Serving the Surf Community and a Journey from Bitterness to Joy with Kate Merrick

In this episode, Kate Merrick shares with us about her and her husband’s retirement from pastoral ministry and transition back into the surf industry. She tells us the story behind her book, And Still She Laughs: Defiant Joy in the Depths of Suffering, written shortly after Jesus brought her daughter Daisy home to heaven after an intense battle with cancer.  She shares her powerful testimony of how Jesus rescued her from bitterness and led her into joy and testifies that Jesus is worthy of our trust and our love even in our deepest pain.

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Kate Merrick’s Blog: https://kmerrick.com/ 
Reality Church: https://realitycarpinteria.com/ 
Channel Islands Surfboards: https://cisurfboards.com/
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Resources Mentioned in the Podcast
 
And Still She Laughs: Defiant Joy in the Depths of Suffering by Kate Merrick: https://kmerrick.com/books 

Here, Now: Unearthing Peace and Presence in an Overconnected World by Kate Merrick: https://kmerrick.com/books 

The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illustrated by Jago: https://www.sallylloyd-jones.com/books/jesus-storybook-bible/ 

Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illustrated by Jago: https://www.sallylloyd-jones.com/books/thoughts-heart-sing/

The Relentless Tenderness of Jesus by Brennan Manning: http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/books/the-relentless-tenderness-of-jesus/231140 

The Gospel Coalition: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/ 

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