Hitting the Wall

Book excerpt: Hitting the Wall is an inevitable component of the passage of life and a necessary ingredient in the journey of faith. Each wall is unique and embraces such words as brokenness and pain. But each wall carries the potential of positive change in your life.When life stops working and you lie broken and confused at the wall, this book will open your heart to a profound hope in a loving, all-knowing God. Hitting the Wall will open up a new perspective that will empower you to begin to move forward again. There is usually no quick fix for the wall. Rather, you have to begin a slow, steady growth over it. This book will nourish that growth.Many words describe David Payne: Husband. Father. Grandparent. Pastor. Teacher. Historian. David brings with him thirty-four years of pastoral experience. He is the lead and founding pastor of The Campus, a growing multi-site church in Aurora, Ontario. He has pastored this same church for twenty-six years. David draws from his own personal journey to the wall. He recounts authentic stories of woundedness and recovery that will resonate with you. You will walk in the footsteps of biblical characters and vividly encounter their walls with them. David draws from a lifetime of Bible study as well as extensive travel in biblical lands, studying the sites, people, and culture. He shares insights and perspective that will help you along your faith journey when you hit that inevitable wall. A must read."Thanks to David Payne for providing compassionate insight into the amazing ways God uses the walls of human failure and brokenness for His glory. Hitting the Wall will breathe grace and hope into the weary hearts of Christians who are immobilized with brokenness and confusion."-Amy Shelor, editor