Heroes and Monsters: An Honest Look at the Struggle within All of Us

Vulnerable and imaginative, powerful without being forceful , certainly able to lift readers up and impart hope for the journey. -- Publisher's Weekly A wonderful story on life's struggles with grief, sacrifice, and redemption.-- Fred Burton, author of Ghost and Chasing Shadows Josh narrates God's grace in the white spaces of his life.--Dave Goetz, author of Death by Suburb A beautiful book ... Josh tells his life story with lively prose that explores the paradox of human splendor and wretchedness while dangling hints of redemption... For Josh, the road traveled with God is twisting, bumpy, potholed...and well worth the ride. --Drew Dyck, managing editor of Leadership Journal ; author of Generation Ex-Christian Heroes and Monsters is an unforgettable memoir of passionxa0and redemption, a ragged look into a world at once wildly twistedxa0and profoundly beautiful, an exposé of both the heroxa0and the monster within all of us. In this stunningly honest, thoroughly unconventional,xa0and ultimately hopeful book, Josh James Riebockxa0explores issues that form usxa0xa0into the people we are--issues of family, love,xa0intimacy, dreams, grief, purpose, and the unexpected stopsxa0along the journey. With artful prose and vivid storytelling,xa0he shows that pain and beauty are so inextricably linked thatxa0to lose the former costs us the latter. If you're grappling with life's inconsistencies and trials, if you're searching for an encounter with something real, if you're craving a story that's just a wee bit odd . . . Heroes and Monsters is a fresh and exhilarating perspective on the uneven nature of life and the equally uneven people who inhabit it. Josh James Riebock is a sought-after speaker at conferences, colleges, and churches across the country. The author of mY Generation , he lives with his wife, Kristen, in Texas. Read more