Lina AbuJamra - Fractured Faith: Finding Your Way Back to God in an Age of Deconstruction

In Fractured Faith, Lina shows us that doubt, loss, grief, pain, questions, and disappointments can ultimately lead to a strengthened and deepened faith. Lina gives expression to much of the angst that many of us feel but fear naming. Her transparency, authenticity, and biblical insight lead us to a place of ultimate hope and trust in Jesus, and His never-failing love for us.

CHRISTINE CAINE, founder, A21 & Propel Women

In Fractured Faith, Lina AbuJamraER doc by training and temperamentnarrates her painful winnowing through a pastors betrayal, a churchs failure, and a lineup of wolves ready to devour her and whatever other sheep remained. Linas journey is messy. Some of the things Lina says in this book make me cringe. Survival comes in fits. It grabs at the dark and grabs at the throat. And in the midst of this, we see grace: the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment (2 Peter 2:9). Fractured Faith points to the glory of God in our weakness and to the Lords power to keep His true sheep in the grace that we need to finish the race well. Even when our pastors do not measure up. Even when our churches do not measure up. Even when friends prove themselves to be wolves. Even when we do not measure up. Christ always measures up. And thats the point.

ROSARIA CHAMPAGNE BUTTERFIELD, author, speaker, homeschool mother

Fractured Faith is a special book because it details the pain and promise of what it means to be human. Through unpacking her own story, Lina wrestles with many of the deepest questions in one hand while also doing what she does best: holding Gods promises in the other and helping to acknowledge and reframe the pain in a profoundly new light.

STEVE CARTER, pastor, author of The Thing Beneath the Thing

Weve all heard stories of people who have left the church or their faith due to painful circumstances within the body of believers, with people they know and even their experiences with God. If youve ever found yourself in this place and felt like you were too hurt to think about beginning again, I truly hope you will pause to read Fractured Faith during this part of your story. In this stunning book, Lina wisely gives voice to the ache many feel. Dont miss this one.

LYSA TERKEURST, #1 New York Times bestselling author and president of Proverbs 31 Ministries

Stunningly honest. Brilliantly written. Biblically insightful. The questions Lina asks, as she takes us on her journey of deconstructing and then reconstructing her faith, are our questions as well if we dare to be that vulnerable. If you have ever grappled with suffering, doubt, and disappointment in the Christian life, tempted to abandon Christianity completely, read this book. Fractured Faith will inspire you to trust Christ in the middle of your story and will reignite your faith. Who should read this book? Everyone I know!

VANEETHA RENDALL RISNER, author of Walking through Fire: A Memoir of Loss and Redemption

Youre not crazy. When your faith is fractured, its a pain like no other. Through the honest and reflective words of this book, Lina helps you see your brokenness for what it is. But you wont stay where you are. God uses Lina to breathe hope into hurt and revive souls. Fractured Faith isnt going to fix you, its going to start a new fire within you. Hold on!

KARL CLAUSON, pastor at 180 Chicago Church; host at Karl & Crew Mornings

Lina AbuJamra has written bravely and hopefully in this book. As shes rehearsed betrayals, disappointments, doubts, even her own sin, shes asked a painfully familiar question: Where is God when the lights go out? Retracing a large swath of the biblical story, Lina reminds her readers that God uses every wound, every wilderness, for good.

JEN POLLOCK MICHEL, author of A Habit Called Faith and Surprised by Paradox

I love Linas passion, Linas openness, and Linas constant pursuit of Jesus through His Word. Thats what comes through in this deeply encouraging book.

NANCY GUTHRIE, author and Bible teacher

One of my biggest burdens I am currently experiencing as a pastor is watching the ever-growing phenomenon of deconstruction when it comes to ones faith. I am so grateful that Lina AbuJamra is taking this matter head-on by writing Fractured Faith. As the subtitle of the book states, I hope God uses this labor of love to help others find their way back to God in an age of deconstruction. This book was also very beneficial for me as a pastor in understanding how to minister in this new reality. We need this book and I am thankful we now have it, due to Linas careful, caring, and convicting words. I highly recommend you read Fractured Faith.

DEAN INSERRA, Founding and Lead Pastor of City Church Tallahassee

As both a writer and reader, I encounter a lot of books, but rarely do they touch me the way Lina AbuJamras Fractured Faith has. Honest yet tender. Simple yet profound. Linas words are a faithful guide to those whove lost their way or whose faith feels like its crumbling. Here is hope.

HANNAH ANDERSON, author of Humble Roots and Turning of Days

Written with a beautiful balance of grace and truth, this book was a balm for my wounded heart. Because Lina has walked the path of deep disappointment and doubt, she is a capable guide for those whose faith has been fractured. With a physicians expertise, she invites broken people to the only One who can free us from pain. For anyone wrestling with God or already walking away from the Christian faith, let this book be a lighthouse to help illuminate the way home to the heart of a faithful God whose love is deeper than we can ever imagine.

DORENA WILLIAMSON, bridge builder and bestselling author of ColorFull

Lina AbuJamra intimately harnesses the pain, fear, and anger that many Christians have felt after the faith bubble has burst. As a leader, she models a brazen authenticity that challenges others to own their part in those emotions. As a believer, she makes a compelling case for faith, more true and more pure than previously experienced in the church. She plainly invites us to see God in the midst of our pain and let go of the pain caused by His people, and perhaps in doing all this, she illuminates a path for countless humans to find their way back to the God who heals.

CB BARTHLOW, pastor, son, brother, husband, and father, Denver, CO

In Fractured Faith, Lina verbalizes all the feelings and thoughts about my faith, Jesus, and the church that I couldnt seem to personally verbalize over the years. The words of this book helped to unravel the hurt of the past, strengthen my foundation and reignite my passion for Jesus.

LESLIE, 33, physical therapist, hurt by the church

Fractured Faith is like a lifeline thrown out to a soul drowning in doubt, despair, difficulty, disillusionment, and disappointment, providing a rescue, not with more theological clichs, but with truth shared openly from a heart touched, and still tender, to Gods saving grace. Writing with the perfect balance of personal story, memorable illustrations, and scriptural text, the Lord Himself will invite you to come broken and rest in His presence, allowing His truth to settle over you.

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