Even in Our Darkness by Jack S. Deere
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Even in Our Darkness
- A Story of Beauty in a Broken Life
- By: Jack S. Deere
- Narrated by: Jack Deere
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs
Publisher's Summary
"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 Zondervan
James Sheets (Author of The Love Language of God: Loving God, God’s Way)
Even in Our Darkness is a must read
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
As I mature there are fewer and fewer books that I feel I can safely recommend to a friend without giving them a disclaimer. Even in Our Darkness is NOT one of those books. Jack has done a remarkable job in opening up and sharing what an authentic Christian life looks like – without all the socially acceptable facades that are so common in most Christian books these days.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Jack showed that being a friend of Jesus, even in the midst of difficult life situations is not only possible, it is necessary.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I loved how Jack opened up and shared his struggles and even his failures, and how God walked with him through it all.
Any additional comments?
Jack’s writings, his integrity, his teaching, and his example literally transformed who I am, how I think, and how I live. His previous three books, Surprised by the Spirit, Surprised by the Voice of God, and The Beginner’s Guide to the Gift of Prophecy are on my list of must read books. Even in Our Darkness has been added to this list. In an age where so many Christians have retreated behind the mask of socially acceptable Christianity, it is so refreshing to hear one of the leading ministers in the Body of Christ lay down the mask and tell it like it is, warts and all. Even in the Darkness is honest, real, and gives hope to anyone who has a desire to know Jesus, to love Jesus and to be a friend of Jesus. God bless you, Jack!
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Charlotte Huber
Moving, Unsettling, and Familiar
If you are looking for a good Christian book on suffering that has strained out all the awkwardness, embarrassment, and humiliation, so many sufferers experience, this isn’t it.
I truly appreciated the way Jack represented him self with transparency—many times stopping just short of my putting down the book. What I mean is, Jack’s willingness to be so honest exposed my own unwillingness to be so. I saw myself and my family in his story and it nearly flattened me at times.
Thank you, Jack, for your courage. You show us we don’t have to be perfect to be part of God’s kingdom… To be recklessly loved by Him.
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