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Some Kind of Crazy

An Unforgettable Story of Profound Brokenness and Breathtaking Grace

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Some Kind of Crazy

Written by: Terry Wardle
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An unforgettable story, in the tradition of Hillbilly Elegy and Educated, that reveals how a careful look at a broken past can open a path to profound healing and a satisfying future.

Terry Wardle grew up in the Appalachian coalfields of Southwestern Pennsylvania, part of a hardscrabble family of coal miners whose cast of characters included a hot-tempered grandfather with a predilection for blowing up houses, a distant and disapproving father, and a mother who disciplined him with harsh words and threats of hellfire.

After enduring a crazy childhood, Terry graduated to a troubled adolescence, and then on to what seemed like a successful transition into adulthood, earning multiple degrees and founding one of the country’s fastest growing churches. But all was not well.

All his life, he felt he was never enough. Plagued by a truckload of fear no matter what he accomplished, he fell down the ladder of success into the deepest ditch of his life - ending up in a psychiatric hospital. Fortunately, that’s when he discovered that Jesus has no fear of ditches.

In fact, Jesus does some of his best work with people who find themselves there. In sharing his remarkable journey, Terry offers hope that healing and wholeness are possible no matter how broken a life may be. His larger-than-life story will help you move forward along your own healing path.

©2019 Terry Wardle (P)2019 Random House Audio
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“Too often there’s a giant chasm between what we believe about God and what we experience in life. That’s true whether you’re a Christian or you don’t believe in God at all. Terry’s utterly honest, surprising, and powerful personal story fuses those two disparate worlds together like no other book I’ve read. If you want to know where God is in the painful reality of your life, Some Kind of Crazy is a must-read.” (Carey Nieuwhof, author and founding pastor of Connexus Church)

“Telling the entire truth of our lives is painfully difficult if we take the task seriously. To flourish, we must tell our stories truly - in all their longing, grief, pathos, and joy - for the entirety of our story to meet the one true Storyteller. He is the One who heals, convicts, and liberates us to live the lives he intended for us to live before the foundation of the world. With Some Kind of Crazy, Terry Wardle has given us the great gift of telling his story truly so that we might do the same. I cannot say it strongly enough: read this book, know the Truth, and discover your life of liberation and grace.” (Curt Thompson, MD, author of The Soul of Shame and Anatomy of the Soul)

Some Kind of Crazy is raw and funny, and it will capture your heart. I couldn’t put the book down! Terry’s real-life story is worth a thousand sermons because it demonstrates the possibility of God’s amazing grace in your own life. This book is a powerful invitation to freedom from shame, performance, and failure.” (Dr. Juli Slattery, author of Rethinking Sexuality)

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Amazing story full of brokenness and healing!

I finished this book in 2 days. I just couldn't get away from it. Hearing his story of brokeness and disfunction, I often gasped, because I couldn't believe this could happen for real. Many tears were shed by me as my heart broke for him but also because I identified so much with his healing journey.
Highly recommend this book to everyone but especially for those who feel stuck and disappointed with their faith journey.

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