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The Revelation of Jude: On Parenting, Love, Loss, and the Mystery of the Divine
When confronted with irrepressible adversity, every certainty fractures. In the crucible of that unraveling, The Revelation of Jude probes the deeper questions suffering demands of What is the purpose of prayer when heaven remains silent? Can grief coexist with gratitude? Is it really faith if it can’t be tested? Through the lens of one family’s encounter with a spirited and strong-willed child, Trevor Veltkamp invites readers into a larger reckoning—with love, mortality, and the problem of evil. Blending narrative insight with philosophical and theological reflection, he explores not only the anguish of watching a child die, but the fierce beauty that emerges when one dares to love without condition. The Revelation of Jude is a searching, often surprisingly humorous meditation on parenting, loss, and the long road toward redemption. Nestled within the compelling narrative readers will not discover a road map through sorrow, but something rarer—a companion for the questions that refuse to go away. For anyone who has loved deeply and lost profoundly, this is a book about what endures.
358 pages, Hardcover
Published November 24, 2025
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April 4, 2026
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#prayforJude
#prayforTriston
Psalm 103
We paint our futures as colorblind artists.
Invariably, all parents tend to cherry pick from their own childhoods. ... these experiences are worth celebrating and recreating. They bridge time and space, shaping successful generations.
Many of us tend to take for granted what it means to live in faith community. I will never make that mistake again. The number of people committing themselves to pray for my son exceeded my imagination.
When we ask why petitionary prayer did not work what we're really asking is why is the world not the way I want it to be? And this is entirely different question altogether. Suddenly we are making God into our image, and so the other way around.... Petitionary prayer is important necessary, but not the way that we imagine.... it's therapeutic ....and cathartic..... It is moral. It exposes our dependent on God....Third it is relational. Fosters empathy..... Finally it's spiritual.
Disordered love is evil, which leads to suffering. Suffering reminds us we are not in control-the antithesis of pride. This leads to humility. And humility points us back to God.
Premise 1: Jesus Is Good
Premise 2: Jesus Is God
Conclusion: God Is Good
Job recognized this and pinned his faith to it, even though he didn't understand it. Jude lived it, even if he didn't recognize it. As Paul says, "Hate what is evil, cling to what is good." It isn't faith if it can't be tested.
"Try to love your neighbors actively and tirelessly. The more you succeed in loving, the more you'll be convinced of the existence of God and the immortality of the soul. And if you reach complete selflessness in the love of your neighbor, then undoubtedly you will believe, and no doubt will even be able to enter your soul." Love brings clarity to the hidden pathway which wends its way up and out of the valley. Not the idea of love, or a fanciful, idealistic imaginary for the fidelity of humanity. True, unconditional love. And this is no easy task. The greatest thing Jude ever taught me was to love someone for who they are, not for who you want them to be. I had enough difficulty doing this with my own son. How much harder to accomplish with someone to whom you have no familial ties?
#prayforJude
#prayforTriston
Psalm 103
We paint our futures as colorblind artists.
Invariably, all parents tend to cherry pick from their own childhoods. ... these experiences are worth celebrating and recreating. They bridge time and space, shaping successful generations.
Many of us tend to take for granted what it means to live in faith community. I will never make that mistake again. The number of people committing themselves to pray for my son exceeded my imagination.
When we ask why petitionary prayer did not work what we're really asking is why is the world not the way I want it to be? And this is entirely different question altogether. Suddenly we are making God into our image, and so the other way around.... Petitionary prayer is important necessary, but not the way that we imagine.... it's therapeutic ....and cathartic..... It is moral. It exposes our dependent on God....Third it is relational. Fosters empathy..... Finally it's spiritual.
Disordered love is evil, which leads to suffering. Suffering reminds us we are not in control-the antithesis of pride. This leads to humility. And humility points us back to God.
Premise 1: Jesus Is Good
Premise 2: Jesus Is God
Conclusion: God Is Good
Job recognized this and pinned his faith to it, even though he didn't understand it. Jude lived it, even if he didn't recognize it. As Paul says, "Hate what is evil, cling to what is good." It isn't faith if it can't be tested.
"Try to love your neighbors actively and tirelessly. The more you succeed in loving, the more you'll be convinced of the existence of God and the immortality of the soul. And if you reach complete selflessness in the love of your neighbor, then undoubtedly you will believe, and no doubt will even be able to enter your soul." Love brings clarity to the hidden pathway which wends its way up and out of the valley. Not the idea of love, or a fanciful, idealistic imaginary for the fidelity of humanity. True, unconditional love. And this is no easy task. The greatest thing Jude ever taught me was to love someone for who they are, not for who you want them to be. I had enough difficulty doing this with my own son. How much harder to accomplish with someone to whom you have no familial ties?
April 11, 2026
So well written from so many angles. Thank you father Trevor for sharing with us and teaching us how to love our children well through difficult times even to death. I looked forward to the beginning of each chapter as a memorable quote headed each of 39 chapters. Each chapter had a theme and the theme was carefully drawn out. A story of loss and love made rich in the most meaningful way.
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