Have you ever wondered where God was in the midst of your deepest pain?
Today I’m sharing my conversation with author, speaker, and pastor
about her latest work What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God's Presence in Grief. You got to read an excerpt of it just a few weeks ago—you can still do that here—and so many of you reacted to it that I couldn’t wait to share this follow up conversation. You’ll get to hear Aubrey’s story, how she came to write this particular book after the death of her best friend, and how her own dark night of the soul ultimately anchored her to the truth that God never removes His presence from us.Over the last few years I’ve shared a lot of resources about grief, stories or books by those who’ve put in the hard work of both living through it and also talking about it publicly. This one—Aubrey’s book—is fresh. It’s for those who are still grappling for a life raft that says God is still with you even though it feels impossible. I’ve walked that road and know how little capacity you have when you’re in that place. The last thing you want to hear is a five step plan for how to get out of your grief and the only voices that hold much water are those who’ve truly wrestled their way through the dark and come out the other side tethered to hope. This is Aubrey’s story and I can’t wait for you to hear it. Tune in right now via the Substack App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. 🎧
Aubrey Sampson (MA, evangelism and leadership) coplanted and serves as a teaching pastor at Renewal Church, a multiethnic congregation in Chicagoland. She also speaks regularly at churches and conferences around the country. She is an award-nominated author, a coach with Propel Women Cohorts, and the cohost of The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast. Aubrey is the author of several books, most recently Big Feelings Days: A Book about Hard Things, Heavy Emotions, and Jesus’ Love (October 2023). She is passionate about helping hurting Christians find God’s presence in their pain. She and her husband, Kevin, and their three hilarious sons live, minister, and play in the Chicagoland area.
Order What We Find in the Dark: Loss, Hope, and God's Presence in Grief.
Read an excerpt of her book right here.
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