{"product_id":"homeward-bound","title":"Homeward Bound","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"few things more attractively display and persuasively commend the glory of God in the life of a Christian than a Christ-centered marriage and a Christ-centered family... one that would cause the watching world to sit up and take notice.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSo writes Ed Hartman as he contemplates the news that his young wife is probably suffering from a brain tumor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was a wake-up call to raise his family with a more eternal perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe live in a consumer culture that exalts and commends living with a passion for the moment - our society depends on it. The prospect of future gain is easily set aside in exchange for the personal gratification that we rarely delay - proven by our all-time high in consumer debt. We have bought a subtle lie that there will be no day of final accounting - and so our children don't live with an eternal perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Ed's wife, Amy, died from that brain tumor, all the flowers at the funeral did not come with a card saying 'with our condolences' but with the phrase\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e'welcome to your new home'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- a phrase Amy picked out herself. As Ed says:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Few things, like death, will put life in perspective. And few things, like accountability, will put obedience in perspective. This life is transitional; it can prepare us to be welcomed into our new, eternal home. And it provides us with a lifetime of opportunities to invite others along, beginning with our own families.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo join in with Ed and his family as they explore what makes a Godly home - and a way of attractively displaying and persuasively commending the glory of God in the life of a Christian family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christian Focus Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55011301654908,"sku":null,"price":8.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0297\/3866\/3995\/files\/1762273482845.jpg?v=1741636122","url":"https:\/\/www.evangelicalbooks.com\/products\/homeward-bound","provider":"Evangelical Book Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}