{"product_id":"9780692679036","title":"Faith, Hope and Love: When The World Is Not As It Should Be","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"As a little girl, I remember day dreaming about my wedding day. Like many little girls, my dreams were much more like a fairy tale than a realistic event. I\u003cbr\u003e dreamed of a day when a man would sweep me off my feet and commit to be mine, from that day forward in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, until death parted us. I would be dressed like\u003cbr\u003e Cinderella at the ball and be surrounded by those who loved me dearly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne thing was non-negotiable: I wanted 1 Corinthians 13 to be read. You know the one. It's typically the exclamation point at weddings, ending with the familiar line, verse 13 'Faith, Hope and Love. But the greatest of these is Love.' \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThose three words have been proclaimed as the three pillars of every good Christian marriage. Yet, like many people I know, I would have benefited greatly from a deeper understanding of these words. It would have been helpful to know they were meant for a broader purpose than\u003cbr\u003e 'just' weddings; the passage was meant to offer the entire\u003cbr\u003e Christian church a way to be different from the world around us.\u003cbr\u003e Paul was writing about love in Christian community, not about love between a couple. It teaches us a way to be a community that offers a very real glimpse into the relationship with our\u003cbr\u003e Heavenly Father. It is meant to be a breath of fresh air to people desperately longing for more than this world has to offer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuring our struggles we need God's word even more. These are the times that as a Christian community, we need to hold each other up and bear witness to God's great promises.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are times in our life where Faith, Hope and Love are challenged by looking around and realizing that the world is not as it should be. The words that follow are offered for us to respond whole-heartedly to these times.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBack of Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e We are living in a broken world.\u003cbr\u003e Maybe you are struggling right now or you haven't completely healed from a past pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How do you reconcile your \u003ci\u003efaith\u003c\/i\u003e in the hard times?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How do you \u003ci\u003ehope\u003c\/i\u003e when you don't know what tomorrow will bring?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• How do you \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e when it would be easier to hold a grudge?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this six week Bible study you will explore what God's word says about keeping your Faith, Hope \u0026amp; Love: When the World is\u003cbr\u003e Not As It Should Be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Catherine Draeger-Pederson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49807738798320,"sku":"9780692679036","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692679036","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}