As Yourself: The Surprising Holiness of Loving Yourself

How can we be effective witnesses for Jesus when we have slowly disappeared from our own lives?In As Yourself, United Methodist pastor and theologian Dr. Geoffrey D. Lentz offers a scripturally grounded, deeply personal antidote to vocational burnout and self-erasure. This is not a superficial self-help book. It is a robust, dialogue-driven exploration of Christian anthropology that bridges ancient contemplative wisdom with the practical realities of modern life.Written with the warmth of a pastor and the depth of a scholar, As Yourself will challenge you to stop treating your physical body, personal boundaries, and unique limits as obstacles to holiness. Through Dr. Lentz's personal narrative of surviving a devastating Category 5 hurricane that stripped away his home, church, and familiar landmarks of identity, you will discover that salvation is not God rescuing you from being a self, but God healing your self into the fullness of love.