Didn’t See It Coming (WaterBrook, 2018) Carey Nieuwhof, a former lawyer and founding pastor of Connexus Church in Barrie, Ontario, wrote Didn’t See It Coming: Overcoming the 7 Greatest Challenges That No One Experiences in 2018. First, Pastor Nieuwhof observes that the seven greatest challenges happens every day to people we know – and that […]
“The problem with pain is that when you slow down your pace, often you have only your pain to focus on. And pain is selfish; even emotional pain demands your attention.”- Carey Nieuwhof As Carey Nieuwhof continues Chapter 12 of Didn’t See It Coming, he discusses factors four through seven that help people recover from […]
“In pivotal moments . . . you will lean either away from God or into him. Lean in, hard. Even if you feel nothing. I did this, and eventually the feelings of intimacy returned. Just because you can’t feel God’s love doesn’t mean he doesn’t love you.”- Carey Nieuwhof In Chapter 12 (“Your New Normal”) […]
“Burnout .. . messes with your thinking. Its arena is your thought life, and burnout can be a merciless, savage beast.”-Carey Nieuwhof In Chapter 11 (“Like Falling off a Cliff”) of Didn’t See It Coming, Carey Nieuwhof explores the topic of burnout. Pastor Nieuwhof compares being burned out to falling off a cliff. There’s nothing […]