{"product_id":"room-of-marvels-a-story-about-heaven-that-heals-the-heart-9780830846887","title":"Room of Marvels: A Story about Heaven That Heals the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree deaths in three years. His mother. His best friend. And now, his two-year-old daughter.\u003c\/b\u003e In this moving story a Christian author goes to a retreat center to grieve and face the hard questions about God that he is asking in the wake of these losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever felt alone, betrayed, abandoned--if you have found yourself asking God why--this novel may be a source of hope. And if you have ever wondered what heaven is like, this book provides a beautiful vision. \u003ci\u003eRoom of Marvels\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterful, dream-like tale that speaks to the eternal in the midst of our most painful earthly losses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis expanded edition of the beloved book has a new afterword from James Bryan Smith and a discussion guide for group use.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding your room of marvels will give you reason to live. Again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDallas Willard (1935-2013) was a renowned teacher, acclaimed writer, and one of our most brilliant Christian thinkers. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year in 1998), \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of the Disciplines\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHearing God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRenovation of the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Bryan Smith is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Good and Beautiful God\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and a number of other books. He serves as the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation at Friends University. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith serves as a teaching pastor at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Formatio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557431349522,"sku":"9780830846887","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_39642c2f-b3a8-47e9-a0d3-fe110f61fc56.jpg?v=1731782450","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/room-of-marvels-a-story-about-heaven-that-heals-the-heart-9780830846887","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}