You've cried out, but God seems silent. Maybe you're wondering, “does God even see me?”
You're not the only one who’s asked that question, and you don’t have to face it alone. Toni Nieuwhof is joined by 24 trusted voices including Mark Batterson, Ann Voskamp, John Ortberg, Tara-Leigh Cobble, Jennie Lusko, and Ashlee Eiland who've each walked through a season that didn't make sense and come out the other side, not only trusting God but with a gift of faith. Honest to God shows how they dared to trust – and how you can, too.
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Lean in and discover trust even when God feels distant
Maybe you're saying, “I just don't understand why God would allow this to happen!” When silence from God leaves you confused over your circumstances, it's easy to grow jaded, or to drift away from a faith that once felt rock solid.
Don’t face that kind of silence alone.
At a time like this, you need voices around you — people who know what it's like, because they’ve lived it. Honest to God gathers 25 of them: authors and ministry leaders, including Mark Batterson, Ann Voskamp, John Ortberg and many others whose writings are inspired by Moses' raw, relentless pursuit of God in Exodus 33. “This incredible book is a guide for the moments that don't make sense and God feels silent,” says author JP Pokluda. “Toni has aggregated some amazing stories that will help you process that pain without drifting from what's true.”
We believe there’s a gem for you within these pages. Open the book to a story, one voice to sit with you in the not-knowing. Discover, one page at a time, one witness at a time, that God has a gift for you. That God is still near. Nearer than you think.
Come join us to rediscover a trust that doesn’t have every answer, and never walks alone. What awaits you are not tidy solutions, but a cloud of witnesses with strength and hope to carry you.
Toni Nieuwhof
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Tara Leigh Cobble
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Mark Batterson
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Faith Eury Cho
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Jennie Lusko
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Amy Groeschel
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Ann Voskamp
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Chelsea Smith
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Toni Collier
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Chauncèa
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Stacie Wood
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Ali Gentry Creech
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Grace Valentine
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John Ortberg
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Riley Kehoe
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Michelle Myers
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Ashlee Eiland
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Rebekah Lyons
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Lisa-Jo Baker
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Mark Clark
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Sharon Hodde Miller
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Chichi Onyekanne
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Nicky and Pippa Gumbel
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Toni Nieuwhof 〰️ Tara Leigh Cobble 〰️ Mark Batterson 〰️ Faith Eury Cho 〰️ Jennie Lusko 〰️ Amy Groeschel 〰️ Ann Voskamp 〰️ Chelsea Smith 〰️ Toni Collier 〰️ Chauncèa 〰️ Stacie Wood 〰️ Ali Gentry Creech 〰️ Grace Valentine 〰️ John Ortberg 〰️ Riley Kehoe 〰️ Michelle Myers 〰️ Ashlee Eiland 〰️ Rebekah Lyons 〰️ Lisa-Jo Baker 〰️ Mark Clark 〰️ Sharon Hodde Miller 〰️ Chichi Onyekanne 〰️ Nicky and Pippa Gumbel 〰️
This book is a united step of generosity in Jesus' name. Every author in this collection donated their writing so more of each sale could go further: 100% of Honest to God's profits fund young adult education in under-resourced communities, through Compassion International and Convoy of Hope.
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Praise for Honest to God
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“Fresh, honest, urgent, I loved the stories in this book. I hope this is the first of many volumes to come!”
—Jon Acuff, New York Times Bestselling author of Procrastination Proof: Never Get Stuck Again.
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"The narratives in this book are raw, real, soft, hard, and practical. Is there anyone out there who doesn’t need to read this?"
—Patrick Lencioni, Bestselling author, speaker, and founder of The Table Group
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“In Honest to God, Toni Nieuwhof and this incredible collection of leaders hold space for a tension-filled paradox, offering honest words for hard seasons that neither minimize pain nor forfeit hope.”
—Grant & Cheyanne Skeldon, author of The Passion Generation (Grant)
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“Honest to God is a beautiful book. It is ful lof story after story and hope after hope of reali life in pursuit of a loving God who meets us in th emidst of our tragedies and longings. What makes this compilation so beautiful? It shatters the chains of isolation that imprison us and liberates the cry out that is in the heart of every human being.”
—Dr. Chip Dodd, Clinical Psychologist, author of The Voice of the Heart
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“This incredible book is a guide for the moments that don’t make sense and God feels silent. Toni has aggregated some amazing stories that will help you process that pain without drifting from what’s true.”
—Jonathan Pokluda, Lead Pastor, Best-selling author, Host of Becoming Something Podcast
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“If you have ever wanted to sit in a small circle around a fire, surrounded on your left and right by kind and honest voices who will talk to you tenderly about the hand of God and the heart of man, then this is the book for you.”
—Bob Goff, Sweet Maria’s husband and New York Times bestselling author.
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“Honest to God is both a courageous and compassionate work. It offers hope in suffering while extending impact beyond its pages. It is a powerful reminder that God meets us honestly and uses our pain redemptively.”
—Nona Jones, Author of The Gift of Rejection and The Power of Petty Prayers
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"I spent years performing through my pain instead of bringing it to God. This book is the conversation I wish I'd had sooner. Honest to God is exactly what it says it is."
—Noah Herrin, Lead Pastor, The Way Church, Nashville; author of Holy Habits