{"product_id":"experience-jesus-really-finding-refuge-strength-and-wonder-through-everyday-encounters-with-god-9781400208654","title":"Experience Jesus. Really: Finding Refuge, Strength, and Wonder Through Everyday Encounters with God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling author John Eldredge reveals the path of the \"ordinary mystic,\" and invites readers into the refuge of experiencing deep, lasting, \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e communion with Jesus.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this present age we are all becoming disciples of the Internet. We are addicted to distraction. We idolize our instant access to a never-ending avalanche of information. We think we're finally holding the keys to a better life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut if that's true, why are we wrestling with ever-increasing levels of anxiety, dissatisfaction, and despair? The fact is, we live in a world of weary, skeptical pragmatism--and it's keeping us from experiencing the God we are dying without.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Eldredge presents a powerful alternative to the soulless, disenchanted world we find ourselves living in today: the path of the ordinary mystic. Readers who join Eldredge on this journey will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eregain childlike faith in the reality of God's constant, available presence to those who seek him;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediscover the biblical foundations for the mystical tradition in Christianity; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elearn practices, habits, and prayers that will transform their ability to hear the voice of Jesus in their day-to-day lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery human yearns to return to Eden, to a state of unbroken communion with the God who created us for adventure and intimacy with him. The mystic is awake to the truth that God is still with us--and we experience the refuge of his powerful, healing presence if we learn to open our hearts to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Nelson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400208654\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256","brand":"John Eldredge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45000528068789,"sku":"9781400208654","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_3af6e497-7065-45d3-ae69-fed370dc5541.jpg?v=1736265118","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/experience-jesus-really-finding-refuge-strength-and-wonder-through-everyday-encounters-with-god-9781400208654","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}