{"product_id":"dearly-beloved-how-gods-love-for-his-church-deepens-our-love-for-each-other-9780802428592","title":"Dearly Beloved: How God's Love for His Church Deepens Our Love for Each Other","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDearly Beloved\u003c\/i\u003e, we are gathered here to witness, celebrate, and take part in something holy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are caught in a love story. The Bible describes our relationship with God as a marriage. But what exactly does that mean? Author and pastor Vermon Pierre ushers us into an understanding of that beautiful, life-giving relationship. By tracing this love story throughout the Bible, Pierre shows how the Lord's beloved love for us can better unite us to one another as we experience: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to love with words\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to love with delight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to love with presence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehow to love through difficulty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe are living in a time of greater isolation, disunity, and loneliness. As we learn what it means to be \u003ci\u003eDearly Beloved\u003c\/i\u003e, that all changes. Through the metaphor of marriage, we learn how we are loved, how to love God, and how to love one another. This timely resource helps us establish a truer fellowship and deeper unity within the church and a more holistic devotion to Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVERMON PIERRE\u003c\/b\u003e (BA, Princeton University; MDiv, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the lead pastor at Roosevelt Community Church, a diverse multiethnic congregation in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGospel Shaped Living\u003c\/i\u003e and a contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New City Catechism Devotional\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e15 Things Seminary Couldn't Teach Me\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRevisiting 'Faithful Presence': To Change the World Five Years Later\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his wife, Dennae, live in downtown Phoenix and have five children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Moody Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555485880594,"sku":"9780802428592","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6d1826ac-7461-48ed-9743-ea4ce50aece6.jpg?v=1731731904","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dearly-beloved-how-gods-love-for-his-church-deepens-our-love-for-each-other-9780802428592","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}