Böcker av Jere Denlinger

A family therapist is in the storm of his life - crises at home, work, and health. He meets a kid at an Arby's drive thru, and they strike up a friendship. She's got her own issues, surprises him every few weeks; he wants to help, encourages her, as a new deacon, limited by the setting. She misses work often; he learns of her circumstances, one cup of coffee at a time!When he returns home, it's also bumpy; he and wife Heidi have a storm of their own brewing. They watch the news, battle over religion and politics. She has a large career, is focused and progressing. He speculates about his friend, looking for a diagnosis, meds, or her next step. During the storm, he dreams of his grandson, two days before he's born! He loses his job, at the beginning of Me Too, falsely accused; later that week, an angel appears to him! There are subsequent Godwinks - complex but encouraging!He meets his friend's family, surprised how vulnerable they are. Can such a fragile, unlikely relationship torpedo a long-established family?

A man returns to work following a heart attack; he's encouraged to join a peer support group at his church as part of his recovery. He is strongly drawn to one of its members, and is surprised to learn how much they have in common. They do the same work, in the same area, and soon begin to meet. In the meantime, he's selected to church leadership, much to his surprise. Things get increasingly complex - spiritually and emotionally. Both are married, but their mates are successful, and not overly concerned with the relationship. However, concern develops as their friendship deepens, and they discover differences - professionally and spiritually.They withdraw to reconsider; she's sure she's right, and he's sure he is! He's deeply frustrated by the loss of the friendship, and it gets only worse. Although his work as a therapist is flourishing, he suffers a series of serious setbacks - health, family, and a distracting relationship with an unlikely young woman he takes under his wing. His talented, hardworking wife is not pleased when she learns of it, isn't impressed with his "crazy religion," and they fall into a pattern of pointed discord.She's a high achiever, and her unhappiness with the recent church relationship only accentuates her worries about the path he's on, and his string of "unusual experiences." He sees an angel; he has a dream about their grandson before he's born; he's "baptized in the Holy Spirit," and soon after, asked to be a deacon. And spiritually, throughout, he experiences multiple "God winks" that force him to re-evaluate the source of his spirituality. As he battles to regain his equanimity, not to mention his health, he discovers a surprising ally.In the process, he learns more than he wants to know about the complexity of the spiritual realm, and how love can sometimes show up in ways we don't recognize!