Luminous Dark: Leaning into pain, holding on to God, breaking through to light b

Description: Luminous Dark by Alain Emerson, Pete Greig When 24-7 Prayer leader and young pastor Alain Emerson lost his twenty-three-year-old wife to cancer, his once firm faith seemed to crumble. In this profound exploration of loss, Alain walks through the stages of grief and shock, choosing to lean into the pain. In facing God with his disappointment, he emerges with a stronger and deeper faith. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Alain Emerson felt like the luckiest man in the world. The talented pastor of a thriving church and national director of the 24-7 Prayer movement, he had found and married Lyndsay, the girl of his dreams, his soulmate. He could never have imagined that, in a matter of months, he would be nursing his beautiful twenty-three-year-old wife through the final stages of cancer, and would find himself a young widower, distraught and alone. The faith that had once seemed firm and secure felt like it was crumbling. And then there were the questions. Hadnt he been faithful and obedient? Why had God not answered his prayers? Why was God silent now? Why?Alain realised that in order for his faith to survive he needed to face God, not to hold him at arms length, but, like Jacob, to wrestle, and like Job, to voice his pain and disappointment.In this profound exploration of loss, Alain Emerson walks through the stages of grief, pain and shock, of choosing to lean into the pain, to face God with his disappointment. He experiences the bewildering silence of God, the absence of simple answers, and walks into the dark tunnel of despair. Taking great comfort from the Psalms and the work of writers who truly understand - Wiesel, Brueggemann, Moltmann - Emerson wrestles with God and with his grief, and emerges with a stronger and deeper faith, and a sense of having seen Gods face. Author Biography Alain Emerson is Irish National Director of 24-7 Prayer and a lead Pastor at Emmanuel Church, a thriving young church in Lurgan, Northern Ireland. Alain has a passion to see God do a `new thing in Ireland. He is married to Rachel and they have two daughters, Annie and Erin.Alain is a former Irish league footballer who now enjoys watching sport rather than playing it, especially the mighty Liverpool! He enjoys hanging out with friends, reading and helping his wife run a dental practice. Long Description Alain Emerson felt like the luckiest man in the world. A talented young pastor of a thriving church and national director of a prayer movement, he had found and married Lyndsay, the girl of his dreams, his soul mate. He could never have imagined that, in a matter of months, he would be nursing his beautiful twenty-three-year-old bride through the final stages of cancer, and that at the age of only twenty-seven he would find himself a widower, distraught and alone. The faith that had once seemed firm and secure began to crumble. And then there were the questions. Hadnt he been faithful and obedient? Why had God not answered his prayers? Why was God silent now? Why? Alain realized that in order for his faith to survive, he needed to face God, not hold Him at arms length. Like Jacob, he had to wrestle, and like Job, he had to voice his pain and disappointment. He had to lean into the pain. In this profound exploration of loss, Emerson walks through the stages of grief and the shock of choosing to face God with his disappointment. He experiences the bewildering silence of God, the absence of simple answers, and the dark tunnel of despair. Taking great comfort from the Psalms and the work of writers who truly understand grief--Elie Wiesel, Walter Brueggemann, J Details ISBN1910012459 Author Pete Greig Pages 224 Publisher Muddy Pearl Year 2017 ISBN-10 1910012459 ISBN-13 9781910012451 Format Paperback Language English DEWEY 248 Publication Date 2017-10-30 UK Release Date 2017-10-30 Imprint Muddy Pearl Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2017-10-30 NZ Release Date 2017-10-30 Subtitle Leaning into pain, holding on to God, breaking through to light Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123705783;

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