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Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage

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Elizabeth Turnage is a writer, story coach, and teacher. She founded Living Story to help people learn, live, and love the gospel. She is the author of The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in a Health Crisis and the Living Story Bible Study Series (P & R), Elizabeth offers gospel-centered resources at her blog, www.elizabethturnage.com.

Elizabeth has been married to orthopedic surgeon Kip Turnage for 36 years. They enjoy spending time with their children, Kirby and Amy Anne Turnage, Jackie and Matt Roelofs, Mary Elizabeth and Caleb Blake, and Robert Turnage. When they are not working or visiting their kids, they enjoy doting on their golden doodle, Rosie, the “best-dog-ever”!
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	Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions on Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven 4.47 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in a Health Crisis by Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage (Goodreads Author), Scotty Smith 4.77 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Recovery to Restoration: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in Crisis 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Learning God's Story of Grace (Living Story #1) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions on Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Rest in Christmas: An Advent Devotional Guide it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2019	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living God's Story of Grace it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loving in God's Story of Grace it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Loving in God's Story of Grace (Living Story, Book 3) by Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage (2014-03-19) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions on Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven by Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage (Goodreads Author), Emma Faye (narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A Prayer about Being Persecuted as a Christian

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How do you feel about being persecuted?

‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you…. John 15:20

Precious Jesus,

We admit, we really like to be liked.

Reading that we will be hated and persecuted

“because [we] are not of this world”

unnerves us.*

Strengthen us to bear persecution,

for indeed,

it will come to your followers.**

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Peace & Hope in Crisis (2 books)
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Living Story (3 books)
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Feels Like Home (Copper Ridge Romance, #1)

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Waiting on the Word: A Poem a Day for Advent, Christmas and Epiphany

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Elizabeth Turnage rated a book it was amazing The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7 by Beth Brower (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Elizabeth Turnage rated a book it was amazing The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 by Beth Brower (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“For the Lord hears the cries of the needy; he does not despise his imprisoned people. Praise him O heaven and earth, the seas and all that move in them” (Psalm 69:33-34, NLT).”
― Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage, The Waiting Room: 60 Meditations for Finding Peace & Hope in a Health Crisis

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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
― C.S. Lewis

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“We turn to stories and pictures and music because they show us who and what and why we are.”
― Madeleine L'Engle

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“The journey homewards. Coming home. That's what it's all about. The journey to the coming of the Kingdom. That's probably the chief difference between the Christian and the secular artist--the purpose of the work, be it story or music or painting, is to further the coming of the kingdom, to make us aware of our status as children of God, and to turn our feet toward home.”
― Madeleine L'Engle, Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art

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“The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it.”
― Flannery O'Connor

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“She would've been a good woman," said The Misfit, "if it had been somebody there to shoot her every minute of her life.”
― Flannery O'Connor, A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

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