On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living (audio)

by Alan Noble

Publisher:

christianaudio.com

, 2023

Overview

In this deeply personal essay, Alan Noble considers the unique burden of everyday life in the modern world. Sometimes, he writes, the choice to carry on amid great suffering-to simply get out of bed-is itself a powerful witness to the goodness of life, and of God. We aren’t always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorrow, despair, anxiety, and mental illness are everyday experiences. While we have made tremendous advancements in therapy and psychiatry, the burden of living still comes down to mundane choices that we each must make-like the daily choice to get out of bed. In this deeply personal essay, Alan Noble considers the unique burden of everyday life in the modern world. Sometimes, he writes, the choice to carry on amid great suffering-to simply get out of bed-is itself a powerful witness to the goodness of life, and of God.

Product Details

• Title: On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living (audio)
• Author: Alan Noble
• Publisher: christianaudio.com
• Print Publication Date: 2023
• Logos Release Date: 2023
• Era: era:modern
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Audio
• Subjects: Religion › Christian Ministry--Pastoral Resources; Religion › Christian Living--Inspirational; Christ Pop Culture; Depression; Christian Counseling
• ISBNs: 9781545922620, 1545922624
• Resource ID: LLS:9781545922620
• Resource Type: Media
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-27T14:24:14Z

About Alan Noble

Alan Noble (PhD, Baylor University) is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, cofounder and editor in chief of Christ and Pop Culture, and an advisor for the AND Campaign. He has written for the Atlantic, Vox, BuzzFeed, The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, and First Things. He is also the author of Disruptive Witness.