Breathless Haste

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Synopsis

Have you faced profound loss, received devastating news, navigated career changes, or encountered financial hardships? Have you questioned your faith in God during these times? Where have you sought hope and direction? Have you wondered how to find God in the midst of it all?

When the Madden family tragically lost their firstborn son in infancy, they embarked on a journey to discover God amidst their grief and continued to seek His presence thereafter. In Breathless Haste: Finding God in Ordinary Life, they share thirty diverse stories of encountering God in everyday moments - from the mundane to the miraculous: in sorrow, at a McDonalds, through music, poetry, a cassette tape, creation, a scrapbook, an old digital clock, a bankruptcy case and beyond. Each story bears witness to a living God actively involved in their lives, offering a profound testimony that the modern world desperately needs.

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Author Biography

With over twenty-five years of ministry experience in churches in South Carolina, Chicago, and Atlanta, Jay and Rebecca Madden have dedicated themselves to guiding others on their spiritual journey in churches, neighborhoods, and groups. They currently serve at one of the largest Presbyterian churches in the United States, with Jay as Executive Pastor and Rebecca as Women’s Ministry Director. Their ministry is to inspire and empower others to awaken their own heart, mind, and soul to encounter an extraordinary God in their ordinary life.

When they aren’t working, they enjoy spending time with their daughter and son-in-law, Neale and Robert, who live in Atlanta, and they love visiting their son, William, who works in Costa Rica. They venture to Clemson football games, and they take long walks at the river with their beloved black labrador, Ranger, and they love to read – especially on the beach.

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A Dangerous Trip

Here Jay shares the beginning of the story of how his heart opened up for the people for Malawi, Africa. He was never able to get those kids off his mind. This story has unfolded into a 15 year ministry that has provided for 1000 students to graduate from high school and this year, we will celebrate the 100th college graduate! To read all about, it grab a copy of Breathless Haste: Finding God in Ordinary Life!

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Breathless Haste

A few weeks before the trip, we were participating in a church-wide service project, packing hundreds of thousands of packages of meals for Africa. While at the event, I shared with a representative of the organization that I was leaving for Africa the following week. He asked where I was going. When I told him Malawi, he got a very serious look on his face and said, “That’s a dangerous trip.”

I was a little taken aback. He said, “Do you have all of your shots?”

I replied that I had all the recommended vaccinations.

He said, “Well, anyway, that’s not why it’s dangerous. It’s dangerous because you will never be able to get those kids out of your mind.”

Truer words were never spoken.

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Breathless Haste

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