{"product_id":"this-beautiful-truth-how-gods-goodness-breaks-into-our-darkness-paperback","title":"This Beautiful Truth: How God's Goodness Breaks Into Our Darkness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Clarkson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe live in a broken world. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAmid the daily realities of sickness and isolation, disappointment and pain, it can be profoundly difficult to grasp the real goodness of God. But this is where God breaks into our darkness with beauty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the wonder of creation, in art or film, story or song, in the kindness of his people and the good they create, God breaks into our pain in a tangible way, teaching us to trust his love and to hope for his healing. Beauty is a voice singing into our suffering, beckoning us toward restoration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThis Beautiful Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Clarkson shares her own encounters with beauty in the midst of her decades-long struggle with mental illness, depression, and doubt. In a voice both vulnerable and reflective, she paints a compelling picture of the God who reaches out to us in a real and powerful way through the \"taste and see\" goodness of what he has made and what he continues to create amid our darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in a broken world. Amid the daily realities of sickness and isolation, disappointment and pain, it can be profoundly difficult to grasp the real goodness of God. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut this is where God breaks into our darkness with beauty . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the wonder of creation, in art or film, story or song, in the kindness of his people and the good they create, God breaks into our pain in a tangible way, teaching us to trust his love and to hope for his healing. Beauty is a voice singing into our suffering, beckoning us toward restoration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThis Beautiful Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Clarkson shares her own encounters with beauty in the midst of her decades-long struggle with mental illness, depression, and doubt. In a voice both vulnerable and reflective, she paints a compelling picture of the God who reaches out to us in a real and powerful way through the \"taste and see\" goodness of what he has made and what he continues to create amid our darkness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"We need more stories like this in the world, more humans willing to carry their readers with them on their own journey through the dark nights we all live and sometimes love and will someday leave.\"--\u003cb\u003eLore Ferguson Wilbert\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eHandle with Care: How Jesus Redeems the Power of Touch in Life and Ministry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A portrait of God's grace in the midst of our brokenness. Beautiful in its prose and in the love it reveals, this book is a balm to a world weary of evil.\"--\u003cb\u003eGlenn Packiam\u003c\/b\u003e, associate senior pastor, New Life Church; author of \u003ci\u003eBlessed Broken Given\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sarah has a gift for making abstract ideas real and tangible. I didn't read about hope in these pages. Instead, I was offered it.\"--\u003cb\u003eChristie Purifoy\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003ePlacemaker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoots and Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Clarkson \u003c\/b\u003eis an author and blogger who writes regularly about literature, faith, and beauty at www.sarahclarkson.com. She studied theology (BTh, MSt) at Oxford and is the author or coauthor of six books, including the recent \u003ci\u003eBook Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ea guide to the reading life. She has an active following on Instagram (@sarahwanders) where she hosts regular live read-alouds from the poems, novels, or essays that bring her courage. She can often be found with a cup of good tea and a book in hand in her home on the English coast, where she lives with her Anglican vicar husband, Thomas, and their two children, Lilian and Samuel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779136421951,"sku":"9781540900517","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/this-beautiful-truth-how-gods-goodness-breaks-into-our-darkness-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}