{"product_id":"yearning-living-between-how-it-is-and-how-it-ought-to-be-paperback","title":"Yearning: Living Between How It Is and How It Ought to Be - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. Craig Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoes God want us fulfilled?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePopular psychology says we should be fulfilled. Advertisements tease us with dozens of ways we can be fulfilled. Many preachers and book promise Christian fulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in this surprising (and surprisingly liberating) book, Craig Barnes suggests we weren't created to be whole or complete. With a fresh reading of the early chapters of Genesis, he says that much of our pain and disillusionment arises from wrong expectations of the gospel and of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoing comedian Bob Newhart, Barnes \"would like to make a motion that we face reality.\" He candidly draws from his own experience as a son, a student, a husband, a father and a pastor to help us see what we all know but are so reluctant to say aloud--that biblical living will not save us from crises or unfulfillment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarnes writes for anyone who knows that faith must be tough enough to \"hold up in the emergency rooms of life.\" But he doesn't merely help us face reality. He helps us see how our needs and limitations are gifts, the best opportunities we have to receive God's grace. Because of that, \u003ci\u003eYearning\u003c\/i\u003e may be the most honest \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e the most helpful book you'll read this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Barnes suggests we weren't created to be whole or complete. With a fresh reading of the early chapters of Genesis, he says that much of our pain and disillusionment arises from wrong expectations of the gospel and of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. Craig Barnes (PhD, University of Chicago) is Meneilly Professor of Leadership and Ministry at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and senior pastor at Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a former senior pastor of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. His books include \u003ci\u003eSearching for Home: Spirituality for Restless Souls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Extravagant Mercy: Reflections on Ordinary Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSacred Thirst: Finding God in the Desert of Our Longings\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHustling God: Why We Work So Hard for What God Wants to Give \u003c\/i\u003e. Barnes is also the author of numerous published articles and is a speaker at seminary and church events.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 185\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.28 x 5.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45675280105516,"sku":"9780830813780","price":30.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/JHWkGp9IQb9780830813780.webp?v=1781765518","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/yearning-living-between-how-it-is-and-how-it-ought-to-be-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}