Isbn: 9798185586150 - a table for one: where god meets you in the empty chair (4 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A Table for One is a tender, unflinching memoir of love, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to keep living when the world you built is suddenly gone. Inspired by a devotional written by a pastor who lost his wife after forty years of marriage, Michael C. Herbert steps into that sacred story with both pastoral insight and imaginative empathy. After decades of standing beside grieving families, Herbert believed he understood sorrow - until he found himself setting the table out of habit and realizing there was no one left to sit across from him.In this deeply personal account, Herbert blends his own experience with the imagined inner world of the pastor whose devotional first stirred his heart. Together, these threads invite readers into the raw interior of grief - not the polished version people speak about in public, but the real one that rises in the stillness of morning, in the ache of familiar holidays, and in the ordinary rituals that suddenly feel too heavy to carry. He writes with the honesty of someone who has stopped pretending to be strong and the humility of a man who has learned that faith is not a shield against pain, but a companion within it.Through a quiet week on Nantucket, a Thanksgiving marked by an empty chair, and the simple act of mowing a lawn that no longer needs two sets of hands, Herbert traces the slow, uneven path of healing. He reflects on the pressures no one saw inside the marriage, the moments he wishes he could rewrite, and the surprising ways God met him in the silence. His voice is pastoral yet vulnerable, offering not answers but presence - the kind of presence grieving people long for but rarely receive.This book is not about "moving on." It is about learning to live honestly with what remains. It is about discovering that grief is not a sign of weakness but of love, and that even when the table holds only one place now, it can still become a place where God speaks, comforts, and rebuilds.For anyone who has lost a spouse, a partner, or a life they thought would last forever, A Table for One offers companionship, truth, and the gentle reassurance that you are not walking this road alone. Herbert writes as a pastor, a husband, and a man who has tasted both the depth of sorrow and the quiet mercy of God - and his story will stay with you long after you close the final page. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A Table for One is a tender, unflinching memoir of love, loss, and the quiet courage it takes to keep living when the world you built is suddenly gone. Inspired by a devotional written by a pastor who lost his wife after forty years of marriage, Michael C. Herbert steps into that sacred story with both pastoral insight and imaginative empathy. After decades of standing beside grieving families, Herbert believed he understood sorrow - until he found himself setting the table out of habit and realizing there was no one left to sit across from him.In this deeply personal account, Herbert blends his own experience with the imagined inner world of the pastor whose devotional first stirred his heart. Together, these threads invite readers into the raw interior of grief - not the polished version people speak about in public, but the real one that rises in the stillness of morning, in the ache of familiar holidays, and in the ordinary rituals that suddenly feel too heavy to carry. He writes with the honesty of someone who has stopped pretending to be strong and the humility of a man who has learned that faith is not a shield against pain, but a companion within it.Through a quiet week on Nantucket, a Thanksgiving marked by an empty chair, and the simple act of mowing a lawn that no longer needs two sets of hands, Herbert traces the slow, uneven path of healing. He reflects on the pressures no one saw inside the marriage, the moments he wishes he could rewrite, and the surprising ways God met him in the silence. His voice is pastoral yet vulnerable, offering not answers but presence - the kind of presence grieving people long for but rarely receive.This book is not about "moving on." It is about learning to live honestly with what remains. It is about discovering that grief is not a sign of weakness but of love, and that even when the table holds only one place now, it can still become a place where God speaks, comforts, and rebuilds.For anyone who has lost a spouse, a partner, or a life they thought would last forever, A Table for One offers companionship, truth, and the gentle reassurance that you are not walking this road alone. Herbert writes as a pastor, a husband, and a man who has tasted both the depth of sorrow and the quiet mercy of God - and his story will stay with you long after you close the final page. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …