Rachael Kohn

A Fragile Hope

Christian Living

“Charles Ringma’s personal experience of a hermitage—his self-examination and humility before God—opens a door for all of us to enter. He understands the deep paradox that being at the service of God does not obliterate the self but enables us to be a ‘healing presence in the world.’ Anyone of any tradition can learn great and deep lessons from A Fragile Hope, and I have more than a fragile hope for the world on account of the wise and true reflections that Ringma has shared with us in this book. . . . this is the kind of book you can return to often for inspiration, courage, and most of all, hope that there is a place—the hermitage of the heart—which acknowledges our divided self of saint and sinner yet offers us the space and the grace to remember that there is always and ever the choice to be more—to be that healing presence in the world, which we need now more than ever.”

Of Martyrs, Monks, and Mystics

Bible Studies & Devotionals

“For the many who believe in a post-Christian world, this rich resource of spiritual reflection drawn from that very tradition, shows what a huge loss it would be to accept that fate.”