Doors Wide in the Ruins

In the ruins of doubt, grief, toxic ties, and weary faith, a sanctuary rises with doors flung wide open.

Doors Wide in the Ruins: Twenty Sermons from the Sanctuary That Never Closes is a raw, Christ-centered collection of 20 sermons that meet you right where you are—wrestling with questions, carrying scars, exhausted from the fight, or standing at the threshold wondering if there's still room for you.

Alex Parkview, the voice behind the bestselling Cathedral of Scars, returns with unfiltered fire: baptizing metal anthems from Ded, Five Finger Death Punch, Stone Sour, and Mötley Crüe into gospel thunder; unearthing wisdom from Dead Sea Scrolls, Nag Hammadi codices, and the wider canon; confronting toxic family bonds, people-pleasing chains, political hatred, and the scandalously simple truth of salvation.

These sermons refuse polished religion. They drag outlaw songs and buried texts into the light, set holy boundaries against devouring spirits, grant rest to warriors on fumes, and declare that mercy never complicates what the Cross already simplified.

If you've ever felt too broken for grace, too doubtful for faith, or too far gone for home—this book kicks the doors off their hinges and says: Come anyway. The Father is already running. The Light is on. Your shaky yes is enough.

Perfect for:

• Prodigals and wrestlers seeking honest faith
• Those burned by rigid religion but still Jesus-hearted
• Listeners who love raw spiritual nonfiction like Cathedral of Scars, Philip Yancey, or Nadia Bolz-Weber—with a metal edge and ancient echoes

Welcome to the ruins.
The sanctuary never closes.
Mercy moved in and left the doors wide.