Resilience in Life and Faith: Finding your strength in God

by Tony Horsfall, Debbie Hawker

Tony Horsfall and Debbie Hawker encourage us to develop our resilience and to prepare ourselves for the challenges that life throws at us in an increasingly difficult world. Through biblical wisdom and psychological insight, they show us how to understand ourselves better, appreciate our areas of strength and strengthen our areas of weakness.
Read this book if you want a faith that persists to the finishing line.

190 pages, Paperback

Published March 22, 2019

Reviews

[Jodie Pine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the concept of this book but found it to be more simplistic than I would have thought, with the retelling of well-known Biblical stories without many new insights into the topic of resilience.

This was probably my favorite quote:

"Eric Liddell, the famous Olympic athlete and missionary to China, who died during Japanese internment in 1945, wrote: Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God’s plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. God’s love is still working. He comes in and takes the calamity and uses it victoriously, working out his wonderful plan of love."

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short book, that felt full of good content, dipping into many different aspects of psychology and stories from The Bible. Nothing ground-breaking, and very surface level, but a helpful and holistic study nonetheless… not everything has to be ground-breaking!

[Steve Ayers · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book, pastoral and practical. Thoroughly recommend.

[Andy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written by two people who know what they are writing about both from a professional and personal point of view. Lots of really helpful insights, a great combo of Biblical reflection, psychological perspectives and the writings of others. Each chapter has useful questions to 'earth' it into reality.
Will be reading it again.