{"id":5216,"date":"2018-07-26T23:49:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T23:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/2018\/07\/26\/new-book-for-wounded-idealists\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T18:50:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T16:50:54","slug":"new-book-for-wounded-idealists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/new-book-for-wounded-idealists\/","title":{"rendered":"New Book for &quot;Wounded Idealists&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inside every cynic is a wounded idealist. Justin and Irene Renton of the Johannesburg Church of Christ share how the idea for this great book came about in the interview below. Instead of becoming jaded or hard-hearted, find hope through the biblical answers revealed in this book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sexMxPyhjrk\" title=\"Healing of the Wounded Idealist\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Get the book <a href=\"https:\/\/store7627323.ecwid.com\/#!\/Healing-Of-A-Wounded-Idealist\/p\/100102324\/category=16200252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> at the DT Media Store.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/the-healing-of-a-wounded-idealist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Healing of a Wounded Idealist<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A great new book is out to help older, younger and all believers to keep on believing even amidst hurt&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":5217,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[59],"post_folder":[151],"class_list":["post-5216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-books"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/idealist20book-800x1158-1.jpg?fit=800%2C1158&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-1m8","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5893,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/the-healing-of-a-wounded-idealist\/","url_meta":{"origin":5216,"position":0},"title":"The Healing of a Wounded Idealist\u00a0","author":"dtadmin","date":"July 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"As leaders in the ICOC for the past 25 years and having navigated the ups and downs of our church's history, we have been very encouraged to see the growth and progress of many Christians in the maturing of their faith. 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