Wisdom in the Wound (eBook)
Author Tony Miltenberger
Product Info
In Wisdom in the Wound, Tony Miltenberger weaves together personal narrative, spiritual insight, and emotional depth to explore how life's deepest wounds can become powerful sources of growth, wisdom, and leadership. Drawing from his experiences in military deployment, the COVID-19 pandemic, and his adolescence marked by anger and struggle, Miltenberger introduces the concept of “emotional canyons”—the deep cracks formed by prolonged stress, unresolved pain, and the weight of life's hardships. This book is an invitation to confront the pain we carry, to find God in the middle of it, and to emerge with renewed purpose. Whether you see yourself as a leader or simply someone in search of healing, this book offers practical wisdom, encouragement, and the unshakable truth that your wound may be the very place where God grows your greatest gift.
Description
Some wounds are obvious—trauma, loss, betrayal. Others are more subtle, shaped by the slow accumulation of stress and disappointment. But all of them leave a mark. They shape how we lead, how we love, and how we live.
Pastor and spiritual coach Tony Miltenberger invites us to face the invisible weights we carry—not to wallow in pain, but to walk through it. With deep pastoral care and vulnerable storytelling, Tony shares how unaddressed wounds from his own life—childhood trauma, adolescent anger, and leadership burnout—formed canyons in his soul. And yet, in those very places, God began a work of healing.
This book was written for leaders—but not just pastors. If you influence others, you’re a leader. And if you’re a leader, your wounds matter.
Rooted in Scripture and redemptive insight, Wisdom in the Wound guides readers to:
- Name the wounds shaped by both the extraordinary and the mundane
- Understand how those wounds influence identity, relationships, and leadership
- Acknowledge how overwhelming it can be to face what we’ve long ignored
- Embrace the paradox that “on the other side of our wounds lies our greatest gift”
This isn’t a book about fixing yourself. It’s about discovering that God is already working in your story—turning what was meant for harm into something good.
If you’ve ever felt like your past disqualifies you, or your pain is too great to carry with faith, this book is an invitation: to walk into the canyon, to name what hurts, and to trust that God’s redemptive power is at work—even there.
