When Faith Gets Shaken: Second Edition

by Patrick Regan OBE

Overview

What do you do when life falls apart, and it feels as if God has left you? How do you keep going when your faith is rocked to the core? Sometimes things get so hard we're not sure where God is - or what he's up to. 

For Patrick there was pain, illness, and loss in his family and community. Then a series of excruciating operations took him to the brink physically, emotionally, and spiritually. 

Writing during his journey of recovery, Patrick explores how we find God in times of suffering. He wrestles with how we can know God's peace when life is anything but peaceful, what the true nature of courage is, how we allow ourselves the grace to rest when we're running on empty, and how we can stay fully present in the moment - all so we can ultimately grasp the love of God at a deeper level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781800300064
Publisher:	Monarch Books
Publication date:	01/22/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	633 KB

About the Author

Patrick Regan OBE is the is the author of five books. His two books published by Monarch Books are: No Ceiling to Hope and When Faith Gets Shaken. He is founder and CEO of Kintsugi Hope, a charity which aims to create safe and supportive spaces for those suffering from emotional and mental health challenges. After Patrick and his family went through a series of personal trials and ill health, Patrick decided to step down from his previous role as CEO at XLP, another charity supporting young people, to create Kintsugi Hope.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments 11
Foreword 12
Introduction: Will I Hold on to My Faith? 15
1 God, Where are You? 21
2 Peace 37
Andy’s Story 50
3 Rethinking Courage 58
4 Standing Stubbornly Nowhere 68
Liza’s Story 80
5 Broken Yet Held Together by Love 88
6 Running on Empty 99
7 Second-hand Smoke: Diane’s Story 110
8 Guilt 118
Hannah’s Story 129
9 Anger 141
10 Dreaming Again 152
11 VSP 166
Epilogue: Beauty from Brokenness 174
Final Note 181

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"A moving story of courage and faith in the fire." Bear Grylls

"Patrick Regan is a remarkable leader and this is his best, most honest book yet." Pete Greig

"Will be a lifeline to those who have discovered that life is hard and God can sometimes feel distant." Malcolm Duncan

"A moving story of courage and faith in the fire." Bear Grylls

Editorial Reviews

In this new and revised edition, Patrick draws on his own experience of suffering to ask: where is God in the pain?

What do you do when life falls apart, and it feels as if God has left you? How do you keep going when your faith is rocked to the core? Sometimes things get so hard we're not sure where God is - or what he's up to. 

For Patrick there was pain, illness, and loss in his family and community. Then a series of excruciating operations took him to the brink physically, emotionally, and spiritually. 

Writing during his journey of recovery, Patrick explores how we find God in times of suffering. He wrestles with how we can know God's peace when life is anything but peaceful, what the true nature of courage is, how we allow ourselves the grace to rest when we're running on empty, and how we can stay fully present in the moment - all so we can ultimately grasp the love of God at a deeper level.

"Something incredibly powerful happens when real people tell us the truth... weep and dance as you read." Danielle Strickland

"Patrick Regan is a remarkable leader and this is his best, most honest book yet." Pete Greig

"Will be a lifeline to those who have discovered that life is hard and God can sometimes feel distant." Malcolm Duncan

"A moving story of courage and faith in the fire." Bear Grylls

From the Publisher