Orange Is the New Blessing

A dream not denied but redirected. Debbie Griffith dreamed of being a Broadway star. She'd perform and direct numerous shows, but not on Broadway. God planted her in "The Icebox of the Nation," (International Falls, Minnesota), and she and husband Dan raised their four sons. Her dream was redirected into a ministry in 2006. Debbie's radio feature, Everyday Matters, is heard on more than 100 stations in the US, Canada, and on the Moody Bible Network. She's a speaker sharing God's grace theatrically. In 2017 Debbie received a DUI; not a dream, but a blessing. Orange Is the New Blessing is a collection of stories showing that God is good even when we're not. He has a plan of redemption because nothing is wasted with Him.

"Debbie's book is simply this: God fits our failures into His future for us. This means that when we are real-by confessing our sins, demonstrating our desperation, acknowledging our neediness, telling the truth about our fears and struggles, admitting that we are selfish and arrogant and controlling and self-righteous and faithless and unforgiving-that is when we bear witness to the world about a Savior who came, not for the righteous, but for sinners. Debbie's honesty about her own failures points us to the God who graciously rescues people who fail because people who fail are all that there are."

• Tullian Tchividjian, from the foreword