Extravagant Grace: God's Glory Displayed in Our Weakness

“Stay away from this book. If you buy it, don’t read it. Barb Duguid makes idolatry too nauseating, grace too promiscuous, the Trinity too omnipotent, Christian experience too diverse, sanctification too scary, and sovereignty too comforting. On the other hand, it could be a holy temptation...yielding may be no sin.”

“John Newton was such a good pastor, because he understood so well sin, suffering, and the amazing grace of Jesus Christ. His soul–care wisdom is available in his letters, hymns, and sermons, but they compose six volumes. So it helps to hear from those who are familiar with his work, summarizing it in light of their own faith journey. Barb Duguid has done today’s church a great service by sharing with us her fine overview of Newton’s understanding of the Christian soul. Feast, be encouraged, and be built up.”

“I know Barb Duguid up close, as a friend who with her family swooped in to be God’s hands and heart to our family in a time of need. Her wise counsel was always backed up by a rich experiential knowledge of God’s amazing grace—and unrelenting compassion. Weaving together the delightful insights of John Newton with her own experience—and that of many people she’s counseled over the years, Barb tells the story of God’s unrelenting compassion toward sinners like us with profound wisdom. How amazing is grace? Like Newton, she has learned well the answer to that question from the greatest story–teller of all.”

“People often ask me how it is that my faith has become so “gospel centered” and I always respond, ‘I had a group of friends who kept teaching me about Jesus, even though I didm’t want to hear it.’ Barbara Duguid is the primary friend to whom I owe greatest thanks for her loving persistence with me. Barbara is qualified to bring you a message of extravagant grace because she has drunk deeply of it herself. She knows that, along with John Newton, she is a great sinner who has a great Savior and it is this message of God’s mercy to undeserving sinners that will encourage you to live in the light of the sweetest news ever heard: ‘He died for a wretch like me!’ Buy this book. Buy one for a friend and live in the freedom that only the good news of the gospel can bring.”