A Crazy, Holy Grace, Frederick Buechner
A Crazy, Holy Grace, Frederick Buechner
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A Crazy, Holy Grace
The Healing Power of Pain and Memory

Author: Frederick Buechner

Narrator: Henry O. Arnold

Unabridged: 3 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 10/03/2017

Synopsis

When pain is real, why is God silent?Frederick Buechner has grappled with the nature of pain, grief, and grace ever since his father committed suicide when Buechner was a young boy. He continued that search as a father when his daughter struggled with anorexia. In this essential collection of essays, including one never before published, Frederick Buechner finds that the God who might seem so silent is ever near. He writes about what it means to be a steward of our pain, and about this grace from God that seems arbitrary and yet draws us to his holiness and care. Finally he writes about the magic of memory and how it can close up the old wounds with the memories of past goodnesses and graces from God.Here now are the best of Buechner’s writings on pain and loss, covering such topics as the power of hidden secrets, loss of a dearly beloved, letting go, resurrection from the ruins, peace, and listening for the quiet voice of God. And he reveals that pain and sorrow can be a treasure—an amazing grace.Buechner says that loss will come to all of us, but he writes that we are not alone. Crazy and unreal as it may sometimes seem, God’s holy, healing grace is always present and available if we are still enough to receive it.

About Frederick Buechner

Frederick Buechner is the author of more than thirty published books and has been an important source of inspiration and learning for many readers. A prolific writer, Buechner’s books have been translated into twenty-seven languages. He has been called a "major talent" by the New York Times, and "one of our most original storytellers" by USA Today. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award, Buechner has been awarded honorary degrees from institutions including Yale University and Virginia Theological Seminary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on November 07, 2017

Frederick Buechner is one of my favorite authors. He is a writer of enigmatic fiction with strange and conflicted characters (e.g. the holy and profane Godric, an unsaintly, Saint Brendan,and the unlikable religious charlatan Lou Bebb), as well as sermons and theological musings, and poignant memoi......more

Goodreads review by Heather on October 09, 2017

I’ve become a curious thing, a fan of Frederick Buechner without having read many of his books. I’ve seen his quotes posted online or read other authors as they referred to him. It’s only been in the past year that I’ve jumped into reading his books myself and enjoying this invitation he offers to q......more

Goodreads review by Scott on March 02, 2019

This is beautifully written--masterfully written, even--and slides from witty to wise, from personal to spiritual with such skill that you hardly notice it. I loved it. Why four and not five stars? It's very short, it doesn't really offer any answers or steps to take, and it gets confused on its the......more

Goodreads review by AJ on November 13, 2017

While reading this, I texted a friend that Buechner was holding my hand through a time of emotional pain. That is what I sense when reading his works. He has obviously walked through his own struggles and pain and because of that, he writes to reveal God's crazy, holy grace that comes to us through......more

Goodreads review by Chase on May 15, 2021

I think I must have cried at least eight different times while reading this. Buechner speaks to the soul. He understands the shape of darkness, and is not hasty to banish it. Rather, like an old friend, he sits with his reader in the midst of it, opens his heart, and shows his own wounds. Ultimately......more

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