The God You’ve Always Wanted to Believe In is written for the many people who live with the unhealthy consequences of a skewed perception of God. THE church, families, and society have often contributed to this. In contrast, a healthy and theologically grounded understanding of God brings healing and wholeness to people Through personal stories, living illustrations, interpretation of scriptures, and support from psychology and sociology you will fin din these pages that vision of God. God is one whose being and actions are characterized by unconditional love, compassion, mercy, justice, forbearance and forgiveness; a God who comes to us, loves us in the midst of our brokenness and fills us with healing.

Blair A’Hearn has been a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America since 1991. He is currently working on an additional master’s degree in mental health counseling. He has additional education in congregational development, coaching, family systems and personality theory. He resides in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with his wife. They have three grown daughters.