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Loneliness: Don't Hate it or Waste it. Redeem it.
How the gospel of Jesus empowers us to redeem the deep ache of loneliness.
For years, Steve DeWitt was the only never married megachurch pastor in the United States. This put him in proximity to thousands of people, yet he lived his daily life alone. Over some 8,000 days as an adult single, and now eleven years of marriage, Pastor Steve has a unique perspective on solitude and aloneness. Loneliness addresses this pervasive ache from his personal experience and pastoral viewpoint.
In a time when loneliness is at an all-time high, this book—rich with biblical truth and practical help—speaks to all hearts. DeWitt explores the invitation of Jesus when our hearts feel alone and isolated. Writing on topics that affect us and the ones we love—such as loneliness and the gospel, loneliness and singleness, loneliness and marriage, and loneliness and leadership—he shows us the way out of our pain and into relational flourishing with God and others.
Is there a sweetness or a blessing offered in the valley of loneliness? DeWitt has discovered that there absolutely is. Loneliness doesn’t have to be our enemy. It can be the path God uses for our souls to experience the presence, promises, and power of Jesus Christ. Join Pastor Steve on a journey out of the ache and into love in his new book Loneliness.
For years, Steve DeWitt was the only never married megachurch pastor in the United States. This put him in proximity to thousands of people, yet he lived his daily life alone. Over some 8,000 days as an adult single, and now eleven years of marriage, Pastor Steve has a unique perspective on solitude and aloneness. Loneliness addresses this pervasive ache from his personal experience and pastoral viewpoint.
In a time when loneliness is at an all-time high, this book—rich with biblical truth and practical help—speaks to all hearts. DeWitt explores the invitation of Jesus when our hearts feel alone and isolated. Writing on topics that affect us and the ones we love—such as loneliness and the gospel, loneliness and singleness, loneliness and marriage, and loneliness and leadership—he shows us the way out of our pain and into relational flourishing with God and others.
Is there a sweetness or a blessing offered in the valley of loneliness? DeWitt has discovered that there absolutely is. Loneliness doesn’t have to be our enemy. It can be the path God uses for our souls to experience the presence, promises, and power of Jesus Christ. Join Pastor Steve on a journey out of the ache and into love in his new book Loneliness.
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Published May 7, 2024
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April 11, 2025
There are moments when a book hits you with the words you always craved but couldn’t define for your lived-in experience . The experience of feeling seen while sitting in your reading chair or commuting to work.
This book is worth a read simply for its vulnerable, authentic telling of the struggle of loneliness for those in leadership.
The author, being a pastor, primarily writes in an orientation with leaders in ministry in mind, but I find the concept relatable to any occupational role where your identity about your self is inseparable from the work you do.
One of the gems in the chapter on loneliness in leadership includes this:
Every [leader] will have to decide whether the ache of loneliness hurts enough to open our true selves to the true selves of others. This requires courage and vulnerability. It also requires us to overcome vocational concerns that others would know the dark places in our souls.
For a book on loneliness, its greatest gift might be its gracious reminder to you that you’re not alone.
This book is worth a read simply for its vulnerable, authentic telling of the struggle of loneliness for those in leadership.
The author, being a pastor, primarily writes in an orientation with leaders in ministry in mind, but I find the concept relatable to any occupational role where your identity about your self is inseparable from the work you do.
One of the gems in the chapter on loneliness in leadership includes this:
Every [leader] will have to decide whether the ache of loneliness hurts enough to open our true selves to the true selves of others. This requires courage and vulnerability. It also requires us to overcome vocational concerns that others would know the dark places in our souls.
For a book on loneliness, its greatest gift might be its gracious reminder to you that you’re not alone.
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