amber glow of the horizon breaks into early morning blue sky with clouds as hope comes after the hard-won truth takes hold

When Faith Frays in the Dark

~ Vaneetha Ren­dall Ris­ner, Author of Watch­ing for the Morn­ing
impressionist lantern representing hope for exhausted parents walking in the dark

You want honest companionship when faith collides with the life you didn’t choose.
Aren’t sure where to begin?

Con­sid­er the guid­ed reflec­tion designed to help iden­ti­fy your per­son­al strug­gle beneath the strug­gle.

24 pos­si­ble out­comes. Not a per­son­al­i­ty test. Per­son­al­ized excerpt from the book, prayers, and next steps.

This reflec­tion asks deep­er ques­tions than most, but it will be worth it. Set aside a few qui­et min­utes.

Where are you today?

These are some of the com­mon places peo­ple find them­selves after unex­pect­ed news.

Siege of the Soul felt like a fly on the wall of my home or heart

Consider what’s behind the struggle.

The Field Guide helps you name the thoughts, grief, and spir­i­tu­al dis­ori­en­ta­tion that often go unspoken—and gen­tly reframe them with truth that can be car­ried in real life.

Com­pre­hen­sive Prac­ti­cal

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What is Siege of the Soul?

Wicked­ly hon­est let­ters from a fic­tion­al cor­re­spon­dence between demons to expose how the ene­my exploits the hid­den val­leys of par­ent­ing after the unex­pect­ed.

Rec­og­nize the strate­gies. Name the strug­gles. Reclaim hon­est hope.


Experience the audio

Com­ing Sep­tem­ber 2026, you can car­ry Siege of the Soul in your pock­et and lis­ten in the snatch­es of time that you have.

Nar­rat­ed by the author and Dri­v­el­bane, brought from the author’s imag­i­na­tion to life by Eleven­Labs.

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