Christians so often fall into the trap of either-or thinking about renewal: either we have an imagination for healing and transformation, or we practice patience in suffering while we wait for eternity. But what if there were a way to hold these postures in tension? And what if the meal at the center of Christian worship— the Lord’s Supper— can help teach us how?

Feasting on Hope: How God Sets a Table in the Wilderness (IVP) explores how the ancient practice of Communion makes gospel hope tangible, and how it can strengthen our faith amid the wilderness of life as we now know it.