{"product_id":"looking-for-god-in-messy-places-a-book-about-hope-9781791013226","title":"Looking for God in Messy Places: A Book about Hope","description":"\"This is beautiful and brilliant stuff, profound and plain, incredibly human, wise and charming. I trusted and enjoyed every word.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Anne Lamott, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author about \u003ci\u003eLooking for God in Messy Places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife is messy. We can get discouraged by setbacks, overwhelmed by busyness, and shaken by worry. Hope is the power that gets us out of bed in the morning and gives us the courage to face adversity. \u003ci\u003eLooking for God in Messy Places\u003c\/i\u003e by Jake Owensby is a book about how love gives us an inextinguishable hope.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is for anyone who has ever been frozen in place by loss or regret, anyone who has endured suffering, cruelty, or rejection. From word to word and page to page, readers will experience themselves as God's beloved--so that they can be hopeful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the introduction\u003cbr\u003e This book is] For those whose struggles have been long and for those who are growing weary from heavy burdens. For those facing an unforeseen crisis or for those enduring a slow personal train wreck. For those whose throats have grown raw from crying for justice and for those whose wounds have gone unhealed. This is a book about hope, and I have written it especially for those who refuse to yield to discouragement and despair. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The power of love to give us hope\u003cbr\u003e- The ways that God shows up in our daily lives\u003cbr\u003e- Recognizing God's call in our lives\u003cbr\u003e- Becoming your true self \u003cbr\u003e- Having a sense of belonging\u003cbr\u003e- Forming a friendship with Christ\u003cbr\u003e- Contemplative faith\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 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781791013226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.60d","brand":"Jake Owensby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39521934999733,"sku":"9781791013226","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c1d43b6b-72be-43a6-b1e7-f8541a87377b.jpg?v=1616507422","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/looking-for-god-in-messy-places-a-book-about-hope-9781791013226","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}