While many people abandon their faith in times of hopelessness, Matt Bays shows how you can learn how to find God in the ruins.

This stunning companion to Kate Atkinson's #1 bestseller Life After Life, "one of the best novels I've read this century" (Gillian Flynn), follows Ursula's brother Teddy as he navigates an unknown future after a perilous war. "He had been reconciled to death during the war and then suddenly the war was over and there was a next day and a next day. Part of him never adjusted to having a future." Kate Atkinson's dazzling Life After Life explored the possibility of infinite chances and the power of choices, following Ursula Todd as she lived through the turbulent events of the last century over and over again. A God in Ruins tells the dramatic story of the 20th Century through Ursula's beloved younger brother Teddy -- would-be poet, heroic pilot, husband, father, and grandfather -- as he navigates the perils and progress of a rapidly changing world. After all that Teddy endures in battle, his greatest challenge is living in a future he never expected to have. An ingenious and moving exploration of one ordinary man's path through extraordinary times, A God in Ruins proves once again that Kate Atkinson is one of the finest novelists of our age.

Where do we turn when our world is falling apart?It takes courage to hope; to stand in our confusion and grief and still to believe that 'God is not helpless among the ruins'. Guided by Habakkuk and his prophetic landmarks, we are drawn on a reflective journey through the tangled landscape of bewildered faith, through places of wrestling and waiting, and on into the growth space of deepened trust and transformation. As you read, discover for yourself the value and practice of honest prayer, of surrender, of silence and listening, and of irrepressible hoping.

A Jesuit priest recounts his experiences working among firefighters, rescue workers, and police officers at Ground Zero during the weeks following September 11, 2001 and tells of the hope, grace, and charity he found in those who suffered and in those who worked to console.

Ken Gire, author of more than 20 books, offers a Christian perspective on the themes inherent in the popular dystopian series, The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins. This book is about the absence of God and the consequences of his absence in our individual lives and in the collective life of the state. And yet,the image of God still resides in us, offering hope. This book offers us tools we’ll need as we prepare to face The Hunger Games to come in all of our lives.

Joshua found himself alone, isolated, his life put in danger, while his whole world appeared to be crumbling around him. With a near biblical level of gnashing of teeth, he eventually quit blaming his surroundings and took responsibility for his situation. When his life seemed to be falling apart in the worst possible way was exactly when a new foundation was being laid for the best and greatest life he could never have imagined. Magic was about to reveal itself quite literally and figuratively. God was going to reach down and reveal just how much he is willing to involve himself in the lives of a true devotee. Yet this is not a path that is just for Joshua to follow. In this book is an exact road map one can take to find the same relationship with God albeit a different route. If you are struggling and feeling like there should be more out of life than what you are getting, this is the exact book for you. Don't wait a moment longer to start reading it. This is exactly what you've been waiting for, even if you didn't know it. You'll learn how to alchemize the psychic lead of pain and anger into the gold of joy and harmony in your life. Nothing will be the same. God will whisper to you a message that will lead to a journey that if followed, will become a quest.