True Life: Practical Wisdom from the Book of Ecclesiastes

by Carolyn Mahaney, Nicole Mahaney Whitacre

Overview

In True Life: Practical Wisdom from the Book of Ecclesiastes, Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Whitacre lay out 14 lessons that can be learned from Ecclesiastes, helping women learn how to endure life’s hardships and enjoy life’s pleasures. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781433552519
Publisher:	Crossway
Publication date:	01/03/2023
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	480,981
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Carolyn Mahaney is a pastor’s wife, mother, and homemaker. She has written several books along with her daughter, Nicole, including Girl Talk; True Beauty; and True Feelings. Carolyn and her husband, C. J., have four children and twelve grandchildren. They reside in Louisville, Kentucky, where her husband is the senior pastor of Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville.

Nicole Whitacre is a wife, mother, homemaker, and high school English teacher. Together with her mother, Carolyn, she is the author of several books, including Girl Talk; True Beauty; and True Feelings. Nicole and her family live in Pewee Valley, Kentucky, where her husband serves as a pastor at Sovereign Grace Church of Louisville. 

Table of Contents

Introduction: True Life 11

1 Life Is Uncontrollable 19

2 Life Is Wearisome 29

3 Life Is Unhappy 41

4 Life Is Grievous 49

5 Life Is Enjoyable 57

6 Life Is Well-Timed 65

7 Life Is Incomprehensible 73

8 Live Faithfully 83

9 Live Industriously 93

10 Live Carefully 103

11 Live Wisely 113

12 Live Joyfully 125

13 Live Boldly 137

14 Live Fearfully 147

Notes 155

General Index 161

Scripture Index 165

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“In an age when women are told freedom means being who you are and following your feelings, our dear friends Carolyn Mahaney and Nicole Whitacre have mined the riches of Ecclesiastes to show us that women who are truly free ‘fear God, enjoy his gifts, and anticipate his future judgment.’ In their new book, True Life, they give us biblically rooted, Christ-exalting, and eminently practical ways to walk through the inevitable uncertainties and sorrows of ‘life under the sun’ with faithfulness, thoughtfulness, and joy. Brimming with a bold and God-drenched realism, True Life will serve any woman in any season of life.”
—Bob and Julie Kauflin, Director, Sovereign Grace Music; Pastor, Sovereign Grace Church, Louisville, Kentucky; author, Worship Matters and True Worshipers; and his wife

“This wise book helps us realistically assess our short life ‘under the sun,’ and it encourages us to fear God and to enjoy the life he has ordained for us.”
—Andy and Jenni Naselli, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament, Bethlehem College and Seminary; Pastor, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota; and his wife

“When I was 20 years old, I wondered why the book of Ecclesiastes was in the Bible. By age 35 it had become precious to me, as it has for countless saints through the ages. This wonderful book will help you see why. Bursting with practical counsel from ‘the Preacher,’ Carolyn and Nicole will help you discover the path to joy as you sojourn through the ‘unhappy business’ of life (Eccles. 1:13).”
—Jon Bloom, Cofounder and teacher, Desiring God