Two Refreshingly Honest Books on Spirituality & Suffering: A Double Review
A Video Review of
Joel Wentz is the producer of our podcast, and he also runs his own YouTube channel where he posts video reviews of books and other book-related commentary. We are excited to begin sharing Joel’s videos here on our site, and encourage you to subscribe to his YouTube channel, and if you are able, also to support his work on Patreon.
Video description:
Lots of books purport to be about honest spirituality, but many feel cliche or shallow. Many books also purport to be about pain and suffering, but end up wallowing in grief, or avoiding brutal honesty. What would it look like to read a book that actually manages to strike a healthy balance? Can a book be honest, theologically deep, pastorally sensitive and encouraging without slipping into cliche? What if there are TWO new books that manage to do exactly that?! That’s what this double review is all about….
00:00 – Intro and Patreon Blurb
01:44 – Main Idea (When God Seems Distant)
05:56 – Main Idea (Feasting on Hope)
09:05 – Readability (When God Seems Distant)
10:28 – Readability (Feasting on Hope)
12:11 – Reactions/Conclusions
We encourage you to subscribe to Joel’s YouTube channel, and if you are able, also to support his work on Patreon.
Joel Wentz
Joel Wentz is currently the Executive Pastor at Missio Dei Church in Portland, Maine. He previously served in college campus ministry with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. In addition to reading and writing, his passions include tabletop gaming, music, and coffee. His favorite book genres are epic fantasy and epic theology. He lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and son, and his personal writing and podcast are at: joelwentz.com
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