Alan Noble

On Getting Out of Bed
IVP, 2023
By Alan Noble

WHO: Alan Noble, an associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University, and cofounder and editor-in-chief of Christ and Pop Culture. 

HE SAYS: “Your life is a good gift from a loving God, even when subjectively it doesn’t feel good or like a gift, and even when you doubt God is loving.”

THE BIG IDEA: The choice to carry on in the midst of suffering can be a testimony to the goodness of God.

THE PROGRESSION: In this small book of eight chapters, the author considers the unique burden of everyday life in the modern world, encouraging readers to consider that the choice of getting out of bed can make a difference in someone’s life.

“You have the solemn responsibility and privilege to bear witness to the goodness of life by living despite suffering.”

Relational Unity or Isolation?

The horizontal dimension of the cross symbolizes the other aspect of community that the cross offers—that we can be reconciled not only to God, but also to each other, and be brought together to form one body.

Decades of Waiting

If you’re waiting for God to answer a prayer, too, I trust he is teaching you something in your meantime.