Insanity of God, Gregg Lewis
Insanity of God, Gregg Lewis
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Insanity of God
A True Story of Faith Resurrected

Author: Gregg Lewis, Nik Ripken

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 9 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/01/2015


Synopsis

The Insanity of God is the personal and lifelong journey of an ordinary couple from rural Kentucky who thought they were going on just your ordinary missionary pilgrimage, but discovered it would be anything but. After spending over six hard years doing relief work in Somalia, and experiencing life where it looked like God had turned away completely and He was clueless about the tragedies of life, the couple had a crisis of faith and left Africa asking God, "Does the gospel work anywhere when it is really a hard place? It sure didn't work in Somalia.Nik recalls that, “God had always been so real to me, to Ruth, and to our boys. But was He enough, for the utter weariness of soul I experienced at that time, in that place, under those circumstances?” It is a question that many have asked and one that, if answered, can lead us to a whole new world of faith. How does faith survive, let alone flourish in a place like the Middle East? How can Good truly overcome such evil? How do you maintain hope when all is darkness around you? How can we say “greater is He that is in me than he that is in the world” when it may not be visibly true in that place at that time? How does anyone live an abundant, victorious Christian life in our world’s toughest places? Can Christianity even work outside of Western, dressed-up, ordered nations? If so, how? The Insanity of God tells a story—a remarkable and unique story to be sure, yet at heart a very human story—of the Ripkens’ own spiritual and emotional odyssey. The gripping, narrative account of a personal pilgrimage into some of the toughest places on earth, combined with sobering and insightful stories of the remarkable people of faith Nik and Ruth encountered on their journeys, will serve as a powerful course of revelation, growth, and challenge for anyone who wants to know whether God truly is enough.

About Gregg Lewis

Gregg Lewis is an award-winning author and coauthor of more than fifty books, including Gifted Hands, The Ben Carson Story, Take the Risk and The Big Picture.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Glen on February 19, 2013

First, I need to alert the reader that I personally know the author behind the pseudonym, “Nik Ripken”. I’ve attended conferences he’s led on the persecuted church. I’ve met his wife. I actually went to seminary with his brother-in-law. I once even enjoyed a leisurely breakfast on the rooftop terrac......more

Goodreads review by Robert on August 29, 2013

This book has affected me deeply. I am still processing it. I did not want the book to end. It put me in touch with a longing to see the Spirit work in my life and in those around me.......more

Goodreads review by Blake on December 15, 2016

I just finished this book and have to say that I struggle with writing a review of it. Not because it was a terrible book but because of the internal conflict I have in regards to the content. First, I think I have to just point out that I am not a fan of the title because of the implications of it.......more

Goodreads review by Jenna on May 14, 2022

I finished this while I was painting a closet… may or may not be tear stains in said paint......more

Goodreads review by Bailey Marissa on June 04, 2017

Can I give it 10 stars please? I've tried to type up a review, but everything I saw seems trite compared to what you'd read, so I'm going to put in the top 3 moments that stood out to me. (But this whole book is amazing. If you're a Christian, please read this ASAP.) (I'll be in the corner rethinking......more