{"product_id":"this-homeward-ache-how-our-yearning-for-the-life-to-come-spurs-on-our-life-today-paperback","title":"This Homeward Ache: How Our Yearning for the Life to Come Spurs on Our Life Today - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Baik Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gospel Coalition 2024 Book Awards, First-time Author, Award of Distinction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That sudden yearning you feel when you see a sunset. That pang of longing you sense deep in your bones when you attend a funeral or even gaze at a poignant piece of art. Those experiences that sting you to attention in moments of beauty, peace, or sorrow--the ones you can sense are offering you a twinkling, piercing hint of heaven: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAre these meant to do more than point you to eternity? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat if they could enable you to live more fully on the way there? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through personal reflections, evocative stories, and profound writing, author Amy Baik Lee offers \u003ci\u003eThis Homeward Ache\u003c\/i\u003e, inviting you to remember the times you've been deeply moved by a glimpse, a spark, of something you know is beyond the visible present--moments that other cultures and times have called \u003ci\u003eSehnsucht\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003esaudade\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ehiraeth\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003egalmang\u003c\/i\u003e. In each spellbinding chapter, Amy traces her own brushes with this longing, unfolding her discovery that it is designed to enrich and alter every area of our lives: our valleys of pain, our relationships with other people, and ultimately our reception of the love of God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e If you've ever wondered how to keep going in this world while holding on to the hope of the world to come, \u003ci\u003eThis Homeward Ache\u003c\/i\u003e offers you courage, companionship, and a stirring sense of the scope of our journey home to Christ. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Baik Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is a member artist of the Anselm Society Arts Guild and a contributing writer at The Rabbit Room and The Cultivating Project. A rapt recipient of stories, she holds an Master of Arts in English from the University of Virginia. She works at a desk overlooking a small cottage garden in Colorado, usually surrounded by her husband's woodworking projects, her two daughters' drawings, and music that inevitably influences the tone of her words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.43 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764561608992,"sku":"9781087776118","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a6545efa8e3d0fafd13a2f82a2635bf.webp?v=1780252185","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/this-homeward-ache-how-our-yearning-for-the-life-to-come-spurs-on-our-life-today-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}