Book Review: Sheila Walsh’s God Loves Broken People (And Those Who Pretend They’re Not)
I’m a fan of Sheila Walsh—I could listen to her Scottish accent all day, in fact, I wish Twitter had a voice preview so every once in awhile I could hear her precious tweets. She has a beautiful voice, a wonderful testimony, and what I appreciate most of all is that she is transparent.
She looks like her life is perfect, but she’s the first to write it isn’t. Those who best remember her as co-host of the 700 Club had no idea her struggles, and in her latest book, God Loves Broken People (And Those Who Pretend They’re Not,) once she sought help for her issues, few in her circle wanted anything to do with her.
God Loves Broken People is an encouragement to readers and loved ones going through any kind of brokenness. Sheila shares Biblical stories like Moses. She explores the men taking their friend to Jesus in Mark 2.
There are testimonies from families who grew stronger through their tough times. The McRae family and their daughter’s malignant brain tumor. Mother Theresa and how after her death, her writings revealed her own doubts. Some stories were familiar to me, and some were not. 
She takes Scripture and breaks it down. My favorite passage to glean was from John Piper, with his tips on “Prayerfully Ransacking the Bible.” I loved the visual of going after God’s Word as a treasure and to go for it. Genesis 3. Proverbs. Psalms.
If you know someone going through a hard time, this book will be a healing balm for them. Yet, if this is not your first Sheila Walsh adult non fiction read, some of this might read familiar and for me, with a feeling that although we’re close to complete revelation, it’s not quite there. I don’t know how to explain it, but I felt like there needed to be more, that she was holding back. Perhaps its experience—that there is another book for her to write down the road—and in the interim, more brokenness for all of us.
If that’s the case, her book is a good go-to as we question, grieve, seek, knock, and hopefully grow stronger in the Lord.
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I received this book as a BookSneeze blogger participant in exchange for an honest review.
