Hope in the Wilderness: Spiritual Reflections for When God Feels Far Away
Ebook
Overview
"Behold, I will allure her, and bring her into the wilderness, and speak to her heart . . ." (Hos 2:14) Hope in the Wilderness urges you to consider that your wilderness experiences--places where you suffer deeply, places where you can’t find or feel God anymore, places of transition and upending of the life you used to know--are the very places where God speaks to your heart. As Noel Forlini Burt invites you into her own season of wilderness wandering, she enfolds the story of biblical characters who also wandered in wilderness, gently beckoning you to open yourself to the heart of God in your own story. Not merely a book to read, Hope in the Wilderness beckons you to lament your losses honestly, to be allured by the God who loves you, and to discover hope in the midst of your own wilderness.
[Noel] shows us how to reflect honestly, biblically, and redemptively on our own stories. Her reflections invite readers to examine their own story and calls them to do so in light of the big story. I smiled a lot when reading it. I paused a lot. I thought a lot . . . thank God for Noel Forlini Burt.
—— Jerry Sittser (from the foreword)
Through her beautifully crafted stories of struggle and discovery during her own wilderness journey, Forlini Burt offers readers what they need most during theirs: a companion who can encourage us to keep walking with God, even when God seems distant, and who reminds us that the discoveries we will make in the wilderness about ourselves and God will ultimately be worth the struggle. This is a book to savor, a lovely guidepost along the way.
——L. Roger Owens, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
This is a little book with big heart that invites readers to embrace wilderness as holy ground. Forlini Burt shows us her journey through wilderness with humor and insight. Sometimes she bushwhacks, sometimes she lingers. But always, she listens as her heart points her home.
——Amy Oden, Saint Paul School of Theology
One of the remarkable elements of Forlini Burt’s writing is her ability to weave together compelling personal stories and rich biblical scholarship. These elements combine to shed light on the all-too-human, wilderness experiences of doubt and disquiet. Through her words, Forlini Burt serves as a hope-filled spiritual director for those seeking to understand who God is and how God guides in the uncertainties of everyday life.
——Angela Reed, George W. Truett Theological Seminary
- Title: Hope in the Wilderness: Spiritual Reflections for When God Feels Far Away
- Authors: Noel Forlini Burt, Jerry Sittser
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781532689369, 9781532689352, 9781532689345, 1532689365, 1532689357, 1532689349
- Resource ID: LLS:9781532689369
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-01-14T21:36:13Z
Noel Forlini Burt teaches and lectures widely in the intersection of Bible and spiritual formation. A spiritual director, retreat leader, and academic, Noel believes the Bible is a deep well from which people can draw in their own spiritual formation. She has one husband, one dog, and one cat. Noel recently moved home to Alabama, where she drinks as much coffee as she possibly can.