Knowing God--the beauty and wonder of old paths
We are forgetful people. Even our way to God can sometimes feel muddled or lost. Perhaps that's why God tells us so often to "remember." Yet, in a noisy world where so many things compete for our attention, how do we hear the voice and experience the presence of God?
How to Remember shows how the astonishment of previous generations has been lost and addresses the disconnect many Christians feel toward modern consumer-based evangelicalism. More and more, Christians are discovering less commercial forms of worship and community. Wandering believers are finding life again through ancient paths.
In short chapter format, Artist Andrew Osenga invites readers to a life of faith and wonder. Readers reflect on prayer, doubt, grief, confession, joy, lament, time, peace, mystery, and much, much more. Through personal stories and biblical reflection--along with the faithful saints and the sturdy traditions that have gone before us--How to Remember offers language and tools to rebuild and reenter a communal life of faith, hope, and awe.
About the Author :
ANDREW OSENGA is a songwriter, musician, record producer, and the leader of Anchor Hymns, a multi-generational community of artists creating new sacred songs for the church. He has worked extensively with Grammy and Dove award winning artists like Andrew Peterson, Steven Curtis Chapman, Jars of Clay, Sandra McCracken, and Caedmon's Call. Beyond music, he can be found writing weekly on his popular faith and culture Substack and on his podcast, The Pivot. Andrew lives in Nashville with his wife and daughters and hikes at Radnor Lake every morning he can.
Review :
"Andy's first book, full of meaningful essays and profound stories, is a deep dive into the mind of a brilliant Christ follower, a loving husband and father, a generous artist, and a man after God's own heart."
--Annie F. Downs, New York Times bestselling author of That Sounds Fun
"Andrew Osenga explores something many Christians feel but don't know how to articulate: the hunger for something older and truer than spiritual performance. This book doesn't scold or sell--it listens, laments, and then leads us back to what we've almost lost."
--Russell Moore, Editor-in-Chief of Christianity Today
"What Andrew has done here is timely and wise. These reflections will land softly and firmly in a cultural moment that is thirsty for the kind of invitation and guidance offered in How to Remember. It is a beautiful work, beautifully written that moves a reader from the chaos and turbulence of our shared cultural moment and toward a place of peace in their own chests."
--Justin McRoberts, Author of Sacred Strides; coauthor with Scott Erickson of In the Low, May It Be So, and Prayer; host of the At Sea podcast
"It's not lost on me that the man from Normal, Illinois, the same person who would start a band called The Normals, would write such a wonderfully wise and out of the norm book on a very normal thing: being human. In a world that has turned the meaning of being human into a tireless race to procure comfort, Andrew reminds us that the marathon of life is just as much light, satisfying and beautiful as it is heavy, confusing and, even sometimes, unbearable. And like the friend that Andrew is, he doesn't run from the latter but instead, through his own vulnerability, shows us a way forward that embraces the whole of our humanity, bruises and all, with a curiosity for what was and a hopefulness for what is to come. There is an undeniable rhythm and melody to his words that, rest assured, I will be humming for many years to come. Thank you, my friend."
--Zach Bolen, Writer and frontman for the band Citizens
