{"product_id":"thy-tender-care-what-caregiving-and-disability-can-teach-us-about-the-kingdom-of-god-9781513817866","title":"Thy Tender Care: What Caregiving and Disability Can Teach Us about the Kingdom of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover God's kingdom in the sacred space of caregiving\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this intimate portrait of parenthood, a driven father discovers the life-transforming presence of God through his relationship with his son Edward, a young man with Down syndrome who is also nonverbal. Much like the parables Jesus told, their shared moments become windows into a deeper reality where weakness becomes strength, difference brings life, and love speaks clearly even when there are no words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor John Van Sloten invites readers to see how God chooses the ordinary to unveil the divine. In the same way creation \"speaks for itself,\" routine experiences with Edward become God-stories--small epiphanies that form a larger vision of who God is and how God meets us. The assembled image offers fresh ways of seeing disability and divinity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a caregiver, a parent, or simply someone longing for a deeper understanding of God, \u003ci\u003eThy Tender Care\u003c\/i\u003e will resonate with the beauty and ache of giving oneself for another. Through a father's tender story of his son's unfiltered presence, you may find your own assumptions about control, success, and identity gently undone. In the mysterious and all-inclusive kingdom of God, relationship and caregiving are not sacrifices but invitations into sacred space.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Van Sloten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Herald Press (VA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.91h x 5.21w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513817866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Van Sloten\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, teacher, and community theologian. He is the author of several books: \u003ci\u003eThe Day Metallica Came to Church\u003c\/i\u003e looks for glimpses of God in pop culture; \u003ci\u003eEvery Job a Parable \u003c\/i\u003elistens for God's words at work; and \u003ci\u003eGod Speaks Science \u003c\/i\u003eunpacks God's revelation through the physical creation. \u003ci\u003eGod Speaks Science\u003c\/i\u003ewon a TGC 2023 Award of Distinction and was given an honorable mention for 2023 Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eWorld Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVan Sloten is a regular columnist for the \u003ci\u003eCalgary Herald\/National Post\u003c\/i\u003e and is a Sinai and Synapses (alumnus) fellow. He's been the recipient of several John Templeton Foundation subgrants exploring the intersection of faith and science. He has been married to his wife Fran for 43 years and has three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"John Van Sloten \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":67778316271773,"sku":"9781513817866","price":23.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2025c85a-c45e-4a7c-9358-05283c46de2c.jpg?v=1793735891","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/thy-tender-care-what-caregiving-and-disability-can-teach-us-about-the-kingdom-of-god-9781513817866","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}