Blending medical insight with biblical wisdom, physician and pastor Matt Rehrer explores both the physical and spiritual reasons why we struggle to sleep.
Available September 21, 2026
Our struggles with sleep impact every area of life, from physical and spiritual health to emotional well-being and thinking clearly. When Sleep Won’t Come approaches sleep from both physiological and biblical angles to help us understand our bodies’ physical rhythms and needs and to show how God uses sleep and sleeplessness to reveal his grace and care. Sleep is not just a complex biological rhythm of the body but a spiritual rhythm of the soul and a divine gift that reveals our human limitations and dependence on God.
Dr. Rehrer shares his personal experiences with sleep challenges and provides readers with tools to better understand their sleep patterns, manage stress, and find rest in the God who never sleeps. With clarity and compassion, he explains how sleep works, why it often fails, and what our restless nights reveal about both our bodies and our souls.
- A holistic approach walks readers through the purposes of sleep, root causes of sleeplessness, and solutions for sleep struggles.
- Offers actionable tips for body stewardship, improving sleep habits, and creating a conducive sleep environment.
- Provides a framework for prayer and Scripture meditation to find hope and rest during sleepless nights.
Matt Rehrer, MD, is an emergency medicine physician in the San Francisco Bay Area and also serves as a pastor at NorthCreek Church. He is the author of When Sleep Won’t Come and Redeeming Memory and is a contributor to The Christian Counselor’s Medical Desk Reference. He and his wife, Kara, have three children. Learn more at mattrehrer.com or follow him on X (@matt_rehrer).
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