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

Anyone who has ever asked, 'Where are you God?' knows what it means to search in vain for God's presence, power, and guidance. Can God be found? Can God be trusted? Is God even real?

Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night invites the reader into a pastor's conversations with a Silent God. Imagine a pastor, plagued by doubts, who's willing to invite spiritual seekers and skeptics into his private struggles of faith; who avoids pat answers while wrestling with questions about God, identity, purpose, and vocation; who experiences what seems like the silence of heaven but, instead of giving up, plunges into an experiment that reawakens his relationship with God and clarifies his life direction.

The religion/spirituality sections of bookstores are lined with 'sure fire' formulas for knowing God; but, as many of us can attest, relationship with God defies foolproof steps and easy answers. What sets this book apart is the way it folds the elements of memoir into an actual experiment in spirituality, offering a realistic, yet hopeful alternative for those who have experienced disappointment in their pursuit of God. Sometimes raw, always honest, and ultimately hopeful, Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night shows that often times, the journey is the destination in disguise.