Universal Co-opetition

'Blackbird singing in the dead of night ...Take these broken wings and learn to fly.' -the Beatles Pastor Greg Hunt had devoted nearly 30 years to congregational ministry, helping people experience God and find their way in life. Then came his crisis of faith and calling. While turning to God for guidance and clarity, he finds nothing. Neither his education#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;a Ph.D. in theology#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;nor his religious involvements#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;senior pastor of a multi-staff congregation, civic and denominational engaged leader#xE2;#xAC;#x1D;could prepare him for the disorienting impact of the experience. Days turned into months. Months became seasons. Seasons added up to a year, then two. He began to wonder if his faith had been delusional; was God even real? In the midst of his struggle, he tries a desperate experiment of devotion: Could he have a personal encounter with God through the words of Jesus, as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew? The result is startling, and changes his life entirely. Sometimes raw, always honest, and ultimately hopeful, Blackbird Singing in the Dead of Night speaks to the spiritual longings of the human heart. It offers, not a tidy spiritual prescription, but a ragged record of the quest for God and the pursuit of a purposeful life. It's as much about the search for truth as it is finding it. #xE2;#xAC;#x1D;Naomi Judd, Award-winning singer, songwriter In this most beautiful memoir, Greg Hunt invites us into an unsettling time in his life, exposes the fault lines of his faith, and describes the path he walked into and out of the dark. Thanks to the trail markers he leaves along the way, he makes it easier for us to find our way, too. #xE2;#xAC;#x1D;Susan M. Heim, co-author, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Devotional Stories for Women If you've ever felt perplexed by God's silence, then you will find this book utterly fascinating. #xE2;#xAC;#x1D;George Mason, Ph.D., Senior Pastor, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, TX