Understand the Past: Remember Without Reliving
A journey through faith, philosophy, and reflection—healing the story you tell yourself so you can live forward in peace.
We can’t change what happened—but we can change what it means.
In Understand the Past, Keith Thorn invites readers to explore the art of remembering without reliving. Blending faith, philosophy, and psychology, he offers a compassionate roadmap for turning memory into wisdom. We do not remember to keep a record; we remember to see clearly.
Thorn—known for his books on redemption and renewal—draws from personal experience, relational insight, and spiritual reflection to reveal how transformation begins when we stop dragging the past into the future. Each chapter helps readers separate event from identity, lesson from wound, so that grace can do its quiet work of restoration. Read More
John R. McCastle –
What spoke to me most was your opening up about your life’s journey and coming to the understanding that faith is from the inside out, doesn’t fix mistakes; but provides hope for the future.
Julia Ann McFarland –
Keith Thorn’s book, “Faith Made Real,” is an honest and transparent account of how God grows our faith in unexpected ways. As a Christian for 50 + years, I’ve recently found myself in a very difficult place. I’ve been struggling with doubt and questions about God, and wondering at times if He has abandoned me. I’ve cried out to God so many times in my fear and confusion. I’ve talked to fellow Christians, read my Bible, and prayed, but still I was struggling. Somehow, in all of this, I’ve felt tiny little flickers of truth and hope that kept me going. But I still struggled with the thought that I was doing something wrong. What a gift from God to have this book literally laid in my hands! As I read the author’s words, I found myself saying, “Yes!” “Me, too!” “Oh, thank goodness, I am not alone!” The words on these pages absolutely confirmed what I’ve felt God has been telling me. Everything Keith says rings true Biblically, and I have renewed hope that my faith IS being made stronger through what I am going through. I no longer want OUT of the situation, but instead, I am asking God, “What are You teaching me?” This is a huge paradigm shift for me – from believing lies to believing truth.
If you feel lost, hopeless, discouraged, or abandoned, sit down with this book and let God speak to you through it. Thank you, Keith Thorn, for sharing your story and the wisdom that God has taught you through it! Thank you for reminding me that: faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains; when I fail and stumble, God hasn’t left me; and when my faith is weak and I can’t hold on, I don’t have to because God NEVER lets me go.