Millions of people are caught in the vortex of addiction to alcohol, prescription and non-prescription drugs. It leaves confusion, despair, and broken relationships in its wake. And despite what many want to believe, chemical dependency is a silent storm quietly raging within the church. Updated with information on the latest designer drugs, including crystal meth, this powerful resource will help guide individuals, families, and churches through their darkest times.
Jeff VanVonderen
A son wrestles with his father's questions about Christianity.
Most of us believe in God's grace--in theory. But somehow we can't seem to apply it in our daily lives. We come to Him as ragamuffins--dirty, bedraggled, and beat-up. And when we sit at His feet, He smiles upon us, the chosen objects of His "furious love." Brennan Manning's now-classic meditation on grace and what it takes to access it--simple honesty--has changed thousands of lives. It will change yours, too.
Churches are meant to be safe places where spiritual leaders equip the members for the work of service. Through the subtle use of the right "spiritual" words, church members and even leaders are often manipulated or shamed into certain behaviors or performance that ensnares in legalism, guilt and begrudging service. This is spiritual abuse. This book will help you recognize and escape from spiritual manipulation and false spiritual authority within the church.
