When the Game Was Blacked Out

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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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When the Game Was Blacked Out

In Breathless Haste, we share 30 stories of discovering God in ordinary life. In this scene, we were transitioning from 40 years in South Carolina to Chicago—saying goodbye not only to friends and family, but even to our beloved family hobby: Clemson football. What I didn’t see at first was that letting go of the ordinary was the very thing that opened the door to the extraordinary. Only by releasing what was familiar could I receive what God had planned. And it was totally worth it!

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Breathless Haste

In addition to missing our people back home, we also missed our family hobby: Clemson football. We sold our season football tickets, but we continued to pay our annual fees to keep our seats reserved for the seasons to come. During the first fall season away from the South, we were excited to watch the season opener, Clemson versus Alabama. We signed a contract with Direct TV to get satellite access. We almost tore up our rental house getting it installed and connected to two TVs, but we didn’t care. We had to be able to watch, even if it was remotely. As game time was nearing, our family piled on the couch in all our orange gear and turned on the TV, only to find out that this game was blacked out in our area. It was another sour reminder of being away from home and the things we loved.
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Rebecca and Jay Madden

Breathless Haste

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Breathless Haste

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