Each month, WaterBrook Multnomah gives readers a sneak peek into an upcoming title. See below for our most recent peek.
Sneak Peek
Archive: Hope
SNEAK PEEK: When the Hurt Runs Deep by Kay Arthur

Where will you go for help when the hurt runs deep?
Click here to download the first chapter of When the Hurt Runs Deep now.
Writing out of her own experiences of grief and triumph, Kay Arthur offers you wisdom, compassion, and hope as together you discover how God can use your pain to redeem you, not define you.
Click here to download the first chapter of When the Hurt Runs Deep now.
SNEAK PEEK: Lazarus Awakening by Joanna Weaver

No more graveclothes…no more tombs…Love is calling your name.
Click here to download the first chapter of Lazarus Awakening now.
Lazarus Awakening explores the truth that Jesus loves you apart from anything you accomplish. You may feel spiritually dead—but God is ready to breathe hope in you again. You may feel bound in the graveclothes of regret, fear, or self-condemnation—but Jesus is calling your name.
SNEAK PEEK: The Christmas Singing by Cindy Woodsmall

After Gideon coldly broke her heart, can the warmth of the season revive Mattie’s hopes?
Click here to download chapter one of The Christmas Singing.
Mattie thought her childhood sweetheart Gideon adored her until his actions proved otherwise. Three years have passed and Mattie wonders – can the beauty of this Christmas restore her faith?
Click here to download chapter one of The Christmas Singing.
NEWS: Kristen Anderson Shares Story With U.K.’s The Guardian
Multnomah author Kristen Anderson recently shared her story with a U.K. newspaper, The Guardian, telling how she survived a suicide attempt at the age of 17 . Read the rest of her story in her book, Life, In Spite of Me (Multnomah Books, 2010) and hear how God changed her life and gave her healing and hope. Kristen now shares that hope with others through her ministry, Reaching You, which works to prevent teen suicide by offering hope to those in depair. Click here to read the article.
NEWS: Kristen Anderson on BBC’s “Outlook”
Kristen Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me (Multnomah Books, 2010) was featured on BBC’s “Outlook,” a 40-million listener worldwide radio broadcast that features extraordinary personal stories. Kristen told part of the story from her book of how she survived a suicide attempt at the age of 17 and the way God brought her out of her depression and gave her a life of hope and fullness, even living with a handicap. Now, many years later, Kristen shares the hope she experienced with others.
Kristen was featured on the Friday, March 18th, 2011 episode. Listen online here.
NEWS: Kristen Anderson on “Issues in Education” – April 2, 2011
Kristen Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me (Multnomah Books, 2010) will join Bob and Geri Boyd on the nationally syndicated radio broadcast “Issues In Education” on April 2, 2011. Tune in to hear Kristen tell her incredible testimony of the overwhelming grace of God that rescued her from depression and a suicide attempt at the age of 17 to bring her a life of hope and fullness even living with a handicap. Now, many years later, Kristen shares the hope and healing she experienced with others.
Click here to find a station and broadcast time in your area and tune in on April 2.
After April 2, click here to find the audio of the archived program online.
NEWS: Kristen Anderson on “Live the Promise with Susie Larson”
Kristen Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, will be featured on “Live the Promise with Susie Larson” (KTIS / Faith Radio Network) on Wednesday, Feb 2: tune in here to listen live on Feb 2 from 2:30-3 pm Central Time or afterwards find the archive here.
NEWS: Kristen Anderson on “Today’s Issues”
Kristen Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, was featured on the nationally syndicated radio program “Today’s Issues” (American Family Radio Network) on Monday, Jan 24. Listen to the program here.
NEWS: Kim and Troy Meeder on Focus on the Family
Kim Meeder, author of Hope Rising, Bridge Called Hope, and co-author of Blind Hope, and Troy Meeder, author of Average Joe: God’s Extrordinary Calling to Ordinary Men (April 5, 2011) will be telling the story of Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch on Focus on the Family’s daily broadcast on February 16th and 17th, 2011. Tune in to hear powerful stories of how God has used the ranch to bring mutual healing and hope to troubled children and abused and neglected horses for 16 years.
Click here on February 16th and 17th to listen to the broadcast or find a station and air time near you.
For more about Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, click here.
NEWS: Kristen Anderson interviews on Family Talk with Dr. Dobson
Kristen Jane Anderson, author of Life, In Spite of Me, was interviewed on Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson. Listen as Kristen discusses the hope Jesus gave her after a tragic suicide attempt at age 16, and what she’s doing today.
You can listen here to Kristen’s interview, Life After Hopelessness Part One and Part Two, originally broadcast Oct 11 and 12, 2010.







