In Spite of Me

He's not a pastor. Not a theologian. Just a building contractor who tried to obey God and stumbled his way into some of the most unforgettable stories of grace you'll ever read.

In Spite of Me is a collection of true, often laugh-out-loud, sometimes gut-wrenching stories from a self-described "common man" who spent decades chasing hard after Jesus--through squirrel-hunting desperation in a bare-cupboard season, mission trips to closed countries and war-torn Sudan, awkward encounters in a Nairobi country club, and moments of healing and prophetic words that left even him speechless.

Jeff White doesn't pretend to have it figured out. He admits his pride, his failures, his fights with self-reliance--and shows, story after story, how God moved anyway. Not because of him. In spite of him.

If you've ever wondered whether God can really use someone as ordinary, stubborn, or flawed as you, these pages will meet you there. Funny, honest, and unafraid to wrestle with hard questions about suffering, grace, and obedience, this book is for anyone who wants to see what happens when an imperfect man says yes to an extraordinary God.

Come walk on holy ground with him--one absurd, sacred, true story at a time.

-- Jeff White