Chasing Vines - by Beth Moore (Paperback)

About the Book

Beth Moore offers biblical insight in this vineyard analogy showing how God helps each of us find life purpose and meaning in the hard and the beautiful.

Book Synopsis

Join bestselling author Beth Moore in her life-changing quest of vine-chasing--and learn how everything changes when you discover the true meaning of a fruitful, God-pleasing, meaning-filled life.

God wants us to flourish. In fact, he delights in our flourishing. Life isn't always fun, but in Christ it can always be fruitful.

In Chasing Vines, Beth shows us from Scripture how all of life's concerns--the delights and the trials--matter to God. He uses all of it to help us flourish and be fruitful. Looking through the lens of Christ's transforming teaching in John 15, Beth gives us a panoramic view of biblical teachings on the Vine, vineyards, vine-dressing, and fruitfulness. Along the way you'll discover why fruitfulness is so important to God--and how He can use anything that happens to us for His glory and our flourishing. Nothing is for nothing.

Join Beth on her journey of discovering what it means to:

• Chase vines and live a life of meaning and fruitfulness
• Abide in Jesus and walk with Him
• Embrace the spiritual significance of harvests and feasting

Pairing seamlessly with the Chasing Vines Group Experience for further Bible study, this is an inspiring book for every Christian looking to cultivate their faith and deepen their discipleship.

From the Back Cover

You were meant to flourish!
Most of us have times when, if we're honest, it feels like we're going through a whole lot of pain and striving without much to show for it. Like our daily pursuits don't really matter in the long run.

At times like that, we can't help wondering if we matter at all in this world or to God.

In Chasing Vines, Beth Moore gives us fresh hope, revealing the abundant secrets of a fruitful, God-delighting life. Tracing the images of vine, branch, and fruit through Scripture, and sharing stories from her own journey, Beth shows us that nothing in our lives is wasted. Not the place we've been planted--or even the painful pruning. Nothing is for nothing.

Beth is convinced from Scripture that every person who knows Jesus is meant to thrive in fruitfulness. Life might not always be easy, but in Christ, it can always be immensely fruitful.

Join Beth on her journey of discovering the delights of bearing fruit, and fully embrace God's brilliant design for us to live a fruitful, abundant, meaningful life.

From the flap:

The yearning to matter is no respecter of persons.
Man or woman; adult or child; religious or irreligious; rich or poor; black, brown, or white--such a longing is sewn in permanent thread within the fabric of every human soul.

The great relief is finding out that the hope is not deferred. You do matter--already--without making one single change. But everything changes when you let your Maker show you how He can take all that concerns you and, sooner or later, here or there, subtly or astonishingly, make it matter too. God uses it--all of it.

That's the curious thing about chasing vines. Somewhere along the way, we discover that the Vinedresser has been chasing us all along.

Review Quotes

Inspired by the picturesque grapevines of Tuscany, evangelical speaker and bible study leader Moore (So Long, Insecurity) takes readers on a smart, engaging metaphorical exploration of the connection between Christianity and viticulture. Plentiful biblical references ground her study, such as Eden in Genesis and the importance of wine in Revelation, to create and analogy--largely based around patience, maturity, and trust--for God's work in each person's life. Moore finds faith parallels and human qualities in vines and grapes, suggesting, for instance, that grapes have a distrust of their vinedressers with regard to when and where they are planted and pruned, and why: "If you're in Christ, He is your true Vine whether you realize it or not. But a whole new way of flourishing begins when you know it. When you count on it. Whey you live like it." She laces her analysis with many personal stories and reiterates the idea of God's grace and forgiveness with gusto. Her detailed explanations of vineyards and how they work creates a fitting metaphor for her idea of how each Christian must cultivate their life knowing God has a lager [sic] plan to bear "good fruit" despite struggle. Moore's fans and Christians looking for enthusiastic inspiration will love this.--Publishers Weekly