Even in Our Darkness
A Story of Beauty in a Broken Life
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Narrated by:
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Jack Deere
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Jack S. Deere
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"I am the descendant of drinkers and drifters better at passing on their love for the bottle than family history...". Prepare yourself for an unvarnished, harrowing look at one Christian's life.
A powerful memoir of knowing and being known by God through the pain of loss, tragedy, and brokenness - Even in Our Darkness explores what it means to fend off doubt and despair, even in the most painful trials.
Jack Deere tells the true story of his life growing up near Fort Worth, Texas in the 1950's and the disintegration of his family following his father's suicide. Despite his difficult childhood and an inclination toward the depression that had crushed his parents, Deere describes how he began to wrestle with Christianity and how "God was...slipping in through the crack of an open wound".
In his mid-20's, Jack rose to fame and success as a leading scholar, popular speaker, and best-selling author. But despite being rescued and exalted, Jack was devastated in the years that followed, losing his troubled son to suicide and his wife to alcoholism. Only then did he fully face his own addictions, surrender control, and experience true healing.
An authentic story of the Christian life, Even in Our Darkness is like following an experienced guide through a barren country. Like many believers, Deere has had experiences that nearly destroyed him, and he was shown, by grace, how to overcome life's disappointments and learn to hear God speak in unbelievable ways, despite the darkness that surrounds us.
©2018 Jack S. Deere (P)2018 ZondervanCritic Reviews
"Unmasked, unsettling, and unforgettable...this will change the landscape of your soul." (Ann Voskamp, best-selling author of The Broken Way and One Thousand Gifts)
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- Mitchell
- 11-08-2022
Honest
Pastor Jack Deere gives an honest account of the past woes he has both inflicted and suffered, it's a life story of the persistence of God’s love within the darkness and muddiness of this fallen world. Our Creator stands in contrast to the darkness and His persistent "steadfast" love is accentuated. This book also offers you a chance to reckon your own life and see how Our God is persistent in His love for us personally as individuals. The triumph at the end of the book is not one of a personal achievement but instead that of a recognition of Our Creator's love, that love in which when our lives are honestly told, glorifies & magnifies Him even more.
Though the book is 'short'(ish) I personally benefited from not speedily finishing it. It's also worth noting that it was cool to get a look into the recent past of the 50's & 60's. Given that I'm a fledgling in respect to Jack's full life & that I live in another culture, the era in which he grew up already seems strangely foreign even though it wasn't too long ago.
God bless
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- lou
- 21-05-2019
stunningly honest
loved every part of this book. the authors authenticity and vulnerability spoke deeply to me and reminded me of just how amazing God's grace is. It is in our weakness that God shows He is strong and it is only when we get to the end of of ourselves, that we really learn to love and be loved. I'd recommend this again and again for anyone who needs to be reminded that God makes beauty out of our mess.
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- Anonymous User
- 21-09-2022
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This book has blown my mind, I went home each night and kissed my kids, apologised to my wife and saw love and beauty in things I have seen a thousand times before I read this book.
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