I am grateful for Anna Madsen’s ability to engage pastors and lay leaders in the important work of reflecting upon the suffering of the world in the light of the Word of God. She brings energy, scholarship, humor and personal experience in speaking with honesty about God, the good news of Christ, and the painful struggles of people. Anna listens well, brings critical reflection, offers hope and healing and leads people to exclaim OMG!—in the varied nuances of that exclamation.
Bishop Gerald Mansholt, now of the East Central Synod of Wisconsin