
Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 160 Pages
- Publisher: Good Book Company
- Publication Date: October 2017
- ISBN: SHOPPESTSIPPINGSALTWATER9781784981822
Sipping Saltwater
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A unique angle on the problem of idolatry and how it affects Christians, particularly in our contemporary culture of numerous hidden idols.
The uniqueness of this book comes in the metaphor of sipping saltwater. Even as Christians, we 'sip' on idols such as money, relationships, careers, sex, food, human approval…the list is endless. These things promise to satisfy us—to quench our thirst. In the end, however, they fail to do so and leave us thirstier than we were before drinking them. To make matters worse, we are left with devastating hangovers—the negative consequences of our idolatry.
This book enables readers to identify their own source(s) of saltwater and explains how to quench their thirst with Jesus’ living water—the only drink that will ever truly satisfy us both now and for eternity. It inspires readers to go on in the Christian life as they started—by making Jesus the center of our lives and giving our worship to him.
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“A powerfully real and personal book that informs as much as it moves, and challenges as much as it gives hope in the God who gives many gifts.”
Mark Meynell
Associate Director (Europe & Caribbean), Langham Preaching, Langham Partnership
“This book has been so good for my foolish, thirsty heart that so easily defaults to drinking deadly "saltwater". With great warmth, honesty and insight Steve exposes and redirects our hearts to the Lord Jesus, the only one who can and does quench our thirst and bring joy to our hearts.”
Andrea Trevenna
Associate for Women's Ministry, St Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks, UK
“How often have we all thought, "Why do I keep doing the same unwise things over and over again?" In Sipping Saltwater Steve pulls back the curtain to help us understand what our unhealthy motives are and how the gospel can bring hope, clarity and change to the darkest areas of our lives.”
Jackson Crum
Lead Pastor, Park Community Church, Chicago
“Surrounded by saltwater inside the gut of a fish, the prophet Jonah said that when we cling to worthless idols, we forfeit the grace that could be ours. Sipping Saltwater is a thoughtful, helpful field guide on the idols Jonah grieved, and to which we, too, are all susceptible. Through the telling of story, biblical insight, and a strong underpinning of grace, Steve provides an excellent field guide to help us forfeit these idols and cling instead to the grace that is ours in Jesus. I highly recommend this book.”
Scott Sauls
Senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee and author of Befriend and From Weakness to Strength
“With a pastor's heart, a counselor's eye, and a historian's love of story, Steve draws from each to produce a helpful book on the idols of the heart. Steve unpacks the dynamics around why we return to destructive choices, even when we know they are destroying us. With insight that comes from years of walking alongside others, Steve sees into the human heart and provides hope for healing its brokenness. This book is real, a bit gritty, and immensely helpful!”
Nikki ToyamaSzeto
Executive Director, Evangelicals for Social Action (ESA)
“In Sipping Saltwater, Steve Hoppe uses vivid imagery and powerful stories to explain a problem plaguing us allidolatry. But he doesnt stop there. He gets practical by digging into dozens of everyday idols and showing how Christ is better than them all.”
Gabe Lyons
President of Q Ideas and Author of Good Faith
“In Sipping Saltwater, Steve Hoppe draws on his vast experience as a pastor and counselor. He writes not as an aloof professional, but rather as a fellow travelerbroken, flawed, and in search of full redemption. With clarity and directness, he weaves together the timeless truths of Scripture, real-life stories of people in the pews, and his own journey of moving from brokenness to wholeness.”
Mindy Meier
Author, speaker and Associate Director of Greek InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
“Sipping Saltwater is an invitation to find lasting satisfaction for our deepest longings. Steve offers biblical and relevant ways to think differently about work, sex, money, comfort, control, and much more. Compelling, practical, and transparent, I could not put this book down!”
Peter Greer
President and CEO, HOPE International and coauthor of Mission Drift
“In Sipping Saltwater, Steve grabs your attention from the very first sentence. He sheds unique insight into idolatry through vivid imagery and solid biblical instruction. He powerfully points you to the only One who can and will quench your thirst. I will be sharing this book with those I counselboth professing Christians and those who profess no faith at all.”
Timothy Lane
President of the Institute for Pastoral Care and Executive Director at CCEF
“Our lives get more busy yet more empty. Steve gets thishe gets us. He describes what you feel, why you feel like that, and walks with you to a better way. And, somehow, he does it in a way that makes you feel heard, even befriended. Within two pages you will be drawn in by Steve's honesty and how he seems to speak to you. Then you read the entire bookhope rising with each chapter. Since one chapter will be uniquely yours, you will double back, re-read that chapter, and act on that hope.”
Ed Welch
Counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF)
“The idea that we are constantly sipping saltwater is an extremely helpful image which is then carefully applied to our battle with sin. It is beautifully honest, packed with stories, and ultimately full of hope in Christ.”
Jonty Allcock
Lead Pastor, The Globe Church, London and author of Lost, Fearless and Hero
Product Description
A unique angle on the problem of idolatry and how it affects Christians, particularly in our contemporary culture of numerous hidden idols.
The uniqueness of this book comes in the metaphor of sipping saltwater. Even as Christians, we 'sip' on idols such as money, relationships, careers, sex, food, human approval…the list is endless. These things promise to satisfy us—to quench our thirst. In the end, however, they fail to do so and leave us thirstier than we were before drinking them. To make matters worse, we are left with devastating hangovers—the negative consequences of our idolatry.
This book enables readers to identify their own source(s) of saltwater and explains how to quench their thirst with Jesus’ living water—the only drink that will ever truly satisfy us both now and for eternity. It inspires readers to go on in the Christian life as they started—by making Jesus the center of our lives and giving our worship to him.
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Product Details
- Cover Type:
- 160 Pages
- Publisher: Good Book Company
- Publication Date: October 2017
- ISBN: SHOPPESTSIPPINGSALTWATER9781784981822