In which Sarah describes the accident that changed her body and her life, the lessons she learned, and the miracles along the way. Interesting perspective from a different tradition from my own. ( )

Exactly what I needed right now. Read it in two days, but the final section is deceptively dense and warrants a re-read and closer read/study. A perfect example of "universality in specificity," because my religious upbringing and subsequent journey is quite different from Sarah Bessey's, yet we share so much common ground. ( )

I found Miracles and Other Reasonable Things by Sarah Bessey highly interesting. It held my attention throughout, despite having some portions that felt jumbled to me. I loved the author’s honesty as she shared about brokenness, grief, and suffering. She doesn’t pile on the standard pat answers that so many Christian devotionals point to, but she shares truth and hope for the hurting. At times, the memoir element overrode the spiritual insights, but I enjoyed reading the narrative as Sarah Bessey is a talented writer.

I recommend Miracles and Other Reasonable Things by Sarah Bessey to any one struggling in his or her faith journey, but especially to those experiencing chronic illness. I don’t share all of the author’s beliefs, but that’s the beautiful thing about this book -- I don’t have to agree with her. The table and the Gospel are open to all and Jesus is not limited to a certain faith tradition. Four stars! ( )

"In her most personal book yet, popular speaker and bestselling author Sarah Bessey invites us into her long--and sometimes miraculous--road to recovery after a terrible accident and shares how it changed everything she believed about God"--