Pete Wilson takes us through various plan B type situations, and, as the sub-title suggests, asks what we do when God doesn’t know up the way we thought he would. The clear and overall message of this book is everyone goes through plan b situations, and Wilson adds that if you haven’t yet, you will. It’s a harsh truth of the world, and Wilson is hoping to meet that truth head on with comforting, inspiration, or restorative truth that God is still there.

As someone who has struggled with churchianity, I was trying to be careful to read this book without a skeptical filter. There were a few times in the book that I could imagine a skeptic of Christianity, or simply someone who has been hurt by a church, think “That’s easy for your to say, Pete. You’re a pastor and have to say it.” But then I read a new chapter and felt Wilson was talking directly to me, very real, and as if he knew my exact situation. This is where Pete Wilson’s experience as a face-to-face pastor shines because the authenticity is clear and evident.

This is not a fast read because you will want to ponder and digest some chapters over others. I still have more to re-read digest myself.

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