Longing for a Homeland Discovering the Place You Belong

by Anderson, Dr. Lynn

• ISBN13: 9781582293530
• ISBN10: 1582293538
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-02-01
• Publisher: Howard Books

Summary

Home. It is the place we all long to be, yet in today's fragmented society, the concept of home is elusive for many people.In his new book,Longing for a Homeland, Lynn Anderson traces the wanderings and homesickness of the human race and the irresistible urge to find a place called "home." It is the story of a journey toward fulfillment -- a search to fill the God-shaped hole inside -- that ends only when we discover that home is not a building, a geographical location, or a people -- it is the love, security, and rest that can only be found in the presence of God.Join Anderson on the journey of a lifetime -- a journey to the very heart of God -- and experience the peace and joy that can found there. Come home -- your life will never be the same.

Author Biography

Lynn Anderson has been in the ministry for over thirty-five years and currently serves as president of Hope Network, a ministry dedicated to coaching, mentoring, and equipping spiritual leaders for the twenty-first century. He received his doctorate from Abilene Christian University in 1990.

Anderson's lifelong career of ministry has involved speaking nationwide to thousands of audiences and authoring eight books -- including The Shepherd's Song; Navigating the Winds of Change; Heaven Came Down; They Smell like Sheep, Volume 1; and If I Really Believe, Why Do I Have These Doubts?

He and his wife, Carolyn, live in Dallas. They are the parents of four grown children and the grandparents of eight wonderful grandchildren.

Table of Contents

FOREWORD BY LEE STROBEL	ix
PREFACE	xiii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS	xv
INTRODUCTION. A LONG LINE OF WANDERERS	1	(8)
PART ONE: HOMESICK
1. I WANT TO GO HOME	9	(6)
2. THE IMMIGRANTS: A HOMELAND FOUND	15	(6)
3. THE OUT-WANDERERS	21	(12)
4. SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY	33	(8)
PART TWO: INVISIBLE WINDS, IRRESISTIBLE FORCES
5. THE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE: A HOMELAND LOST	41	(8)
6. RUNNING FOR HOME	49	(8)
7. DRIVEN FROM HOME	57	(8)
PART THREE: I WANT TO GO HOME
8. ALIEN IN ALL PLACES	65	(8)
PART FOUR: IN ALL THE WRONG PLACES
9. THE OLD HOMEPLACE	73	(12)
10. THE FOLKS BACK HOME	85	(18)
11. MY PLACE IN THE SUN	103	(18)
PART FIVE: HOMEWARD BOUND
12. ON THE ROAD HOME: HIS PURPOSES	121	(16)
13. PARTWAY HOME: HIS PEOPLE	137	(16)
14. JOURNAL ON GREEN GRASS	153	(8)
PART SIX: HOME AT LAST
15. FULLY HOME: HIS PRESENCE	161	(12)
16. HOME IS WHERE GOD IS	173	(8)
17. LIFE IN THE FATHER'S HOUSE	181	(6)
EPILOGUE. LOOKING BACK FROM HOME	187	(6)
NOTES	193	(6)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	199	(2)
JOURNAL	201