Hidden Treasures

Brief Description

There are many biblical stories which can be considered spiritual favorites, “greatest hits” even. Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Noah and his ark. Moses and the crossing of the Red Sea. Daniel in the lions den. The Christmas story. Paul on the road to Damascus. This book isn’t about any of these stories.

In the pages of Hidden Treasures, the latest by pastor and author Judson Edwards, we go a bit off the beaten, scriptural path to meet unfamiliar people and visit unusual places. You’ll meet Bezalel, Ahimaaz, and Diotrephes. You’ll make stops in books rarely visited, like Lamentations, Habakkuk, Haggai, and 3rd John. Even if you’ve spent a good part of your life studying the Bible, you’ll probably go places in this book that you’ve seldom been before. As you wander the back roads of the Bible, you’ll be impressed with the people you meet and the sights you see. You might even come to believe that there are truths to be learned on the back roads that can’t be learned anywhere else.

Each chapter is accompanied by a list of questions for reflection and study that will help you draw insights from these stories into your own life.

About the Author

Judson Edwards enjoys playing tennis, reading, hiking, and playing the guitar. He and his wife, Sherry, live in San Antonio, Texas, where he is pastor of the Woodland Baptist Church. He has written eight books, including The Leadership Labyrinth.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Plan B
2. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob
3. The Work of Our Hands
4. Stones and Snapshots
5. Getting on God’s Good Side
6. News Too Good to Forget
7. Which Part Will You Play?
8. Playing the God Game
9. Bragging Rights
10. Filled with Delight
11. Looking for the One I Love
12. Do You See What I See?
13. The Wilderness Motel
14. The Roller Coaster Club
15. A Flicker of Faith
16. To Sit Where They Sit
17. The Best Dream You Could Ever Have
18. How Not to Do Religion
19. Heralds of What We Know
20. Unfinished Business
21. Shouting the Whisper
22. The Culture of Complaint
23. Called to Stay Home
24. Converted to What?
25. The Perseverance Progression
26. The Fading Splendor
27. Running from the Shadow
28. Unspoken Witness
29. Growing in Grace
30. Two Styles of Leadership
31. Hidden Manna and a White Stone
By Way of Thanks