{"product_id":"on-getting-out-of-bed-the-burden-and-gift-of-living-hardcover","title":"On Getting Out of Bed: The Burden and Gift of Living - Hardcover","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\u003eAlan Noble\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Award of Merit\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeditations on Why Life is Worth Living\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, you'll find\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Noble's deeply personal yet universally relatable consideration of the unique burden of everyday life, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInsight that offers hope and challenge without minimizing the reality of ordinary suffering, grief, and mental illness, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNoble's ultimate conclusion that 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO. Alan Noble (PhD, Baylor) is associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, a fellow at the Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics, and author of \u003ci\u003eOn Getting Out of Bed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Not Your Own\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDisruptive Witness\u003c\/i\u003e. Noble has published articles at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, The Gospel Coalition, \u003ci\u003eFirst Things\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his wife and three children in Oklahoma City. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 6.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53034963665120,"sku":"9781514004432","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/XdPcbWffq89781514004432.webp?v=1781513008","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/on-getting-out-of-bed-the-burden-and-gift-of-living-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}