Pain is a liar masked in despair, failure, depression, grief, loneliness, and chronic physical suffering.Unleashed, it infiltrates and absorbs the identity of its victim. The essays in Cutting and Pasting Truth are packed with the struggles for identity by a woman, Meredith Bunting, who as a child was dubbed a “Fluff Ball.” As her unrealistic dreams as a wife and mother unravel, Meredith’s persona as a fitness guru is smashed, and she adjusts to a life of disabling pain. In Cutting and Pasting Truth, she shocks readers awake with her stunning honesty as she learns to face her battles using God’s Word and pasting His all-encompassing truth over them: “God is Love.”
Meredith Bunting began writing Cutting and Pasting Truth under its first title, Faith, Fitness, and Fruit when she was managing the Founders Inn health club, owned by the Christian Broadcasting Network, where she was a speaker, trainer, and advocate for balanced faith and fitness. Certified by the American College of Sports Medicine and Dr. Kenneth Cooper’s Institute of Aerobic Research as an Advance Fitness Physical Specialist and Program Director, the main theme of the book focused on physical fitness and weight-management. She was forced to give up her profession when diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, so her book evolved into a personal journal of her broken identity with God as her Trainer. Her writing became international devotionals, launching her as a speaker and presenter for “Finding God in Your Story,” a ministry for healing pain’s lies with God’s truths. After traveling the country for over a decade in an RV with her husband, Meredith now resides with him in their home in Naples, Florida.
"I love the fact that God does not expect us to navigate this journey called "life" alone. He makes us all family so we can live life together. In her candid, challenging, and often humorous style, Meredith encourages us to press on, keep the faith, and enjoy the process of becoming all that we were created to be. This isn't just her story or her opinion. Cutting and Pasting Truth is infused with the Word of God from start to finish. I loved this book, and you will too."
-Terry Meeuwsen, Co-host, The 700 Club, Founder of Orphan's Promise
"Cutting and Pasting Truth is for the reader who experiences debilitating pain and scars from emotional wounds. Bunting's unique ability to see humor in all situations and her sole ability to express herself will leave readers chuckling. More importantly, this book opens readers' eyes to the unfailing love of Jesus."
-Beverly DeVries, Ed.D., Professor Emerita, Speaker, and Author of twelve academic books
"Whether you read for inspiration, encouragement, spiritual growth, or purely for pleasure, Cutting and Pasting Truth delivers it all. Meredith Bunting seamlessly combines personal stories with biblical accounts, adding thought-provoking Bible verses that need no explanation. She writes with wisdom and emotion and sprinkles just enough humor to keep a smile on your face."
-Crystal Bowman, Award-Winning, Best-Selling Author of more than 100 books for women, children, and families
"Bunting uses phrases we've never read before; her discoveries resonate for all of us; she shares daily living as sacred acts."
-Dr. Robert Christin, 1921-2013