Sighing on Sunday by Megan Hill
Sighing on Sunday by Megan Hill 40 Meditations for When Church Hurts I was attracted to this book as Church Hurt is a subject which is close to my heart. I think I am not alone when I say that we have all been hurt in church and by church at some time in our lives. We are meant to be a family of God and as in all human families there are disagreements and sometimes they can hurt really deeply particularly as we imagine that as Christians we should be immune from such but the New Testament writers show us that this is not always the case. Many times Paul had to write and sort out problems. This is a book that I would recommend particularly as it brings to light some issues that need to be addressed by the church today - if we do not learn from our mistakes how can we grow? Unfortunately today so many problems and hurts are wiped under the carpet and a "we don't speak about them" attitude develops. There are so many turning away from our churches for this very reason and...