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Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night: What to do When God Won't Answer

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Greg Hunt has written a book that will both comfort and inspire you when you need it most. His honesty about his struggles with finding the presence of God again in his life, after many years of leading congregations as a minister, will help those who may be faced with the same struggles. Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night will take you through the author's journey of honest questioning of the role of God in his life. It is refreshing to discover that even people of great faith can turn to the scriptures when struggling and find their way to a deeper understanding of their faith and the presence of God. I highly recommend this book.

In Blackbird, Greg Hunt gives us the one thing that has been painfully lacking in recent religious memoirs--spiritual honesty and transparency. Hunt's beautiful and vivid description of his "dark night of soul" provides valuable insights for Christians of every level of spiritual maturity. What's more, serious readers will surely revisit Hunt's work as they continue down the roads of their own spiritual journeys.

Anyone who has ever struggled with the notion of God and the presence of God in their own lives will be changed by reading Greg Hunt's journey. It's a gripping, wonderful ride.

Reading Greg Hunt's memoir about his crisis of faith helped to validate my own spiritual journey. Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night is easy to read, yet profound in its message. I read it straight through the first time, but now use it as a resource for meditation. With its forty chapters, it would make an excellent study for the Lenten season. There are questions at the close of the book for discussion in a group setting or for personal reflection.

Greg Hunt has a way with the written word. Somehow you feel as if you have met a fellow traveler on the path we call faith. Open this book, and it is as if you met him in a coffee shop and when he begins speaking your heart leaps for joy...aha you think, I am not the only one on this long journey. I thought I was alone, oh how lonely I have been. And then as Greg keeps speaking to your heart you softly weep. Because to have the sadness and shame and despair of your heart comforted is a sweet and kind thing. Greg's insight into scripture, to the very words Jesus spoke, has a way of nurturing and bolstering the soul. If you have been "promoted" by God to a life of sorrow, pain and ruin do not be tempted to say God has left me. Greg understands and his words will steer you closer to the light in that dark night. This is MUST reading for anyone who yearns for God in the years that the locust have eaten. Sally Franz, Amazon Best Selling Religion Author, "Scrambled Leggs"

This book changed my life. It can change yours. The author shares honestly his personal experience when faith and doubt walked hand in hand during his deep spiritual struggle. His experience was transformational. Studying atheism while holding fast to the words of Jesus even when God fell completely silent, he emerged from the other side a changed man. Do you sometimes struggle to hear a word from God? To gain clear guidance for your life? To discern answers to your prayers? Read this book!

A beautifully written and incredibly honest account of the author's struggle with doubts in his own faith crisis. Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night acts as a guide, a comfort, and finally, a source of encouragement and hope for anyone who is seeking to find answers in their own personal relationship with God. I highly recommend this book!

Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night: What to Do When God Won't Answer is the best book I've ever read - and I am a prolific reader. I've read it four times! I was immediately drawn into the personal story of the author, but more importantly I was made to think about my own life and my own spiritual questions. It reads like a novel but with such depth and insight. I'm giving a copy to all my friends!

A beautiful, beautiful, book: Dr. Greg Hunt had devoted nearly 30 years to congregational ministry, helping people experience God and find their way in life. Then came his crisis of faith and calling: He turns to God for guidance, but is unable to "find" God. Neither his education--a Ph.D. in theology--nor his religious involvements--senior pastor of a multi staff congregation, civically and denominationally engaged leader--could protect him against the disorienting impact of the experience.

Days turned into months. Months became seasons. Seasons added up to a year, then two. He began to wonder if his faith had been delusional: Was God even real?

In the midst of his struggle, he tries a sometimes desperate experiment of devotion: could he have a personal encounter with God through the redletters of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew?

The outcome is startling, and changes his life entirely. Written with candor, wonder, and honesty, this book is important because through it we learn that God is ever-willing to show us the nobility of being human: that while happiness feeds the heart, it is tribulation that opens the soul....and only then can we discover the real meaning and purpose of our lives. This book is soothing, reassuring, confidence-building.