{"product_id":"party-of-one-truth-longing-and-the-subtle-art-of-singleness-the-perfect-christian-galentines-day-gift-9780718094058","title":"Party of One: Truth, Longing, and the Subtle Art of Singleness - The Perfect Christian Galentine's Day Gift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This book is bold and strong and unapologetic. Unflinching, even. Joy Beth doesn't back down from those hard conversations that need to be happening, not just in our churches but in our small groups, our social circles, our relationships.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Mandy Hale, creator of The Single Woman and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you enter adulthood thinking marriage would naturally find you, only to end up at a second-cousin's wedding, dodging yet another bouquet the night before you turned thirty? Maybe you've started wondering, \u003cem\u003eis this the best the single life has to offer?\u003c\/em\u003e Joy Beth Smith says it's not. The single life doesn't have to be the runner-up version of God's best. It doesn't have to leave you constantly waiting for \"real life\" to begin. \u003cem\u003eParty of One\u003c\/em\u003e offers a trade: let go of the tired lies weighing you down and turn toward truth. Understand that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou don't have to be married to be wise. You don't have to be a mother to have supernatural love. You don't have to own a home to be hospitable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingleness is not meant to be pitied, shamed, fixed, or even ignored. It is to be celebrated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod doesn't promise you a husband, but he does promise comfort, intimacy, and satisfaction.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith humor, self-awareness, and been-there perspective, \u003cem\u003eParty of One \u003c\/em\u003edelves into the insecurities and struggles of singleness and encourages you to find the good, the true, and the beautiful, to dive headfirst into community, and to stop pressing pause on a life you never expected.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Joy Beth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJoy Beth Smith is a managing editor with \u003cem\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/em\u003e and winner of the Evangelical Press Association's Higher Goals in Christian Journalism Award. She's been published in the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSalt Lake Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVirginian Pilot\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChrist and Pop Culture. \u003c\/em\u003eAfter earning her MA degree in English Lit, Joy Beth had a brief stint as a teacher, but now she happily resides in the Chicagoland area, where she no longer has to give anyone permission to go to the bathroom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52057988399378,"sku":"9780718094058","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39e36a19-7f5b-4337-bcea-332fa5140853.jpg?v=1772019020","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/party-of-one-truth-longing-and-the-subtle-art-of-singleness-the-perfect-christian-galentines-day-gift-9780718094058","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}