{"product_id":"9780788028076","title":"Inhale Comfort, Exhale Hope!","description":"Death rarely comes with simple answers, for its arrival is always a bold\u003cp\u003ereminder that we live in an imperfect world. Yet there is hope found in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSavior, and in his promise we can be certain that the limitations of this world\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecannot shackle the power of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the ten funeral homilies of \u003ci\u003eInhale Comfort, Exhale Hope! \u003c\/i\u003eMark Powell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eexposes the secrets of a broken world, reminding us that in the midst of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe mess and the chaos, God's presence delivers a redeeming hope. Powell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edoesn't believe that the funeral homily should ever be an attempt to lecture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor evangelize; rather, he asserts it's a time to remind the brokenhearted to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erely on solid scriptural truths found in the words of Jesus: \u003ci\u003eWe will not be left\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eorphaned. Death has no victory. We will be with the Lord forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe homilies in this volume will aid the pastor in preparation of funerals for:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•an unexpected death\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•an elderly Christian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•the death of someone unknown to the pastor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•a suicide\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e•a child and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Randall Powell \u003c\/b\u003eis the pastor of Third Baptist Church in Granite\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCity, Illinois. Powell has ministered to different churches since 1976.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowell attended Purdue University, Lynchburg Baptist College, Boyce\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchool of the Bible, and Carver School of Social Work. Mark is married\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand he and his wife have one daughter. Mark blogs and you can read\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehim on two different sites: http:\/\/markpowellwired.blogspot.com or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttp:\/\/humancondition-markpowellwired.blogspot.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CSS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50038303752432,"sku":"9780788028076","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780788028076_p0.jpg?v=1784241689","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780788028076","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}