“This was no leisurely drive; this was a trek into the
wilderness,” debut author Bill Delvaux admits in his book Landmarks
(978-1-4336-7922-3, March 2013). Using his own poignant story of falling into
and climbing out of the abyss of darkness, Delvaux speaks candidly of landmarks
that chart out a journey we all must take in order to live well.
“After leaving pastoral ministry, I took a job as a high
school Bible teacher in a Christian school. I told everyone this would only be
a one-year intermission, and then I would return to the ministry. But I soon
came to realize that my quest lay there, that I was to take the truths of the
Bible and find a way to connect them to the hearts of the students. It was the
adventure laid out before me, one that would last for twenty years.
For those twenty years, I have also been on an inner
quest, fighting through all that assaulted me in my early years that nearly
took me down. Along the way I became aware of the landmarks written about here.
And that has now opened up a new quest, to get the landmarks out to others. To
do this, I have had to let go of my long-held role as a high school teacher.
But a deeper joy beckons. I have never felt unsure about my future, and never
more exhilarated, Delvaux explains.”
In Landmarks, readers will discover nine markers, the
first grouped into those that cause our descent into death, the next that allow
us to make the upward turn, and the third group which represents the ascent
back into real life, finally becoming what we were meant to be.
When it clicked for Delvaux, he recalls feeling an acute
awareness of having to find those landmarks, even if he did not know how he was
going to get there. “The Bible speaks of life as a journey. Jesus himself laid
out the general direction of the path ahead and we are immediately struck by
the thought that something needs to die in order to take the journey (Mark
8:34).
Landmarks: Turning Points on Your Journey toward God is
for anyone who has ever asked: Where am
I going? How do I know if this is the
right direction? What if I’m lost?
Landmarks: Turning Points on Your Journey Toward God by
Bill Delvaux
Publication Date: March 2013
Format: Trade paper,
ISBN: 978-1-4336-7922-3
Pages: 256
List Price: $14.99
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