{"product_id":"gifts-of-the-dark-wood-seven-blessings-for-soulful-skeptics-and-other-wanderers-9781426794131","title":"Gifts of the Dark Wood: Seven Blessings for Soulful Skeptics (and Other Wanderers)","description":"Have you left the faith you used to have but don't know what to move toward? When you can't see the road ahead, do you feel lost and alone? Do you wish you had a group of companions willing to wander with you? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Welcome to the Dark Wood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As you journey through the unknown, you may feel tempted, lost, and uncertain. Though commonly feared and avoided, these feelings of uncertainty can be your greatest assets on this journey because it is in uncertainty that we probe, question, and discover. According to the ancients, you don't need to be a saint or spiritual master to experience profound awakening and live with God's presence and guidance. You need only to wander. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In clear and lucid prose that combines the heart of a mystic, the soul of a poet, and the mind of a biblical scholar, Dr. Eric Elnes demystifies the seven gifts bestowed in the Dark Wood: the gifts of uncertainty, emptiness, being thunderstruck, getting lost, temptation, disappearing, and the gift of misfits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a book for anyone who feels awkward in their search for God, anyone who seeks to find holiness amid their holy mess, and anyone who prefers practicality to piety when it comes to finding their place in this world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abingdon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781426794131\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/07\/2015\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eric Elnes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650526212252,"sku":"9781426794131","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d220a466-0902-4889-81f6-eeb69626b6fb.jpg?v=1603875472","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/gifts-of-the-dark-wood-seven-blessings-for-soulful-skeptics-and-other-wanderers-9781426794131","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}