{"product_id":"the-night-is-normal-a-guide-through-spiritual-pain-paperback","title":"The Night Is Normal: A Guide Through Spiritual Pain - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlicia Britt Chole\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's unnerving, isn't it? When our faith feels ungrounded, untethered . . . unreal.\u003c\/b\u003e When our certainty is adrift, as though an undercurrent has pulled us away from shore into the deep, into the darkness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is disillusionment.\u003cbr\u003e This is spiritual pain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is losing hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if this is you--if you're in a dark night of the soul--please know that you are not alone. (And you are not as far away from safety as you may feel or fear.) Though faith shines best in full sun, it grows depth in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe night is not your enemy.\u003cbr\u003e In fact, the night is necessary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Night Is Normal\u003c\/i\u003e, revered author, speaker, and mentor Dr. Alicia Britt Chole offers a groundbreaking perspective that reveals spiritual disillusionment as an unexpected friend. Within these sacred pages, you'll explore how: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe roots--and fruits--of spiritual pain are actually an invitation to deep love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMistaking emotions for devotion and viewing abundance as proof of obedience create an unsustainable model for Christianity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA strong night-faith can lead you into something far more satisfying than understanding and far more powerful than peace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur reality is broken, but God has not changed. Whether you're disillusioned with God, yourself, or others, Alicia offers practical and soul-full tools to help you navigate the night and find your way to a livable and love-saturated hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour night will not last forever.\u003cbr\u003e Within it, there is priceless treasure\u003cbr\u003e that's simply too weighty to be sourced in sunshine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn person or in print, \u003cb\u003eDr. Alicia Britt Chole\u003c\/b\u003e's voice cuts through fluff and summons souls to walk with God anew. As a speaker, leadership mentor, and award-winning writer, Alicia places words like an artist applying paint to a canvas. Nothing is wasted. Every word matters. Heads and hearts are equally engaged. A former atheist, Alicia's worldview was interrupted by Jesus as she began her university studies. Of that experience she states, \"I would have had to commit emotional and intellectual suicide to deny God's reality.\" Today, her raw faith and love for God's Word hold the attention of saints and skeptics alike. Alicia focuses on less-than-trendy topics like spiritual pain, the leader's soul, the potential of anonymous years, decrease as a discipline, and the abuse of spiritual authority. Business leaders, pastors, college students, and churches agree: Alicia is an unusually disarming combination of realism and hope, intellect and grace, humor and art. Alicia and Barry have been married for 35 years and are eternally grateful for their three children, all of whom are Choles through the miracle of adoption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlicia holds a doctorate in leadership and spiritual formation from George Fox Evangelical Seminary and is the founding director and lead mentor of Leadership Investment Intensives, Inc., a nonprofit devoted to providing confidential and customized soul-care to leaders in the marketplace and church. Her books include \u003ci\u003eAnonymous, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e40 Days of Decrease, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Slow, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Night Is Normal\u003c\/i\u003e. She has spoken around the world at hundreds of conferences, seminaries, Bible colleges, churches, retreats, and on podcasts. Her favorite things include thunderstorms, honest questions, \u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, and anything with jalapeños. In a culture obsessed with all things new and shiny, Alicia brings ancient truth to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 7.9 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 18, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53495183933747,"sku":"9781496465153","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SFwUGHj4yA9781496465153.webp?v=1781586362","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-night-is-normal-a-guide-through-spiritual-pain-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}