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It has been called one of the greatest tragedies of our time. In an age of prosperity and plenty, hundreds of thousands of people continue to find themselves destitute and homeless. Bent Hope was born out of Tim Huff's unique and extensive twenty-year ministry among homeless and street-involved youth and adults in Toronto, Canada. It is a collection of thoughtful narratives birthed beneath crumbling bridges and in the hidden alcoves of darkened alleyways. Each chapter reveals a unique life-story-unpredictable, intriguing and compelling. These gripping true-life stories surface quietly from unforgiving corridors of fear, hurt and uncertainty that unexpectedly and supernaturally transform into fascinating places of intimacy and godly anticipation. While the surface aims of Bent Hope are to inspire and educate, the author's core objective is not to reveal the grand experience of ministry "to" the poorest of the western world's poor, but to expose the extraordinary beauty of being blessed "by" and "among" them.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Please, READ THIS BOOK,
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This review is from: Bent Hope: A Street Journal (Paperback)
I love this book. It is an intimate glimpse into the story of hidden lives. Unless you have spent years, decades, on the street becoming a safe person for the folks who survive there, you will never have a chance to hear these stories. Tim Huff honors both the story-holders and the reader by sharing them. Please, read it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Bent Hope - Gives you hope for yourself and the future,
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This review is from: Bent Hope: A Street Journal (Paperback)
Bent Hope is a powerful book of heart warming stories, heart ache and hope. Beautifully written, and absorbing, Tim walks you through life on the streets of Toronto, through his powerful insightful eyes. So far from ego, he brings a warmth and humanity to all he does, his tenders moments, his admission of confusion, difficult decisions, and ultimately his pure honest and goodness shines through.It is inspiring, providing a real life glimpse at hope and despair, Bent Hop that is.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review) 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This book gives me hope,
By Heather - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bent Hope: A Street Journal (Paperback)
This book is nothing short of brilliant. You should ALL read it. Really. It will change you. It will change the way you look at the "drunk" sleeping in the office doorway or the "punk" trying to bum a cigarette. It will make you want to sit down beside someone on the street and listen to their story.Tim Huff has an uncanny way of bending words into incredible stories and undeniable wisdom. More than that, though, he has an uncanny way of seeing through the dirt under the fingernails, the smell of yesterday's alcohol, and the bitterness of a life gone off the rails to the nugget of truth and beauty underneath. He doesn't sugarcoat life on the streets - no, it's raw and real and ugly - but what he does is recognize the tiny light of hope - even if it's badly bent out of shape and barely recognizable - shining through each person he meets. Here's the thing - more than just a powerful set of stories, this book renews my desire to believe in God. This book reminds me that if we set aside the many failures of the church, the messed up legalism and hate disguised as "WWJD", the narrow-mindedness and judgementalism - if we set all of that aside and look to the pure and unadulterated message and life of Jesus, we will find what we've all been aching for - hope. Tim Huff is out on the streets trying to live out that message of hope in a way that few pastors, televangelists, or social justice soap-box shouters have ever done. Not only that, but he's letting the light of hope shine through the stories and lives of messed up people to teach those of us who've let cynicism blind us that it really is okay to dream of a different future. |
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