{"product_id":"9780802493477","title":"Why God Calls Us to Dangerous Places","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Perhaps that’s the greatest reason why He calls  us to dangerous places: so that we will know His astonishing, sacrificial, life-restoring  love.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy God Calls Us to Dangerous Places \u003c\/i\u003eis about  what is lost and what is gained when we follow God at any cost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon after  9\/11, Kate McCord left the corporate world and followed God to Afghanistan—sometimes  into the reach of death. Alive but not unscathed, she has suffered the loss of many  things: comfort, safety, even dear friends and fellow sojourners.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Kate  realizes that those who go are not the only ones who suffer. Those who love those  who go also suffer. This book is for them, too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeaving together Scripture,  her story, and stories of both those who go and those who send, Kate considers why  God calls us to dangerous places and what it means for all involved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt means  dependence. It means loss. It means a firmer hold on hope. It can mean death, trauma,  and heavy sorrow. But it can also mean joy unimaginable. Through suffering, we come  closer to the heart of God. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with the weight of glory in the shadow  of loss, \u003ci\u003eWhy God Calls Us to Dangerous Places \u003c\/i\u003ewill inspire Christians to  count the cost—and pay it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moody Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078445089008,"sku":"9780802493477","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780802493477_p0.jpg?v=1763727445","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780802493477","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}