Hope Ain't a Hustle: Persevering by Faith in a Wearying World--Wisdom from the Book of Hebrews

· InterVarsity Press
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"This wonderful book is a pastoral, homiletical gift to those in need of encouragement. Diagnosing the problem of our era as a failure of hope, Irwyn Ince shares the fruit of his profound meditations, study, and preaching of the book of Hebrews. This is the kind of strong medicine needed to restore hope in a generation that has been disappointed by apathy, injustice, and scandal. He shows us that the hope of the gospel is the secret to joy and endurance. For those who are discouraged, sorrowful, and struggling, this wise book helps us to have eyes to see the beauty of Jesus anew." – Tish Harrison Warren, Anglican priest and author of Prayer in the Night

Sometimes hope can feel like a scam—a swindle, a hustle. You thought it was real, and you bought into it. But then the tables turn, and you feel like you've been hustled—like you've been had.

As Christians, we often respond to the brokenness of life as if we do not actually have hope—as if the promises of God are not really certain. But Pastor Irwyn Ince assures us that not only do we have hope, but that hope cannot disappoint us because it is validated by God himself. Hope Ain't a Hustle is a clear and accessible exploration of the epistle to the Hebrews, urging us to place our confidence in the finished work of our great high priest, Jesus Christ, and showing how that confidence changes the way we live in the here and now.

It's not that Christians don't face grief or anger, disappointment or deep sorrow. It's that we don't face them as those "who have no hope."

"This wonderful book is a pastoral, homiletical gift to those in need of encouragement. Diagnosing the problem of our era as a failure of hope, Irwyn Ince shares the fruit of his profound meditations, study, and preaching of the book of Hebrews. This is the kind of strong medicine needed to resto...

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Irwyn L. Ince Jr. is the lead pastor at Grace Mosaic Church in Washington, DC. He also serves as adjunct professor of pastoral theology for Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Beautiful Community and Hope Ain’t a Hustle.


Christina Edmondson (MS, University of Rochester; PhD, Tennessee State University) is an organizational consultant, psychologist, and cohost of the Get in the Word with Truth’s Table and Truth’s Table podcasts. She is the coauthor of Faithful Antiracism.

Irwyn L. Ince Jr. is the lead pastor at Grace Mosaic Church in Washington, DC. He also serves as adjunct professor of pastoral theology for Reformed Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Beautiful Community and Hope Ain’t a Hustle. Christina Edmondson (MS, University of Rochester; PhD, T...

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