsements
  5. Dedication
  6. Author’s Note
  7. Contents
  8. Grateful
  9. I The Corner of Damned and Divine
  10. II To the Ground, Smoked
  11. III A Minnesotan
  12. IV A (My) Hand Was in My (His) Chest, So I (He) Swam
  13. V Starry-Eyed Art
  14. VI Dog
  15. VII A Minnesotan and a Southerner
  16. VIII The Difference between Humans and Cows
  17. IX Good Night, Dad; Good Night, Mom
  18. X Back to the Difference between Humans and Cows
  19. XI Little Sister, Which One of These Is Your Costa Rican Husband?
  20. XII Marrying God for the Money
  21. XIII About Feeling Fine
  22. XIV What’s Left of Corbett . . .
  23. XV A Minnesotan, a Southerner, and an Addict
  24. XVI Train over Ocean
  25. XVII So Many Mansions
  26. Let’s Go to Ant City USA
  27. About the Author
  28. Back Ads
  29. Back Cover