LONGWOOD, FL-Most people are familiar with worry. Whether you have problems with money, your spouse, rebellious children, aging parents, or a difficult work situation, there are times when worry can be simply overwhelming. Wouldn't it be great to have a simple prescription to fix everything? Joy for the Journey: A Prescription for Worry (paperback, 978-1-60266-407-4; hardcover, 978-1-60266-408-1) presents an amazing possibility for Christians a prescription for worry that works! According to pastor and author, Larry A. Hamblen, it is possible to exchange doubts, fears, and worries for joy.
Joy for the Journey is based on the Apostle Paul's letter to the Philippians and is designed to help believers overcome worry and learn to enjoy the journey of faith not just endure it. Philippians has been called "the epistle of joy," but when Paul wrote to the Christians in Philippi, they were actually going through difficult times. Opposition to the Gospel confronted these first-century Christians daily. Paul reminded the Philippians that they had something to rejoice about, in spite of adverse and worrisome circumstances. The same is true for modern Christians, no matter what life sends your way. "Many Christians really want their lives to be better and would like to believe that God can make a difference," says Hamblen, "but frustrations and heartaches cause them to question whether God really cares. I have a passion to let everyone know that God does care, and that He is able to bring you into a life of peace and joy."
Larry A. Hamblen serves as pastor of the First Baptist Church, Coronado, California. He holds a degree in Bible and Pastoral Ministries from California Christian College. He has served as a full-time pastor for more than thirty-six years. In his leisure time, he writes Christian praise music and researches his family's history. He is the author of Our Hamblen Heritage (1990). He and his wife Leigh have six children.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Joy for the Journey: A Prescription for Worry through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007