Life rarely goes the way we expect, and sometimes the weight of doubt, grief, and weariness leaves us wondering how to keep moving forward in faith. That’s why books like Someone to Believe In, Hopeful-ish, and Made to Tremble matter so much. Each one points us back to the unchanging hope of Christ, even in the messiest, hardest, and most disorienting seasons of life. If you’re looking for encouragement to steady your soul, rekindle your hope, or stand in awe of God’s faithfulness, these pages will meet you there.
Someone to Believe in by Courtney Reissig
Where do you go when all that once stabilized your spiritual life suddenly shifts underneath you? When the doubts, disappointments, and sufferings of this broken world tempt you to walk away from God too? Author and Bible teacher Courtney Reissig has wrestled with these questions. By opening her eyes to crucial and comforting moments in the Gospel of John, God made it clear: even in the most unstable and changing of times, there is One who stays the same. If you feel disoriented, doubting, grieving, exhausted, or shaken in your faith, open these pages and encounter the steadying power of the unchangeable Christ.
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Hopeful-ish by Scarlet Hiltibidal
In Hopeful-ish, Scarlet Hiltibidal holds the gospel up to the hard stuff—to deep sadness, disappointments, doubts, overwhelm, weariness, and yes, even the pain that comes with random donkey attacks on one’s children (true story). And guess what? The gospel doesn’t just hold up. It proves that hope is possible and radiant, even here. Even in the mess and the heartache and the disillusionment and the losses.
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Made to Tremble by Blair Linne
With biblical reflection woven together with gripping narrative, journey with Blair Linne in Made to Tremble and experience not only the God of Peace—but the peace of God. On this side of the valley, Blair has come to appreciate even the worst moments of her story, for it has given her a deeper understanding of what it means to be human, what it actually means to lean into the Lord, and what it looks like to walk with a limp and a love for fellow strugglers. With profound lessons learned on the other side, Blair now rejoices in her affliction, for it has taught her to tremble in a new way: in awe of God.
