--- product_id: 27373021 title: "Everlasting is the Past" brand: "walter wangerin jr." price: "NZ$45" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/27373021-everlasting-is-the-past store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Everlasting is the Past **Brand:** walter wangerin jr. **Price:** NZ$45 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Everlasting is the Past by walter wangerin jr. - **How much does it cost?** NZ$45 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/27373021-everlasting-is-the-past) ## Best For - walter wangerin jr. enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted walter wangerin jr. brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Everlasting is the Past ## Images ![Everlasting is the Past - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51ZnMQiAU0L.jpg) ![Everlasting is the Past - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41roCNfyKOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Depression and hope, race relations and more hope *by L***E on Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2015* First, the outside: This book is beautiful. i have purchased several books from this publisher, and they’ve all been beautiful, but this one is especially so. The cover feels like it was printed on watercolor paper. i love it.Now, the inside: i don’t read many memoirs, but i have read enough of Wangerin’s storytelling to anticipate that i would find myself sinking into this one within a page. And i did. i read it in a single afternoon. It begins in a car with a snowstorm swirling, the driver’s heart also swirling in fear. He concludes that first chapter, “I am, of course, that young man.” It was easy for me to identify with this young man. Anyone who’s experienced a dark night of the soul will identify with his fear, his doubt, the depression that says this season is forever. The whole book is permeated by a sense of quiet melancholy, like the solitude in a car in a snowstorm, but by the end of the book that melancholy is hopeful, peaceful. i was grateful for both the melancholy and the hope.While i identified with young Wangerin’s spiritual depression, his story is made of elements as nearly unlike mine as possible. Wangerin, a white man, pastored an inner-city black church and raised two black children, and the way he talks about racism—both matter-of-fact and bewildering, scandalous and normal—was a window into a world i have never inhabited. Institutionalized racism, white privilege, and other such topics are sensitive and very timely. The news is full of police violence and church-burnings, and truly healthy, reconciling conversations are hard to start and harder to continue. We need to find new language and new hearts to address issues of race. The gentleness and honesty in this book are so helpful.This memoir invited me to not only sink into the author’s story, but to discover in the process something more of my own.———Disclosure of material connections: i support the Rabbit Room and received a free copy of this book, which i was not required to review. All opinions here are my own. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Walter Wangerin is a very fine writer. We have enjoyed his other books *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2015* Walter Wangerin is a very fine writer. We have enjoyed his other books. This tells of a pastor and writer's growth as a man and as a Christian. I found it to be inspirational and evocative of emotion. This book is a great read! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I consider Wangerin to be one of the truly great Christian authors *by R***E on Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2015* I consider Wangerin to be one of the truly great Christian authors. This delightful memoir stirs again that basic excitement of discipleship characteristic of all his work. As he nears life's end, I appreciate this beautiful recapitulation of a magnificent life that has inspired me for many years. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/27373021-everlasting-is-the-past](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/27373021-everlasting-is-the-past) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*