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Rebecca and Jay Madden

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Breathless Haste

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Have you faced profound loss, received devastating news, navigated career changes, or encountered financial hardships? Have you questioned your faith in God during these times? Where have you sought hope and direction? Have you wondered how to find God in the midst of it all?

When the Madden family tragically lost their firstborn son in infancy, they embarked on a journey to discover God amidst their grief and continued to seek His presence thereafter. In Breathless Haste: Finding God in Ordinary Life, they share thirty diverse stories of encountering God in everyday moments - from the mundane to the miraculous: in sorrow, at a McDonalds, through music, poetry, a cassette tape, creation, a scrapbook, an old digital clock, a bankruptcy case and beyond. Each story bears witness to a living God actively involved in their lives, offering a profound testimony that the modern world desperately needs.

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With over twenty-five years of ministry experience in churches in South Carolina, Chicago, and Atlanta, Jay and Rebecca Madden have dedicated themselves to guiding others on their spiritual journey in churches, neighborhoods, and groups. They currently serve at one of the largest Presbyterian churches in the United States, with Jay as Executive Pastor and Rebecca as Women’s Ministry Director. Their ministry is to inspire and empower others to awaken their own heart, mind, and soul to encounter an extraordinary God in their ordinary life.

When they aren’t working, they enjoy spending time with their daughter and son-in-law, Neale and Robert, who live in Atlanta, and they love visiting their son, William, who works in Costa Rica. They venture to Clemson football games, and they take long walks at the river with their beloved black labrador, Ranger, and they love to read – especially on the beach.

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The Playground Connection

In Breathless Haste, we share thirty stories of how we found God in ordinary life. In this story, we had just moved to Chicago—and I didn’t know a soul. One afternoon at the school playground, I met a mom and her son. Without thinking, I blurted out, “We just moved here, and I don’t know anybody!” That one honest moment sparked a friendship that felt preordained by God. Our sons became best friends, and so did we. I’m still so grateful for the way God weaves people into our stories, just when we need them most.

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Breathless Haste

While there was something sad about starting all new friendships from scratch, it was also exciting to see whom God placed on my path and how He might weave those relationships together. One afternoon, while I was at the elementary school’s playground with William, I met a mother and her son. Much like the way I blurted out to the woman with the baby at McDonald’s, I found myself saying to this mom, “We just moved here, and I don’t know anybody!” That one conversation led to many more. It was the beginning of a deep and sweet neighborhood friendship between two moms and two sons who became best friends.
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Rebecca and Jay Madden

Breathless Haste

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