Overview

Trauma often disrupts a person's faith in God. At times, it even causes people to feel as though they have lost their faith in God altogether. Making Friends with Darkness joins the ongoing conversation about PTSD and moral injury recovery with an approach from the Scriptures, providing a plan that is non-formulaic, helps people heal from their trauma, and helps remove barriers to God. Nick Hamilton offers a unique walk through the Psalms and other Scriptures with an invitation to wrestle with your questions and to wrestle with God along the way. It is a companion in the deepest and most difficult moments of life. Making Friends with Darkness hopes to ""bind up the brokenhearted,"" walking with those who experience trauma and loss.

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""Embracing how God is at work in the darkest times of our lives is difficult. From his personal experience, his work as a chaplain in tragic global circumstances, and ministry to countless persons in pain, Nick Hamilton charts a path through the darkness. Through is the operative word! The path forward goes through, not around, our most difficult moments but ultimately leads to hope and healing. This book will help you find your way through the darkness - and give you the tools to help others on the journey."" --Jeff Iorg President, SBC Executive Committee ""Dr. Nick Hamilton is a spiritual healthcare practitioner who, through personal experience, understands the healing process which he writes about in Making Friends with Darkness. Chaplain Hamilton, now retired from the U.S. Navy, was at the epicenter of the Gulf War. During his military career, he ministered to hundreds of members of our armed forces experiencing PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Later, as a hospital chaplain, Nick led a team of his pastoral colleagues to care for the medical staff of an entire hospital system who faced personal trauma due to the medical crisis brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. This book reflects those lessons learned in the battle of life - a must-read for pastors and caregivers alike."" --Dr. Neal Hughes, D.Min. Director of Missions, Montgomery Baptist Association ""Making Friends with Darkness is a great read. Nick Hamilton's diagnosis and solution is so clearly outlined in Scripture. I love the reliance on biblical evidence to give the reader a deep understanding of both trauma and healing. This book is a valuable tool in the mental health toolkit. The authenticity of Nick's personal and chaplain experiences can connect to a broad group of people who are challenged with coping with significant tragic events. His writing is personal. I felt the connections of being in Iraq, sailing aboard a ship, or standing in a hospital room as well as standing next to King David as he penned his thoughts. I know several people who would benefit from reading this book--people who are struggling to get past the hurt caused by the injustice of life on this side of Eden. Trauma therapy is very challenging, and this book lays a lot of pastoral counseling groundwork."" --Brian Camp Professor, Family Science, Behavioral and Social Sciences ""Making Friends with Darkness is an engaging read and on point. Nick handled a sensitive topic deftly and with relevant application. I highlighted several passages and copied a few quotes into my journal."" --Robert Kellogg CEO Waters Edge

Author Information

Nick Hamilton served as a chaplain for 25 years, first in the military and after retirement from the Navy, in healthcare. As the Director of Spiritual Care for Baptist Health of Central Alabama, he led a team of 11 chaplains through the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Navy chaplain, he served on an aircraft carrier on 9/11, deployed to Iraq with Marine Corps ground forces and served as a chaplain inside Guantanamo Bay detention facility. He holds a Doctor of Ministry from Gateway Seminary where he has taught courses on crisis ministry and spiritual formation. Nick is a Board-Certified Chaplain (BCC) and a Healthcare Ethics Consultant--Certified (HEC-C). He currently serves as the Director of Ethics at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. Nick and his wife Karen have three children and multiple grandchildren.

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