Fire and Rain: The Wild-Hearted Faith of Elijah

The prophet Elijah was rough around the edges, a complex mountain man whose faith was remarkable and yet compromised by his own seasons of fear and discouragement. But more than anything else, he was a hero who, in God's name, "humbled the posture of a nation's idol worship, brought fire from sodden wood, rain from dry-eyed heaven, and recognition of Jehovah from pagan lips."

In Fire and Rain, author Ray Pritchard brings the relatable elements of Elijah's life into the twenty-first century,...