Crossway

Eat, Drink, and Be Merry

Ray Ortlund

Crossway · Christian Living · 160 pages
Published April 21, 2026 · ISBN 9798874905811 · $16.99

From the publisher

Meditating on Ecclesiastes 11:9-10, Pastor Ray Ortlund encourages readers to set aside our dour limitations and joyfully embrace the many good gifts God lavishes upon this world.

Description adapted from the publisher, Crossway.

Endorsements

"Few voices today resonate with a delicate balance of pastoral care, biblical clarity, and personal authenticity. But thankfully, the Lord has given us Ray Ortlund, who calls the church to spiritual maturity and also to abundant, joy-filled living."

— Priscilla Shirer, author; Bible teacher

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About the author. Ray Ortlund is the president of Renewal Ministries, the pastor to pastors at Immanuel Church in Nashville, and a canon theologian with the Anglican Church in North America. He is the author of several books, including Marriage and the Mystery of the Gospel; The Death of Porn; and the Preaching the Word commentaries on Isaiah and Proverbs. He is also a contributor to the ESV Study Bible. Ray and his wife, Jani, have been married for fifty years.

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