The Biggest Story Holy Bible
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| Format: | Paperback |
| Page Count: | 160 |
| Size: | 5.0 in x 7.0 in |
| Weight: | 5.64 ounces |
| ISBN-13: | 979-8-8749-0581-1 |
| ISBN-UPC: | 9798874905811 |
| Case Quantity: | 88 |
| Published: | April 21, 2026 |
Surprising Wisdom for Living Well in a Broken World
Enjoying the human journey through this world can seem impossible. So much is going wrong in these dark days. And the daily personal demands never let up. Who has the time—much less the freedom of heart—to play, to laugh, to delight? What’s more, those following Christ can also feel duty-bound to live in sacrificial austerity.
But God’s strategy for wise living includes bold enjoyment. In fact, any “Christianity” that feels embarrassed about enjoying God’s good gifts dishonors him and leaves Christians with less to give their suffering world.
With a pastor’s heart, Ray Ortlund invites readers to embrace God’s strategy for facing reality and living well. Meditating on Ecclesiastes 11:9–10, Ortlund explains how following Christ here in this world is a nuanced mix of both suffering and happiness. Ecclesiastes is a gospel call to accept the suffering and to savor the happiness—and savor it boldly.
- Delivers a Gospel Call to Enjoyment: Pastor Ray Ortlund reminds readers that God not only allows us enjoyment but even commands it
- Wise Insights: Offers an extended meditation on Ecclesiastes 11:9–10, enriched with personal anecdotes and wisdom from Christians of the past
- Countercultural: Affirms the actual joys God has placed in everyday life, defying today’s cynical and sometimes hyperspiritual culture
Author:
Ray Ortlund is the president of Renewal Ministries, the pastor to pastors at Immanuel Church in Nashville, and a canon theologian with the Anglican Church in North America. He is the author of several books, including Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel; The Death of Porn; and the Preaching the Word commentaries on Isaiah and Proverbs. He is also a contributor to the ESV Study Bible. Ray and his wife, Jani, have been married for fifty years.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Why I love this passage, and why you can too
Chapter 2: Rejoice, O young man in your youth
Chapter 3: Let your heart cheer you
Chapter 4: But know this
Chapter 5: Remove vexation, put away pain
Chapter 6: What then is God’s wisdom for you in this life?
Chapter 7: What is God’s promise to you for the next life?
Conclusion
Concluding Prayers
Acknowledgments
Endorsements
“Few voices today resonate with a delicate balance of pastoral care, biblical clarity, and personal authenticity. But thankfully, the Lord has given us Ray Ortlund, who calls the church to spiritual maturity and also to abundant, joy-filled living. He has exemplified this refreshing sacred assignment for many decades—following Christ with integrity, leading the church passionately, and loving his family whole-heartedly while making space to simply enjoy the life God has given to him. I’m thankful for Ray’s example and for the holy reminder in the pages of this book to milk the goodness out of life for the glory of God.”
Priscilla Shirer, author; Bible teacher
“Ray Ortlund has written on a truth that is desperately needed and yet somehow forgotten: that feasting is holy, laughing until your cheeks hurt delights the heart of God, and playing until your body is tired and soul is full is part of God’s good design for us. In Eat, Drink, and Be Merry, Ray masterfully shows us from Ecclesiastes that one of God’s great desires for us is in these short lives we’ve been given is the enjoyment of his grace found in the everyday and ordinary.”
Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor, The Village Church, Flower Mound, Texas