Called to Remember
Formed by Life’s Critical Moments: A Spiritual Memoir
- Prayer & Spiritual Formation
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2025
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Publisher's Description
Sometimes, we think we will remember the critical moments God uses to shape our lives, but we often forget. Like an anchor to keep us steady in rough terrain or light to show us the next faithful step, spiritual encounters are crucial to our spiritual formation, especially for those in transition, at a crossroads, or uncertain. How can we establish something to help us? We can become remember-ers. That doesn't mean paying attention to every little detail in our lives, but listening and discerning what God is doing, asking ourselves if he is trying to get our attention. If he is, these are the stories to hold onto. Called to Remember shows Denise Posie's incredible journey of remembering through sometimes painful situations. She offers her spiritual memoir as a guide to encourage us to stay focused and hopeful in the Lord's strength and wisdom rather than relying on ourselves. At the end of each chapter, one of the twelve stones of remembrance represents how God got her attention simply and profoundly. Using Posie's spiritual memoir as a guide, readers can grow spiritually by reflecting on critical moments in their lives as God's way of shaping and guiding.
Endorsements (6)
“Called to Remember is an invitation to act on the wisdom found in Deuteronomy 4:9, ‘Do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart.’ Through the sharing of her own journey, Denise introduces the reader to remembering as a spiritual discipline. This is a timely, practical, and helpful book for every season of life, but especially for overcoming challenges.”
“What do you do when you are stuck? What do you do when you do not know how or if you can move forward? In Called to Remember, we are taken on an intimate journey of faith where we are challenged and guided to remember in order to move forward. Each chapter is a vignette of God at work. Each chapter guides the reader with key insights and the opportunity to engage in being formed by critical moments that are modeled for us by the author. Rev. Denise Posie has been a bridge person through her life and ministry. God has called her, uses her, and continues to equip her as his daughter. We can learn from the life of others who open their life to God and to each of us. Every one of us is on a journey of faith. This book takes what may be initially seen as an ‘ordinary’ life and shows how it is an extraordinary journey when you see how God travels with, shapes, and leads a person—day by day!”
“So how might an author begin a book with the narrative of her own joys and sorrows, growing up in a pastor’s family in Detroit’s Black America? And then move from narrative to testimony? And then from testimony to teaching? And then from teaching to training? Well, in Denise Posie’s book, Called to Remember, the author does just that! She follows the whispering voice of God’s Spirit as she moves from vocation to vocation and finally towards ordination in ministry. Between the lines of her book there is a celebration of joy as she finds her own voice in the challenges of ministry. And she invites us to travel along with her and to see our own vocational challenges with greater clarity.”
“Denise Posie’s honest and vulnerable memoir is an invitation for all of us to remember what the Lord has done and to celebrate his goodness and faithfulness in our lives. Her inspirational story brings the message of the gospel to life in a way that is deeply compelling and relatable to readers. Posie’s twelve stones of remembrance provide a strong framework to guide anyone through this new spiritual discipline of remembering. The reflection questions at the end of each chapter encourage deeper engagement with the content and prompt critical thinking, making the material applicable to the reader’s faith formation and resulting in spiritual growth and maturity.”
“This is a special book which generously expands our understanding about what counts as spiritual formation. Written as a spiritual memoir, Called to Remember recounts God’s kindness to Denise as she purposefully looks back at how her faith grew and deepened throughout her life. The act of remembering, modeled so compellingly by the author, becomes a fruitful way to grow more deeply in Christ.”
“In Called to Remember, Rev. Denise Posie has produced a memoir that is in full keeping with God’s teaching for us in Romans 8:28—‘in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.’ In looking back on the journey that God led her through, Reverend Posie demonstrates her deep faith and keen insights to recognize spiritual encounters and discover new revelations of God’s grace. Throughout the work, we are challenged to recognize God’s presence even in the midst of deep personal tragedy, racial animosity, and more—and to recognize how God is able to use everything to enhance our spiritual growth. This book is a must read—but more than that, engagement with it creates a discipleship journey for the reader that is definitely God ordained.”
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