Three deaths in three years. His mother. His best friend. And now, his two-year-old daughter. In this moving story a Christian author goes to a retreat center to grieve and face the hard questions about God that he is asking in the wake of these losses.If you have ever felt alone, betrayed, abandonedif you have found yourself asking God whythis novel may be a source of hope. And if you have ever wondered what heaven is like, this book provides a beautiful vision. Room of Marvels is a masterful, dream-like tale that speaks to the eternal in the midst of our most painful earthly losses.This expanded edition of the beloved book has a new afterword from James Bryan Smith and a discussion guide for group use.Finding your room of marvels will give you reason to live. Again.

Dallas Willard (1935-2013) was a renowned teacher, acclaimed writer, and one of our most brilliant Christian thinkers. His books include The Divine Conspiracy (Christianity Today Book of the Year in 1998), The Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, Renovation of the Heart, and others.James Bryan Smith is the author of The Good and Beautiful God, The Magnificent Story, and a number of other books. He serves as the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation at Friends University. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith serves as a teaching pastor at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita, Kansas.

Foreword
Chapters 1-20
Epilogue
Afterword
Acknowledgments
Study and Discussion Guide