Seated with Christ - by Heather Holleman (Paperback)

About the Book

As Christians find themselves trapped in the rhetoric of platform, influence, retweets, and fame, they need a ladder out of the fray.

Many of us live in a prison of self-absorption, comparing ourselves to others constantly in our frantic, unending pursuit of perfection.

Seated with Christ gets to the root of this behavior and charts a path to freedom.

In elegant, vulnerable prose, English lecturer Heather Holleman unveils what it means to be seated with Christ in the heavens (Eph. 2:6).

It means we walk out on the fight for acceptance.

We quit measuring ourselves to others.

We leap free from cycles of shame.

Securely-seated people experience the freedom of self-forgetfulness, joyfully do the good works prepared for them uniquely, and even celebrate the successes of others.

If you are tired of comparing and competing, read Seated with Christ, a deeply personal and liberating look at how life should be.

Book Synopsis

As Christians find themselves trapped in the rhetoric of platform, influence, retweets, and fame, they need a ladder out of the fray.

Many of us live in a prison of self-absorption. Shackled with pride and despair, we compare ourselves to others constantly in our frantic, unending pursuit of perfection.

Seated with Christ gets to the root of this behavior and charts a path to freedom.

Scripture says that God's beloved are seated with Christ in the heavens (Eph. 2:6), treasured by Him and given a place at His table. Heather Holleman unveils what this means for us.

It means we walk out on the fight for acceptance. We quit measuring ourselves to others.We leap free from cycles of shame.

Securely-seated people can ask themselves hard questions about their lives; they can deal with sin, grieve their losses, and move forward in hope. From a position of security and self-forgetfulness they can joyfully do the good works prepared for them uniquely. They can even celebrate the successes of others.

Seated with Christ is a deeply personal, liberating look at a glorious truth: that we have a place at God's eternal table.

From the Back Cover

Calm, connected, and secure--the power of seated living

Many of us live half alive. We compare, compete, self-analyze, and self-promote in our endless, busy pursuit of perfection.

Seated with Christ heralds a new kind of living. If it's true what Scripture says, that we are treasured by God and given a place at His table, then all we need to do is to take our seats. Heather Holleman shows us how.

Joyfully sharing her journey to seated living, she invites us to walk out on the fight for acceptance, stop comparing ourselves to others, and leap free from cycles of shame. She tells of a confidence that lets us celebrate the seats of others and be perfectly content with our own.

Take your seat and live--simply, freely, fully--because of Jesus, for Jesus, and in the love of Jesus. Quit trying: be free.

"This book will teach you how to live a life that matters. Instead of working harder, you will be creating margin that opens extraordinary opportunity. Do not miss this book!"

--Carol Kent, speaker and author of Unquenchable: Grow a Wildfire Faith that Will Endure Anything

Review Quotes

"Seated with Christ is a breath of fresh air! As a young wife with 3 boys, I found myself living this hamster wheel of approval, pressure, criticism, and the quest for a picture-perfect social media life. Heather Holleman reminds of what the Bible says about life and how we are to view it and live it. If you feel weighed down by the burdens of this world, read this book as a reminder of who Christ has made you to be. I highly recommend it!

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review."

Reviewed by Brittany on NetGalley, Apr 21, 2016

About the Author

DR. HEATHER HOLLEMAN is an associate teaching professor of advanced writing at Penn State, speaker, and author. She has written ten books, including the bestseller Seated with Christ: Living Freely in a Culture of Comparison, the award-winning Sent: Living a Life That Invites Others to Jesus (cowritten with her husband, Ashley Holleman), and The Six Conversations: Pathways to Connecting in an Age of Isolation and Incivility. Heather works with her husband, Ashley, in the ministry they founded called Seated & Sent. Learn more about Heather's books at HeatherHolleman.com