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by Arutha L. Goss (Author)
From a Louisiana farmhouse to the pulpit, she never stopped reaching.
You have a dream buried deep in your heart, one the world keeps telling you is too big, too late, or too impossible. Life has thrown obstacles in your path: financial hardship, racial barriers, doubt, loss, and detours that seem to lead nowhere. You wonder if the calling you once felt so clearly has passed you by.
Chosen for the Journey: Defeating Life's Giants is the extraordinary autobiography of Arutha L. Goss, a Black woman born in 1935 in the rural South who transformed every setback into a stepping stone. From playing school at the family dining table as a two-year-old to working sixteen years as a licensed cosmetologist across five states, from navigating segregation on military installations to earning a Master of Divinity from Emory University's Candler School of Theology, and receiving a doctoral degree from Eastern and Palmer's Theological Seminary. Arutha's life is proof that no detour is wasted. She became an ordained United Methodist pastor, shepherded two congregations, traveled the globe, and at ninety years old still carries the fire of that little girl who answered her sister's question and brought the house down.
Inside these pages, you will discover:
- How to reframe life's detours as divine preparation for your ultimate purpose
- Practical faith and perseverance strategies for overcoming fear, doubt, and discouragement
- The inspiring testimony of a woman who proves it is never too late to answer your calling
Written with warmth, spiritual conviction, and unflinching honesty, this memoir will equip you to face your own giants and keep moving forward, one faithful step at a time.
