Today this book is released into the wild for all the world.
I was lucky enough to receive an early copy of For The Love by Jen Hatmaker back in March when I was chosen to be a part of her launch team.
I found myself literally cry laughing out loud one second and then ugly crying the next. I laughed, I cried, I shouted Amen and Preach it sister.
This book is filled with hilarity, but also hard truths.
Lets list a few, shall we...
"We are not promised a pain free life, but are given the tools to survive: God and people. It is enough."
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"If doctrine elevates a women's married-with-children status as her highest calling, it isn't true because that omits single believers(whose status Paul considers preferable), widows, the childless by choice or fate or loss, the divorced, and the celibate gay..... Theology is either true everywhere or it isn't true anywhere."
~"Truth creates a sincere community for which the earth is starving."
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On parenting:
"They must be allowed to wrestle without being shamed, or they'll default to their open-armed peers and we will lost them."
"I pray for your kindness more than your success, because the latter without the former is a tragedy."
"We must shepherd their hearts, not their hemlines."
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On Christians:
"Our shared redemption should keep us grateful and kind, because what other response can even make sense?""May the world see a thankful, committed family who loves their God, adores their Savior, and can't get enough of one another. This is a story that saves, a story that heals, and the right story to tell."
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Y'all. This book is filled with nuggets of truth and so much more.
Grab some copies, pass them out to your friends, pour some coffee, and enjoy. This is the kind of book you will want to share with friends.
You can get it here.
Another favorite nugget from this book is on calling and theological truth is "If it isn't true for a poor single Christian mom in Haiti, it isn't true."
Gah. If that doesn't hit you where it hurts, I don't know what will.
Jen teamed up with Noonday Collection to create this bracelet. It was made in Haiti and provides sustainable work to Haitian moms. Also, $5 from each sold goes to Help One Now. You can purchase this reminder of truth here.
PS. You can go to this link, click through the endorsements and you might see a familiar name. *Hint*It's mine* ;)
Happy Reading, friends.
