A book for the quiet struggles

Faith doesn't make us immune to being human.

A clear-eyed Christian meditation on addiction, depression, mental illness, recovery, faith, and the grace that meets us in the long middle.

By Gershom

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Reader reflection

Being a Christian doesn't mean you never struggle.

One reader shares why the honesty of To Labor and To Wait stood out to her—and why she believes the book is worth sharing with someone who is struggling.

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““Gershom is a gifted writer and this book is meant to be read and passed along to a friend who also can benefit from it.”

Pastor Charlie Baile

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Introduction1

If someone had told me in 1990 that in ten years I’d become a Christian, a deacon of my church, and the COO of a charitable organization for abandoned kids, I’d have said they were insane. Actually, I might have asked what they were drinking—and if they’d share. And if they went on to say I’d be sitting in a Marriott Hotel in Bucharest, Romania, listening to a teenage girl explain how she and her siblings were now part of my family—I would’ve called security. And yet, all of that happened.

Continue the journey in To Labor and To Wait.

Who this book is for

Faith does not erase the hard parts. It gives us a way to remain present within them.

For the person struggling quietly

For the person who loves them

For the church that wants to walk alongside

Reader video

For the people who share books

Faith without easy answers.

Andy reflects on why To Labor and To Wait felt different to him: honest about addiction, depression, recovery, and faith without pretending the struggle isn't real.

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ABOUT GERSHOM

Writing from the long middle.

Gershom writes about faith from the places where easy answers tend to fail.

His work is shaped by lived experience with addiction, depression, recovery, and the long work of learning what it means to remain faithful while still being fully human.

To Labor and To Wait was written not as a prescription, but as a testimony—one Christian's account of suffering, recovery, grace, and the people who walked alongside him.

FOR CHURCHES & GROUPS

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