The Gospel Waltz: Experiencing the Transformational Power of Grace

The Christian life involves dance, not drudgery.

When the Scriptural attributes of the Christian life are vibrant, soul-satisfying traits like joy and peace, it’s troublesome to hear so few believers describe their spiritual experience in the same terms. Our realities often leave us discouraged, bored, or disillusioned with Christianity, and we can’t figure out how to align our God-given desires for intimacy with Jesus with the most honest question of our hearts: Is this all there is to the Christian life?

If this rings true for you, we’d like to propose a dance. Would you consider learning the steps of The Gospel Waltz?

The Gospel Waltz is an unapologetic treatise on grace, not shying away from theological truth but processing it through the lens of a simple and highly memorable tool for a life lived abiding in Christ. Through the accessible paradigm of repent, believe, and fight, the Waltz offers a framework to take hold of the gospel in everyday life and appreciate the transformational and refreshing power of unrelenting grace.

Endorsements

“Bob plunges our hearts into the deep and wondrous truths of the biblical gospel.”

Dane Ortlund, author of Gentle and Lowly and Pastor of Naperville Presbyterian Church

“The apostle Paul would warmly endorse, I believe, this enticing invitation to participate in what Dr. Flayhart creatively calls the Gospel Waltz.”

Murray J. Harris, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Exegesis and Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and one of the original NIV translators

“I hope that Bob Flayhart’s pastoral thoughts on gospel transformation receive a wide reading in the church.”

Bryan Chapell, Pastor Emeritus of Grace Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois and President Emeritus of Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri

About the Authors

Bob Flayhart (DMin, Covenant Theological Seminary) has served as lead pastor of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama, for more than thirty-five years, and serves on the board of Covenant Theological Seminary. Bob and his wife, Laurie, have three children and five grandchildren.

Holly Mackle is the author of Bright Star, The Story of Esther, the family Advent devotionals Little Hearts, Prepare Him Room and Connected Christmas, and curator of the mom humor collaboration Same Here, Sisterfriend. Holly and her husband, David, wrangle two young girls in Birmingham, Alabama, where she is a lower school librarian.

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