The Triumphs of His Grace

“A delightful memoir and indelible recreation of a distinct place and time, as well as a powerful testimony of God’s grace and truth, delivered in earthen vessels. Highly recommended.”


—M. Kimberly Rupert, chief strategy officer, Spring Arbor University





“Since my undergraduate years, David McKenna has been a trusted mentor, colleague, friend, and ‘adopted father.’ Discipline, scholarship, wisdom, and grace are the hallmarks of his life. For years we have followed his professional and spiritual journeys through his scholarship and publications. But in this book, McKenna grants us deeply personal insights into his ‘tabernacle years’—a unique, if not somewhat peculiar, period within the American Protestant tradition. By grace, he soars!”


—Shirley A. Ort, retired associate provost, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill





“This is a beautiful story of God’s amazing grace, worked out in the life of a young man who became to me the model of a great soul and a source of wisdom, strength, and courage. It is an amazing story, capturing a time of ‘tabernacle Christianity’ and its sometimes-tragic impact during David McKenna’s early years. This story will fill your heart with gratitude for God’s amazing grace.”


—David R. Goodnight, partner, Stoel Rives LLP





“With the drama of a captivating screenplay, my longtime mentor and friend has captured the complicated saga of his faith formation. Here is a true-life account of God’s amazing grace and enduring faithfulness in the early years of one of North America’s spiritual giants.”


—Greg Asimakoupoulos, author of Finding God in “It’s a Wonderful Life”