The Hurt & the Healer - by Andrew Farley & Bart Millard (Paperback)

About the Book

Inspired by the hit song from MercyMe, this encouraging book reveals exactly how God can be the gentle healer of all our hurts.

Book Synopsis

We all experience fear, shame, loneliness, broken homes, or broken hearts. We all hurt and need true, lasting healing. The trouble, according to bestselling author Andrew Farley and Bart Millard, lead singer of MercyMe, is that we don't know where to find it.

Inspired by MercyMe's #1 hit song of the same name, The Hurt & The Healer reveals exactly how God can be the gentle healer of all our hurts. Writing from the pain they've experienced in their lives, Millard and Farley reveal how their own struggles caused them to feel they had disappointed God. Through their biblical guidance, readers will see that God wants them to be open and honest about their pain. Only then can they discover how to exchange destructive thinking patterns for God's view of them and watch as God's perfect love casts away all their fears.

From the Back Cover

Where Glory Meets Our Suffering

Fear. Shame. Loneliness. A broken home. A broken heart. We all hurt, and we all need healing. We just don't know where to find it. Inspired by the #1 Christian single "The Hurt & The Healer" from MercyMe, this book shows how Jesus can take our hearts and breathe them back to life, how "grace is ushered in for good, and all our scars are understood."

Are you ready to discover how Jesus can be the Healer of your hurts?


"I am thrilled about this eye-opening, life-changing book. Rules do not set us free, but being set free by the truth is real! It's going to be exciting to see how God uses The Hurt & The Healer in so many people's lives. I can't wait to watch it happen!"--Amy Grant, Grammy Award-winning songwriter and recording artist

"I won the Winston Cup Championship in 2000, but the next day was one of the loneliest of my life. First disappointment, then anger, and eventually depression. You name it, I've experienced it. I was excited to read this book, because there's so much here that I want to grasp. What Bart and Andrew have written will help you discover your real purpose in the midst of this broken world we all live in."--Bobby Labonte, professional NASCAR driver

"Take a journey into the real grace of God―not grace for those who are good enough but the grace for those of us who aren't. As Millard and Farley beautifully reveal, we are the people the Great Physician has come to heal."--David Gregory, New York Times bestselling author of Dinner with a Perfect Stranger


Bart Millard is the lead singer of the award-winning band MercyMe. With a double platinum album, four gold albums, thirteen consecutive top five singles on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, eight Dove awards, and numerous Grammy nominations, MercyMe continues to speak to people around the world of God's love, forgiveness, and healing.

Andrew Farley is the lead pastor of Ecclesia (ChurchWithoutReligion.com) and the bestselling author of The Naked Gospel, God without Religion, and Heaven Is Now. Andrew's writings have been featured by national news outlets such as PBS, ABC, and FOX. Visit AndrewFarley.org to get free downloads and find out more about his bestselling books.

About the Author

Bart Millard is the lead singer of the award-winning band MercyMe. With a double platinum album, four gold albums, thirteen consecutive top five singles on the Billboard Christian Songs chart, eight Dove awards, and numerous Grammy nominations, MercyMe continues to speak to people around the world of God's love, forgiveness, and healing. Their platinum song "I Can Only Imagine" is the most sold Christian song ever. The Hurt & The Healer will be promoted on their Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 tours in front of hundreds of thousands of fans.

Andrew Farley is the bestselling author of The Naked Gospel, God without Religion, Heaven Is Now, and Operation Screwtape. He is also a linguistics professor at Texas Tech University and pastor of Ecclesia Bible Church. Andrew's writings have been featured by national news outlets such as PBS, ABC, and FOX. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter (@DrAndrewFarley). Visit AndrewFarley.org to watch videos, get free downloads, and find out more about Andrew's bestselling books.