Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Celebration may prove enlightening for locals and visitors as local minister and longtime volunteer (and former director) for Transformation Pathway, Cliff Sims will be signing copies of his new book, “Surviving Spiritual Stress: Biblical Solutions for Overcoming Life’s Stress Factors.”
Copies of the book will be available for $12 and Sims will be on hand to sign at Transformation Pathway (106 N. Patrick) from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
In the book, Sims identifies common stress issues in modern-day life and offers biblically based principles for overcoming them with well reasoned messages and related Bible passages.
Stress issues covered within the book include anger, temptation, jealousy, bitterness, lust, worry, fear, disappointment and death.
Sims revealed that many of these chapters actually started years ago as sermons that resonated with parishioners.
Sims finds the messages as relatable as any reader, saying that no human is immune from succumbing to these stressors and letting them get in the way of their relationship to God and a healthy view/relationship with the world.
As such, the book offers messages of hope, understanding that anyone can stumble on their “marathon” (as Sims describes life in the book’s introduction) but anyone can also overcome these pitfalls with proper guidance and determination.
Those who miss out buying Sims’ book on Saturday can buy it directly from the publisher at advbookstore.com.
Guests are also encouraged to shop the Will Do Good Thrift Market’s sale, inviting people to fill $5 bags, along with 25-50% off of everything else in the store. Sales in the store benefit the onsite ministry and free classes aimed at providing better lives.
For more info, call 445-2228.