Jason Micheli

Means of Grace

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“Perhaps Fleming Rutledge’s greatest contribution to the moribund mainline church is her unflagging, exhilarating insistence that the entire structure of Christianity stands or falls on the foundation of three little words, ‘And God said . . .’ Fleming trusts deeply in the power of the word to have its way with preachers, hearers, and readers alike. For that reason, I can think of no better friend than Fleming to follow into the strange, new world of the Bible where we are met by a living, loquacious God determined to be in conversation with us—even us. Fleming’s work has long equipped me to climb into the pulpit every Sunday and dare to preach. Now, in the gift of this new devotional collection arranged according to the liturgical year, her unyielding engagement with Scripture and her pastoral concern for the human situation will prove for readers what Fleming has been for me: a means of grace.”