Finding Hope
Navigating Crisis, Grief, and Trauma
2025 · UpperRoom Press
A pastoral companion for anyone walking through crisis, grief, or trauma. Drawing on decades of chaplaincy, counselling, and personal experience, Graham offers practical wisdom grounded in theology — not platitudes, but real help for real suffering. Includes the 'Three Golden Keys' framework from Romans 8.
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- Publisher
- UpperRoom Press
- Year
- 2025
- ISBN
- 978-0-645-82547-6
- Category
- Pastoral care / practical theology
Why read this book
If you or someone you love is walking through suffering — grief, illness, trauma, or loss — this book meets you where you are. Graham writes not as a distant academic but as a hospital chaplain who has sat with hundreds of people in their darkest hours. The 'Three Golden Keys' framework from Romans 8 gives you something concrete to hold onto when everything feels like it's falling apart. This is theology that works at 3am in a hospital corridor.
From the book
Dying well is the net result of a life spent living well.— Graham Leo, Finding Hope
It is a narrow and ultimately self-centred view that says that evil in this world is more prevalent than grace.— Graham Leo, Finding Hope
God calls us through the Gospel, not merely to be Christians, but to be truly human.— Graham Leo, Finding Hope
Frequently asked questions
Who is this book for?+
Anyone walking through crisis, grief, or trauma — or supporting someone who is. Hospital chaplains, pastoral carers, ministers, counsellors, and ordinary people in extraordinary pain will all find practical help here.
Is this book only for Christians?+
While grounded in Christian theology, the practical frameworks for navigating grief and trauma are accessible to anyone. Graham writes from decades of chaplaincy alongside people of all faiths and none.
What are the 'Three Golden Keys'?+
A practical framework drawn from Romans 8 that gives readers something concrete to hold onto when walking through suffering. The book unpacks each key with real-world stories and pastoral wisdom.
How does this relate to Restoring Hope?+
Restoring Hope tackles the theological question of why suffering exists. Finding Hope is the pastoral companion — what to actually do when you're in the middle of it.
