HOPE IN THE ELEVENTH HOUR

A Mother’s Journey through Grief with Eternal Eyes

SARAH B. BERGER

Drawn from the author’s loss of her son, Hope in the Eleventh Hour invites readers who have lost loved ones to grieve but with hope—hope for the nearness of God and His promise to provide an eternal Home where a great reunion awaits.

When Sarah Berger’s eighteen-year-old son went to heaven in an inexplicable single-car accident, Sarah found herself plunged into soul-searing grief—the kind that can ruin marriages and destroy faith. But that is not her story.

With an unrelenting grip on the Lord’s hand, Sarah clung to the promise that God is close to the brokenhearted. Now, for the many others who grieve losing loved ones to suicide, accidents, and illnesses, Sarah points them to the God of all comfort.

Hope in the Eleventh Hour helps readers:

• Understand what it means to grieve with hope.

• Realize their loved one in Christ is truly part of the great cloud of witnesses.

• Trust God with the hardest questions.

• Receive God’s comfort through dreams, nature, and divine encounters.

• Find joy in the present as they wait for the eternal.

This intimate yet practical book opens readers’ hearts and minds to embrace God’s promises in the midst of grief and brokenness.

Specs

Format Paperback | Retail $17.99US | Trim 5.5 x 8.25

Pages 240 | ISBN 978-0-8307-8425-7 | Pub Date November 1, 2022

Category Religion/Christian Living/Death, Grief, Bereavement Selling Territory World

Books for Courageous Women

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Publishing diverse voices that encourage and equip women to walk courageously in the light of God’s truth for such a time as this.

Biblical Statement Of Purpose

“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”

– Esther 4:14

Trying Harder Is A Lie

As women today, we face a barrage of false narratives and unrealistic expectations. Too many of us are anxious, overwhelmed, and exhausted trying to keep up.

It’s not only our culture to blame. Some of us also experience the same lie in the places we work, the homes we manage, and the church we love. We know this is not the abundant life Jesus promised.

Standing Strong In The Truth

We are hungry for honest stories from women of God who share our struggle, see our wounds, and call out the lies—and then bear witness that the journey of transformation is possible for every woman willing to brave it.

Scripture never tells us that abundant life will be trouble-free—just the opposite. It shows us, through women like Esther, what it looks like to stand strong in the truth of who God made us to be.

We long to flourish in the fullness of our God-given gifts.

Single or married. Mothers or not.

Committed at home.

Motivated in the workplace.

Loving God with all the heart, soul, mind, and strength of who we are as image-bearers. And loving our neighbors likewise.

Our journey invites us deeper into God’s Word, where wisdom waits to renew our minds and where the Holy Spirit meets us in discernment that empowers bold action for such a time as this. If we have the courage to say yes to our calling and no to everything else, will the world be ready?

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