Undefended: How Grief Led a Pastor toward Wholeness by Dr. David G Beckett

Pastor, husband, father. These identities have been so important. It wasn't until Jeremy died unexpectedly at 33 that he finally saw the full picture of who he was with his family. Peering into this difficult mirror he was awakened to the kind of person he had been with his family. So much time investing in a false image of himself as the capable and good pastor. Now his grief journey is leading him to see himself as he really is. Now he is learning to stop defending this image. Now his purpose in life is to live undefended. Transformed by the grace of God.