Blindsided: A Journey from Tragic Loss to Triumphant Love

by Mark Roser

Why is there evil in a world created by a good and all-powerful God?
 
Ethan Roser, a 19-year-old studying to be a pastor at Wheaton, raised in Africa as the son of faithful missionaries, wrote those words just days before his death due to a freak accident on campus—almost as if he had left a message behind for his parents, siblings, and friends.
 
After Ethan died his father, Mark Roser, kept his sanity by writing, and wrestling with questions as profound as life itself. God had kept Mark's family safe for 22 years in Africa, doing missionary work; he needed to know why God permitted his son to die now. In Blindsided,  he shares the answers to those questions.

This book will grip every parent, and it will inspire every person who strives to live for God.
 

256 pages, Paperback

Published March 23, 2021

Reviews

[Traci Rhoades · Rating 5 out of 5]

The unimaginable. Losing a child. It was a senseless accident that cost the Roser family their youngest son, a college student at Wheaton College.

This book is heavy (obviously) but the chapter layout helped. In the midst of the sad chapters, you learned about a strong missionary family, sold out to Jesus. I think it would help someone who was processing their own deep grief to have other parts of the story breaking up the tragic tellings. Suffering in this unique way forms a community of sorts.

What a picture of faith. It doesn't make the loss go away but it can help the family feel great love in the midst of it.

[LCS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Goodread indeed!! This book is outstanding - a real page turner. The author tells his family's journey through loss and grief and ultimately to hope and comfort. It is written in such a way that is beneficial on a number of fronts that go well beyond the intended scope of the book. Very readable - yet deep. This book would be helpful to anyone who has experienced loss (in a broad sense) or can give prospective for those who are on a journey with those who have lost a loved one. Importantly, this book is a ray of light and can provide hope in these difficult times. There are very few books that I keep to read again - this book is one of them.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a difficult book to read at times because of the heaviness of the subject. The author (father) is engaging in his writing style and is brutally transparent about his wrestling’s with grief and with God. He closes the book with some very practical and helpful information.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book. Tragically true but it is something we all should think through.

[Faith · Rating 5 out of 5]

A+ I can't begin to describe how great this book is! True Story. A MUST READ for those dealing with the loss of a loved one.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A heart-rending story of surviving devastating loss and finding meaning after.

[Carol Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good resource for someone who has lost a loved one and questioning God as to why.

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very transparent book showing a father's heart at the unexpected death of his youngest son. A story of deep pain, many questions and faith in God to get them through the toughest days of grief.