{"product_id":"the-big-relief-the-urgency-of-grace-for-a-worn-out-world-9781587435577","title":"The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World","description":"We could all use a little--or a lot--of relief from the pressures of life. And there is no bigger relief than the grace of God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThink of grace as one-way love. A gift with no strings attached. Favor when you least expect or deserve it. Knowing that you don't have to do anything to earn God's approval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Big Relief\u003c\/i\u003e, popular author David Zahl spotlights grace as the most important, urgent, and radical contribution Christianity has to offer the world. Zahl helps readers understand the beauty and depth of grace, outlining how it provides relief from the guilt, status anxiety, and accelerating demand that characterize so much of modern life. Drawing on the witness of Scripture and a panoply of contemporary examples, he unpacks the theology of grace in fresh and exciting terms, exploring its many fruits--such as freedom, play, surrender, humility, rest, surprise, and joy--in the process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZahl invites us to embrace Christianity as a refuge rather than as a project, a beacon of hope instead of a vehicle of shame, and a harbor of refreshment in a worn-out world. Ultimately, he welcomes everyone to receive the gift of relief we so desperately need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Zahl\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor in chief of the \u003ci\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e blog, and cohost of the \u003ci\u003eMockingcast\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrothers Zahl \u003c\/i\u003epodcasts. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSeculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What to Do about It\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLow Anthropology: The Unlikely Key to a Gracious View of Others (and Yourself). \u003c\/i\u003eHe has also written for \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He and his family live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where he serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243880382738,"sku":"9781587435577","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee40d00d-81ab-4ef7-a11d-cd4f75fefec7.jpg?v=1745873973","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-big-relief-the-urgency-of-grace-for-a-worn-out-world-9781587435577","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}