“The unfolding of your word gives light, it gives understanding to the simple”
Psalm 119:130
In a week already loaded with enough challenges, Wednesday added one more when I found myself at the dentist’s office with an abscessed tooth that is going to need a lot more attention than the “take an antibiotic and all will be well” I was hoping for. (Kudos, b.t.w. to local dentist Jennifer Taylor and her staff for putting me at ease during my visit.)
It was providential, then, that I found the galley proof for my latest book waiting for me on the front porch when I got home. I have been trying to decide when to reveal the title and publication date, and we are close enough now I believe this is as good a time as any.
My new book is titled – “Meditations for the Hopeful.” I am going through the final series of edits this week and the volume is slated for a Thanksgiving Day release at Amazon. This book is, I believe, the perfect gift for Christmas and the subtitle – “Nourishing Words for a Hungry World” – describes exactly why Thanksgiving works, and why “Meditations for the Hopeful” is the perfect daily reading companion for 2027 (or any year to come).
The blurb on the back cover reads as follows:
“The unfolding of your word gives light,” the psalmist writes. “it gives understanding to the simple” (Psalm 119:130).
Day by day, week by week and month by month, Meditations for the Hopeful asks God to unfold the scriptures, and to add an extra portion of light by way of invitation into the new day.
These readings are presented as an opportunity to be challenged and inspired by God’s good word and to engage the adventure that is the privilege of following Jesus.
“The beautiful thing about preparing these meditations for an entire year is how the practice has trained me in the habit of viewing the world through grateful eyes,” Derek Maul writes, “and a heart loaded with expectation.”
Derek and his wife, Rebekah, live in the lovely and historic town of Tarboro, in Eastern North Carolina. Meditations for the Hopeful is his tenth book and a window into his soul as a writer, a teacher and a follower of Jesus. “Once you were darkness, but now you are light in the Lord, so live your life as children of light” (Ephesians 5:8).
Stay tuned for my announcement when the book actually goes live at the end of the month. And – especially if you are a fan of this blog – please consider getting a copy for yourself and a couple more to give away.
Peace and blessings – always – DEREK