Walking Towards Hope: Experiencing Grace in a Time of Brokenness [Paperback]

Paul M. Beckingham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 30, 2005

How do you "come to terms" with those thieving circumstances that rob you of your very reason for being? How do you make sense of the catastrophic changes that inundate the people of faith? We hold open the Scriptures with all of their love, life, promise and hope in one hand, while attempting, in the other hand, to reconcile our pain and deep despair.

This is a true story. Get ready to shed some tears along the way, but in the end it will leave you gently singing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: Castle Quay Books (January 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1894860241
• ISBN-13: 978-1894860246
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,757,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Incredible Story of Hope and Survival, July 22, 2006

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Darilyn A. Sephton (Winnipeg, CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Towards Hope: Experiencing Grace in a Time of Brokenness (Paperback)

Paul deals with the intense subject matter of having life as he knew it shattered in an instant. A pleasant surprise is his sense of humor remains in tact throughout the book, even as he looks back on the accident itself. He describes in detail what life was like before the life-altering accident, and the challenges he and his family faced afterwards including physical, emotional and spiritual aspects. This book will be an incredible help to anyone experiencing a life-shattering situation of any kind. You will find hope, the hope that Paul found, in the pages of this well written book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A book that tells what comfort Christians can experience within their faith when in severe need, August 9, 2006

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Towards Hope: Experiencing Grace in a Time of Brokenness (Paperback)

"Walking Towards Hope: Experiencing Grace in a Time of Brokenness " is an amazing narrative by Paul M. Beckingham, a Baptist minister and survivor of a terrible brain injury compounded with many other severe injuries incurred while driving in Kenya with his wife and son. Subsequent to his terrible accident, a series of incredible events finally allow Paul to begin to build his life again, but not before he has been through great pain, travail, desolation of spirit, and confusion. He experiences a loss of a concept of 'normalcy' in his life. The incredible stages he is still progressing through include a place called "I Don't Know," which is what he says to people who sometimes request of him to explain what his plans are now that he is improved. The answer is often painful and uncertain, but it has its own gift of faith and grace in a time of brokenness. Dr. Beckingham is a remarkable human being to share such a painful, personal journal of his life and faith experiences. "Walking Towards Hope" may not be a comfortable book to read, but it is a book that tells what comfort Christians can experience within their faith when in severe need.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tribute to my family, May 21, 2009

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Lou - See all my reviews

This review is from: Walking Towards Hope: Experiencing Grace in a Time of Brokenness (Paperback)

For someone who's had post cancer surgery stroke with strong family support, "Walking Towards Hope" is one I wanted each of my family members to have as my tribute to them - especially my Regent College graduate pastor son and for my grandsons whose mother was killed in a head-on collision to discern God's wise sovereignty inasmuch as He directed her last months, weeks, day of her life. Thank you so, Paul Beckingham, for sharing on all levels your life. KWS