The In-Between Place
Where Jesus Changes Your Story
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
If you’re curious about how Jesus can change your individual story, the story of Jesus and the woman at the well offers insights to make peace with the past, find hope in the present, and step into the future.
God wants us to move toward the goodness He has planned for us. But what do we do when challenges stop our forward momentum?
On his way from Judea to Galilee, Jesus traveled through Samaria, a broken place everyone knew to avoid. In Samaria he stopped in a place where evil reigned. Yet the place once condemned as somewhere no one wanted to visit—let alone stay in for a while—was the location of one Samaritan woman’s most hope-filled encounter with the Savior.
This encouraging book:
Offers a fresh perspective on difficult times and challenging life circumstances where we feel stuckProvides practical help to step through hardship and into the redemption God has for usIs based on the story of the woman at the well found in John 4Is ideal for women’s Bible studies and book clubs
The In-Between Place offers deeply important insights to anyone who feels stuck and can’t see a way forward. It’s for the person who feels lost and is not sure she is worth the effort to be found, for the person who feels overlooked and unfulfilled. Because sometimes Jesus saves our greatest spiritual breakthroughs for our in-between places.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Reframing the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, Armstrong (No More Holding Back), cofounder of Polished Ministries, provides useful insight for Christian women who feel stuck in feelings of hopelessness. She explains that "in-between places," such as going through grief, loss, burnout, divorce, or even a pandemic, can serve as a catalyst for living a more purposeful, God-driven life. Armstrong balances humorous reflections with life lessons learned through hardship (such as learning to accept initially unfulfilling work while working for a campus laundry service), cites biblical examples of failures that ended up being blessings (as how Miriam's exile in Egypt allowed her the confidence to "boldly lead the nation of Israel in worship"), and shares scriptural stories of redemption featuring Deborah, Martha of Bethany, Mary Magdalene, and the woman at the well. Readers will appreciate Armstrong's refreshing tone, whether she is unapologetically confessing her fondness for Hallmark movies, comparing a job interview to a Forrest Gump Ping-Pong match, or laughing in hindsight after a parasite-induced illness: "Even crappy places can be redeemed." Lysa TerKeurst fans will want to take a look.
