Elizabeth Woodson

All of us live with some sort of longing in our hearts—a gap between the life we want and the life we actually have. As we try to navigate this sense of longing and the circumstances we desperately wish would change, we try to hang on to the belief that God will fulfill our desires, while waiting to see the answers to our prayers realized. For some, those prayers are answered. Yet for others, the longing persists, making us weary at best and debilitated at worst. Living this way leaves us asking the same questions: “How do I find God’s joy in this life when it isn’t the life I hoped for?” or “How do I deal with the gap between the life I want and the life I’ve been given?” In this powerful book, Bible teacher and fellow traveler down the well-worn road of unmet longings Elizabeth Woodson equips you for joyful living in that gap. As you walk with Elizabeth through some key biblical passages in the book of Joshua and beyond, you’ll learn to: Realize joy is possible Avoid emotional escapism and naïve blindness to reality Have your eyes opened to what “biblical contentment” really means Enjoy God’s unfailing presence Understand your divine calling Through biblical wisdom, personal stories, and practical advice, Elizabeth shares life-changing truth that has the heart-healing power you’ve been searching for, and helps you walk through your current life situations from a new perspective—one that embraces actual, real, deep joy in the midst of the inevitable longings of life.

How to Find Joy When the Life You Have is Not the Life You Hoped For

Embrace Your Life

Kate Chynoweth

Recipes, crafts, gardening tips, and fascinating lore abound in this handsome celebration of the enchanting lemon. From a bright Lemon Gremolata to savory Lemon-Parsley Biscuits, simple recipes make the delightful tang of lemons the main attraction. There are also clever and useful lemon crafts to try, including a luscious Lemon Lip Balm, easy Lemon Pomanders to freshen the linen closet, and Lemon Cough Syrup to soothe the throat. The fascinating history of this beloved fruit takes readers on a journey across land and time, from its origins in the Mediterranean to its reign in Morocco and Tunisia, across continents to Europe and eventually America. With gorgeous photographs, practical wisdom, wonderful gift ideas, and homey delights, this charming book is the complete compendium for true lemon lovers.

Growing, Cooking, Crafting

Lemons

Jada Edwards

Jasmine L. Holmes

Rebecca McLaughlin

Hannah Anderson

Rachel Gilson

Jen Pollock Michel

Mary Wiley

Ashley Gorman

Does it feel like no matter where you look or what the issue is, everyone seems to be fighting about everything? We live in the information age, with more access to knowledge than ever before, flowing to us in a never-ending digital stream of updates, statistics, polls, opinions, news, and narratives from those on opposing sides of any issue. And while we’d assume this influx of information would help us find a good, informed way forward in our culture, it actually stirs up all sorts of anger, anxiety, and even loneliness. This all contributes to an increasingly defensive society that feels like it’s not only fracturing, but could go up in flames at any moment. If you’re anything like the contributors to World on Fire, you’ve realized that all this knowledge isn’t the same thing as wisdom. While our world relies on expected, reflexive, status-quo, earthly wisdom to make a way forward or take a side on any given issue, Christ would rather us rely on his unexpected, counterintuitive, going-against-the- grain, heavenly wisdom as outlined in his famous Beatitudes. This surprising wisdom is not a call to be removed from the fire we feel blazing around us, but one to engage and tame it—beginning with our own hearts. Whatever those nearest you seem to be arguing about today, and no matter what the fire looks like in your neck of the woods, Jesus has an answer for the ways his kingdom citizens should walk as they navigate the flames in his power and posture. In their own unique voice and in their own unique way, each contributor in World on Fire welcomes you to come explore not only some of the polarizing issues of our day, but how the unexpected wisdom of Jesus might help us be more discerning and Christlike amidst them.

Walking in the Wisdom of Christ When Everyone’s Fighting About Everything

World on Fire

Elizabeth Woodson

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