July 26, 2022 
Reviewed by:
Julie-Allyson Ieron, author/Bible teacher/worship minister
WomenCareForAgingParents.com
Title:
Discover Your Gifts: Celebrating How God Made You and Everyone You Know
Author:
Don Everts
Publisher:
InterVarsity Press
Date:
2022
Format:
Casebound
Length:
192 pp.
OVERVIEW
Don Everts, a Lutheran pastor based in Springfield, MO, uses original research from the Barna Group to support his argument that every person has God-given gifts, skills, and abilities. That means each of us. And every person we meet–believer or not. He uses Scripture (including the story of Gideon) to show that this knowledge makes a difference in how we see ourselves and how we treat people we encounter every day. He explains: “Healthy self-esteem, a sense of purpose, genuine empathy, increased trust, growing power, recovered relevance, and fruitful engagement with our communities are just a few of the fruits that lie on the other side of that realization.”
Everts points out that we may have the most difficulty acknowledging God’s gifting in people who ruffle our feathers or are downright hurtful to us. An example he weaves in and out is his initially rocky relationship with his stepfather Buzz and how it transformed when he started seeing Buzz through the eyes of God’s gifting.
ASSESSMENT
Rating (1 to 5):
5 out of 5
Suggested Audience:
Christ-followers who are open to seeing people around them from a fresh perspective.
Christian Impact:
Everts’ candor about his journey of recognizing God’s gifting in Buzz offers a touch of humor and creates a relatable picture that fleshes out the challenge of celebrating the gifts God gives to each person He creates.
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