{"product_id":"thy-tender-care-john-van-sloten-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 someone simply 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\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1513817868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513817866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Herald Press (VA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"John Van Sloten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001145336063,"sku":"9781513817866","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thy-tender-care-john-van-sloten-9781513817866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}