{"product_id":"call-to-cultivate-owen-strachan-9781510786592","title":"Call to Cultivate: Overcome Anxiety by Thriving Where God Plants You","description":"\u003cb\u003eOurs is the age of anxiety. But there is a key to unlocking true \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eshalom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e in this fallen world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe were made for gardens. By God's design, we were meant to inhabit the Garden of Eden surrounded by life, beauty, abundance, and perfect peace. But after our fall from paradise, the grueling task of learning how to live well on this earth in the aftermath of Eden began. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is no easy task. In our age of \"fluid modernity,\" everything changes all the time. Marriages collapse. Families break apart. Nomadic lifestyles abound. Politics divide us. Digital confusion envelops us. Overshadowing everything, anxiety dogs our steps, stoking fear and not faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there is hope for frazzled and fractured people like us. It is found in an unlikely place--the Old Testament. But not just any corner of the Old Testament. The spiritual detox we need is nestled deep within the Book of Jeremiah. In Jeremiah 29:5, we read of the call to \"plant gardens.\" An overflowing fountain of spiritual wellness hides in this shimmering phrase. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Call to Cultivate\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author and theologian Dr. Owen Strachan helps readers to replace a mindset fueled by anxiety with a biblical focus on cultivation. As the Israelite exiles came to Babylon, God called them to plant roots and cultivate \u003ci\u003eshalom\u003c\/i\u003e--holistic peace and flourishing--in the midst of pain, anxiety, and chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough wisdom gleaned from Jeremiah 29 and throughout Scripture, readers will learn how to: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive as modern-day exiles and serve as loving witnesses in a fallen world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCultivate true \u003ci\u003eshalom\u003c\/i\u003e through gospel grace\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate families, foster deep connections, and experience the joy of deep living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeek Christ--not the tantalizing promise of political power--to fulfill our longing for Eden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is something better than frayed nerves, rootless wandering, and consuming digital content. It is the call to cultivate living things. Now is the time to strengthen churches, develop a vocation, and go deep with God. We were made for gardens, and we were made for the Gardener, Jesus Christ, and the new Eden he will create.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Owen Strachan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1510786597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781510786592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Regnery Faith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Owen Strachan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48487456112895,"sku":"9781510786592","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_baecd19c-c215-4a5c-9efd-12a7419a7a26.jpg?v=1778060573","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/call-to-cultivate-owen-strachan-9781510786592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}