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Title: Finding God in the Hard Times

Subtitle: Choosing to Trust and Hope When You Can't See the Way

Author: Matt Redman, Beth Redman

Narrator: Reed Walker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-19-16

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

Publisher's Summary:

On the Road Marked with Suffering...How Will You Respond?

Come rain or shine, hardship or ease, confusion or clarity, worship is always a choice. But what does it look like when worship meets suffering? How can God be good when it seems the world is collapsing around you?

In this inspiring audiobook, Matt and Beth Redman draw on their experiences to explore how to offer praise even in the face of hardship and pain. Focusing on the psalms, they reveal how difficult or tragic circumstances and the choices you make can propel you toward God or away from him. Learn how to weather the storms of life with a cry of "blessed be your name" on your lips.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

I really love this book. I keep it with me --to reflect on different passage.

A quick, light read that would be better with time to go deeper

I'm not sure this book is worthy of the length of a book. It unpacks some of the phrases of the Redman's song "Blessed Be Your Name" and includes some few inspirational stories of worship in the midst of heartache. However, a third of the short volume is taken up in discussion questions and introductions, the personal anecdotes are short and conceal too much detail to make them very impactful, and each chapter left me thinking, "There's so much more you could say." It felt like a pretty shallow treatment of a deep and multi-faceted subject.

However, that may be too harsh a critique tilted by my normal intake of longer non-fiction. I can see this little volume being used for healing and great good in perhaps a discussion group. It would offer a launching point into personal stories that would otherwise be too painful to address with less-than-intimate friends. Though I found it too quick of a read, that does not mean the authors treated pain with trite solutions or quick, empty promises. They allow space for the mystery, depth and confusion that tragedy often brings. Perhaps the additional time of journaling through the questions at the end of each chapter would have made the material seem more memorable and effective.

* I received a free print copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I really love the worship songs that the Redman's have written so ...

I really love the worship songs that the Redman's have written so I was excited to read this little book by them. I loved how the chapters were based off of their songs and how they shared more about how God inspired them to write each song. I also really appreciated the glimpses into their personal lives. While it is hard to know that fellow Christians have been through hard times it is helpful to know you aren't the only one to have pain. It is also so kind of them to share other hurts they have dealt with that others will relate to such as a miscarriage.

I loved how much scripture was infused into this book. I also loved letters they shared from people who where touched by their songs.

This book has a discussion guide at the end and would make a great Bible study book.