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Treasures in the dark : 90 reflections on finding bright hope hidden in the hurting / by Katherine Wolf ; with Alex Wolf.

Wolf, Katherine (Stroke victim), (author.). Wolf, Alexander, Dr. (author.).

Summary:

Sometimes the most valuable treasures are found in the darkest of times. In fact, it's often in the very heart of our deepest pain and struggle that God chooses to reveal his most precious gifts. Let Katherine Wolf lead you in finding the hope God has for you in your most painful places. In our lowest, most difficult moments, it's often impossible to see any good thing around us. We suffer, we struggle, we grow weary. We wonder, Is God at work in my life? Is he near me? Is there any point to my suffering and any hope for change? Though it's easy for our overwhelming pain to cloud our view of reality, the truth is that, even though we can't see it or feel it, God is at work in the darkness. Our Creator is in the business of bringing dead -- and nearly dead -- things to life. Even now, no matter how fresh your wounds might be, he invites you to unearth his hidden treasures in your hurting, to reframe your darkness as a sacred space in which the light of hope can shine most brilliantly. Come join Katherine Wolf as she vulnerably shares her own places of wounding and the life-changing insights she has found there. With her vibrant faith and unique perspective on life as a stroke survivor and person living with significant disabilities, Katherine will inspire, encourage, and strengthen tender and hurting hearts. -- adapted from Christianbook.com description.

Record details

ISBN: 9781400338214
ISBN: 1400338212
Physical Description: xvi, 196 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm
Publisher: Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

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Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part one. For the hurting: losing the lives we wanted -- Disbelief -- A death reflection -- Sprinting towards suffering -- In the dark -- The page will turn -- The knot -- The good life -- The gifts or the giver -- Hope while you cope -- Foundations 101 -- More -- The blank page -- Redefining death -- Hungry -- Meeting myself -- Handle with care -- Dusty -- The suffering quota -- In season -- No pain, no gain -- Not the same -- Breaking open -- Wake-up call -- Hitting the limits -- Showing up scared -- A low-grade sorrow -- Facing death again -- A reunion -- The worst day -- Constellations -- Part two. For the healing: befriending the lives we have -- The risk of faith -- A habit of hope -- A prayer for healing -- The portrait -- Baby shoes, never worn -- A milestone adventure -- The front row -- Chosen, not cursed -- Lessons in improv -- My new voice -- Modeling again -- Hope in the flesh -- Wheelchair-free -- Remembering the right story -- Reinforcements -- Dreaming new dreams -- Don't wait to celebrate -- Mess into ministry -- View from the middle -- Stones of help -- A miracle errand -- The life-changing laugh -- The gift of bad timing -- Conversations with John -- A life worth loving -- Returning to El Matador -- A banquet table -- Who I've become -- Part three. For the hoping: Finding our lives in the bigger story -- Practice resurrection -- What if? -- Unburied treasure -- What the locusts ate -- For such a time as this -- The next best thing to time travel -- A library of lliving survival guides -- Carpe diem -- Rebellion -- Saving the good stuff -- New York, new me -- Handwritten hope -- A new kind of calling -- The miracles we miss -- More whole -- The birthday feast -- Reverse chaplains -- More than normal -- Lavishing the gratitude -- For good -- My cloud of witnesses -- Grasping but grateful -- With-ness -- Compassion for the crowd -- The communion of common things -- Expansion -- The whole blasted, blessed process -- Wounded healers -- Shifting perspective -- Dancing in the house of mourning -- Practicing heaven -- A benediction for the good/hard life