I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know

I've Seen the End of You is a heart-wrenching and powerful account of a neurosurgeon's journey to find a balance between faith and doubt. It is a story about the faith he has known and the doubts that emerged through war, disease, and the sorrow of a personal loss. It is a well-written memoir-type book that is easy to read in the sense of understanding the text. Yet, it was often emotional and thought-provoking. I had to pause numerous times to ponder what my responses would be to the people and situations written about in the book--what my response to God would be if I found myself in similar difficulties. The author, a professed fellow-sufferer of grief and loss, shares with readers his heartfelt struggle to reconcile a loving God with destructive injuries of war, non-survivable cancer, and dying children. That reconciliation is a difficult, almost insurmountable, task and yet Dr. Warren has done a masterful job of helping the reader understand the importance of having faith. And that faith is not one that keeps us from the inevitable problems of the world, but one that shifts our focus from the problem to the promise of the One who cannot lie--the One who is there, at work even in our darkest hours. Despite the author's honest doubts and questions, I found the book to be faith-filled and inspiring as he shares his ultimate recognition that faith 'is being able to look for hope even when it seems impossible to find.' He brings encouragement to those who need to know that hope can bring us to a place of shelter where the devastating things in life cannot destroy us. I received a complimentary uncorrected copy of the book from Waterbrook Publishers and was not required to write a review. The opinions are my own.