Pastor and beloved author Tyler Staton shares a personal and profound creative
devotional to draw us deeper into God’s truth and beauty.
‘Tyler Staton has given a rare gift.’ John Mark Comer, Founder & Teacher, Practicing the Way, author of Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools
‘An exquisite offering – lyrical, contemplative, playful and wise.’ Pete Greig, Founder of 24-7 Prayer International
‘Stunning exploration of poetry and prayer, both accessible and deep.’ Dr Amy Orr-Ewing, Founder of Advocate Collective
Are you ready to explore the remarkable reality of God’s beauty?
After his shocking Stage 4 cancer diagnosis, pastor and author Tyler Staton found himself cast into a
wilderness of emotion. Amid the struggle, he found strength in the familiar solaces of prayer, contemplation, and Scripture, but also through an unexpected source-writing carefully crafted poetry. Even after going into remission, this practice awakened a new appreciation in Tyler for how God uses beauty to draw us powerfully to himself.
After Amen contains inspiring chapters on the role of creativity and beauty in the Christian life, as well as a core of 50 entries which feature biblical reflection, heartfelt prayer, and a short original poem from Tyler. Focusing on Jesus’s seven signs in the gospel of John, readers will encounter their own lives with new appreciation and inspired insight, as Tyler shows how all of life, joy and suffering, is an opportunity to be formed more completely in the image of Jesus.
This exceptional book is an inspiring, provocative, and beautiful exploration of how much of our spiritual life truly happens not only with what we say during prayer, but what we live After Amen.
Reviews
After Amen is a beautiful, disarming invitation into the kind of prayer that refuses to stay confined to a moment and instead reshapes a life. With poetic depth and pastoral honesty, he guides us to see the sacred hidden in the ordinary-the front porch moments where God meets us in our interruptions, frustrations, and small awakenings. This is not a book to rush through; it's a companion for those longing to see like Jesus and live with that vision in everyday life.
"It would be remiss to categorise Tyler's brilliant book as another text to simply read when it is so much more. It's a journey to travel, it's a flavour to be savoured, it's an exploration into heart and soul. The format of After Amen allows the reader to participate, to explore and then apply. It combines deep theology with thoughtful reflection, poetic expression and then meaningful action. Ultimately it drawers those willing to take the time into the presence of God. I loved it."