{"product_id":"james-the-brother-of-jesus-by-trudy-j-morgan-cole","title":"James  The Brother of Jesus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mYhzc0BVW3A?rel=0\u0026amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey were expecting God to send them a Messiah not to raise one up from right in their midst!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImagine growing up in the same family as Jesus.  While the Bible is largely silent on those early years  clues scattered throughout the Gospels tell of an often-strained relationship between Jesus and His brothers during His ministry.  Who can miss the haunting sadness in Jesus’ statement  “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home”?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Desire of Ages\u003c\/em\u003e observes that tensions in the home were fueled by Jesus’ unwillingness to follow many of the religious traditions so important to His brothers.  And  to be fair to them  they were expecting God to send them a Messiah  not to raise one up from right in their midst!\u003cbr\u003e What about believers today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like the family of Jesus ” writes author Trudy J. Morgan-Cole  “we can become so familiar with Jesus  so accustomed to His words and the stories about Him  that we lack the ability to see Him with fresh eyes and recognize how startling His claims really are.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the story of Jesus has imperceptibly lost its wonder for you  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJames: The Brother of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e paints a soul stirring picture of a savior unafraid to risk doing the unexpected in order to redeem His family through all time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41316148903987,"sku":"081632512X","price":6.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/081632512Xjpg.jpg?v=1774920764","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/james-the-brother-of-jesus-by-trudy-j-morgan-cole","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}