Heartstrings: Finding a Song When You've Lost Your Joy

by Jill Briscoe

Jill Briscoe, author of It Had to Be a Monday, discusses eight things that ruin our joy and what we can do to deal with them in Heartstrings. Like the Israelites by the river of Babylon, Christians are often tempted to hang their harps in the trees and stop singing God's songs of joy. Through a discussion of eight types of those trees, such as the Grudge Tree and the Gloom Tree, Heartstrings helps those struggling in their spiritual lives by using stories from the Bible and contemporary lives to overcome these obstacles. Question sections assist readers, in groups and individually, throughout the book.

Genres: Christian, Christian Living

240 pages, Paperback

First published January 2, 1998

About the author

Jill Briscoe has an active speaking and writing ministry that has taken her to many countries. She has written more than 40 books, including study guides, devotional material, poetry, and children's books.

Jill is executive editor of Just Between Us , a magazine of encouragement for ministry wives and women in leadership. She serves on the board of World Relief and Christianity Today, Inc.

A native of Liverpool, England, Jill launched into youth evangelism after becoming a Christian at age 18. She married her husband, Stuart, in 1958, and since then they have ministered together through Telling the Truth media ministries at conferences and mission organizations around the world. They reside in suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Stuart completed 30 years of ministry as senior pastor of Elmbrook Church. Both Stuart and Jill now serve Elmbrook as ministers-at-large. They have 3 children, David, Judy, and Peter, and enjoy the blessing of 13 grandchildren.

Jill and Stuart call suburban Milwaukee, Wisconsin their home. When they are not traveling, they spend time with their three children, David, Judy and Peter, and thirteen grandchildren.

Reviews

[Brianna Heida · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great content, but a little hard to get into for me. I felt it was a bit scattered, or maybe just too much crammed into each chapter? It was a slow read, but I definitely took away a lot of great insight from it!