Lynn Vincent

Even in Our Darkness

History & Biography

“Many pastors write memoirs, but no pastors write memoirs like this. Jack Deere takes us into a world of “evangelical nobility” that is as pocked and flawed as any we Christians like to pretend we are above—and then plunges us into the torrents of a family disintegrating in the Class 5 rapids of a tragedy. Raw, gritty, and transparent, Jack’s writing rings with effervescent joy and searing pain. I read the last seventy-five pages with my heart in my throat and tears in my eyes. Even before I finished, I was making a list of friends to whom I plan to send this book. If I could, I’d send every person reading this a copy myself. It’s that good.”