Since 1987, Craig Rennebohm has ministered to people who are homeless and struggling with mental illness. InSouls in the Hands of a Tender God, he tells the evocative stories of those who desperately need psychiatric, psychological, and spiritual support, like Mary, who surrounds herself with bulging trash bags, and Jerry, barred from every shelter and meal program in Seattle. With gentleness and grace, solid knowledge and wisdom, Rennebohm reaches out to each of them, and their stories become parables that explore mental illness and the spiritual heart of care and recovery.

UCC minister Craig Rennebohm, recipient of the Tipper Gore Award from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and numerous other recognitions, consults with organizations nationwide in establishing mental health ministries. David Paul has authored or coauthored six books and has been a National Endowment for the Humanities fellow and a Fulbright-Hays fellow. Both Rennebohm and Paul live in Seattle.

Preface	p. IX
A Note on Scriptures	p. XIII
Prologue	p. XV
The Movement of the Spirit	p. 1
At the Doorway	p. 3
Jerry's Song	p. 19
The Potter's Field	p. 29
The Life of the Soul	p. 45
Approaching Mary	p. 47
Companioning Breezy	p. 65
Creating Karl's Circle of Care	p. 87
Grace	p. 105
A Community of Tenderness	p. 127
Do You Know the Legend?	p. 129
Home, Healing, and Wholeness	p. 143
Caring for the Soul of the World	p. 165
Words Are Medicine, Too	p. 177
Epilogue	p. 193
Acknowledgments	p. 195
A Call to Healing Ministry	p. 201
Books	p. 205
Organizations	p. 207
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