Found: A Story Of One Life Transformation - Softcover

Dr. Michael Jaffe

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0996980903 ISBN 13: 9780996980906

Publisher: Makarios Publishing/KGP Enterprises, 2016

Synopsis

"I once was lost but now am found." These words from John Newton’s Amazing Grace express the journey of Michael Jaffe, a journey through devastating grief to the wonder of meaning.

Jaffe tells his story by sharing his most vulnerable life’s moments. He straightforwardly and poignantly reveals how he survived the deep trauma of his early years and sought to find purpose through the turbulent sixties. Follow Jaffe’s search for meaning through the Orthodox Judaism of his early years, the quest for social justice as a teenager, the seeming magic of Woodstock, and ultimately the despair that accompanies life’s broken promises.

Then in a moment of time everything changed. Despair gave way to hope, emptiness gave way to fulfillment and loneliness to the tender love of God. These are things that take place when a person is found by the One who gives life in the first place.

Michael Jaffe’s story goes well beyond an initial encounter with the love of God through Jesus Christ. It tells the story of how being found transforms the entirety of a person’s life. Once hurt and broken without any sense of hope, his transformational journey has led him to a life rich in so many ways. That is the power of the Gospel.

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About the Author

Michael Jaffe has been an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God since 1981. He is currently Professor of Preaching and Church Leadership and Department Chair of Church Ministries at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri. Previously he was on the faculty at Central Bible College where he became a professor in 2001 and department chair in 2006.

Prior to his teaching tenure at Central Bible College, Jaffe served in pastoral ministry for 22 years. He has been a senior pastor and church planter as well as a coach to many young pastors. In addition to his current faculty position, he regularly does outreach and discipleship ministry at the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield.

Jaffe received his Bachelor’s degree in Biblical Studies at Central Bible College. He subsequently earned his Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and later his Doctor of Ministry from the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. He and his wife Barbara have three sons, two daughters–in law and five grandchildren, all loves of his life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Makarios Publishing/KGP Enterprises
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0996980903
• ISBN 13: 9780996980906
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 280