Reinvent

March 16, 2020
Pastor Jones (Getting a Grip on the Basics), host of the TV show The Basics with Beth, leads readers struggling with doubt through the process of Christ-centered transformation in her invigorating guide. She recounts the biblical tale of the maven (2 Kings 4:1–7), in which a widow with two sons who was being threatened by creditors became a “successful, entrepreneurial, oil tycoon,” as an example of self-reinvention. In the section “What Do You Want?” she helps readers distinguish between wants and desires, and then in “What Do You Have?” asks questions about one’s experience, expertise, passions, and quirks in order to nudge readers toward understanding their inherent gifts. In the final sections, Jones instructs readers to contemplate how their passions can be used for “naming a niche” or meeting a need. Jones recommends asking for help and, if needed, borrowing—money, time, or resources—to kick-start one’s vision. The text is rife with scriptural passages and easily conveys Jones’s ebullient faith: “Remember, no matter where you’re at in life, God’s specialty is reinventing the last, the least and the lost, and turning them into the first, the favored and the found! He’s got you! #praisehands.” Jones’s practical, zesty guidance will help orient Christian readers looking for ways to rejuvenate their passions.