Pastor Laura Truax, originator of the "reverse tithe" at LaSalle Street Church in Chicago, wasn't always in this same place of faith. In Undone she shares her journey of seeing Scripture with new eyes. Whether a big crisis shakes us or little things wear away at us, these are moments where we are confronted with ourselves. This is not the way that things are supposed to be. We feel like failures. We are undone. Worse yet, we realize that underneath our masks and facades, we are not the person we are pretending to be. Who are we, really? Laura Truax knows what it's like when life hits the fan. But she discovered that these times of exposure and vulnerability can become opportunities to find out who we really are and what we are meant to be. When we come to the end of ourselves, God can meet us there to help us face our fears, take off our masks and rediscover our true self as part of his larger story. Your journey isn't done. Come discover how you can become the person you long to be.
"This beautifully written book is filled with the promise that no matter how low we have fallen, life can be different. Laura Sumner Truax draws candidly from her own story and the stories of Scripture to challenge us to fully embrace life with all its joys and sorrows, to rise up to make a difference in the world, not by way of dutiful rule keeping but with the invincible power of guileless love and honest community. I have marked up this book from start to finish with highlights and exclamation marks. Truax courageously sheds her mask and invites us to do the same."
Arloa Sutter, executive director of Breakthrough Urban Ministries and author of The Invisi
"This is a memoir about shedding what is false, sentimental, cliché-bound to become honest, real and fully present. This courageous pastor describes her former self as a chameleon, reflecting the colors around her with no substance. 'Being real is a good place to start,' she says, as she describes the turning moments. Coming undone is the path to becoming real."
Roy W. Howard, The Presbyterian Outlook, February 17, 2014
"With frankness and insight, Truax, senior pastor of LaSalle Street Church in Chicago, draws readers toward a God who strips away masks and feigned perfection and replaces them with trust in his love and his plan for their lives. . . . Truax provides a nuanced view of where to turn at the moments when life seems most out of control, and a reminder of who ultimately knows best how to put all the pieces back together."
