* Can I break free from my eating disorder?
* Why do I struggle with such anxiety?
* Where can I go with my shame and despair?
* Does my life have to be like this?
‘I’m controlling and insecure and desperate to prove my own worth, ‘ admits Emma Scrivener, and then goes on, ‘I’m a Christian, but I don’t always feel like it.’
There are lots of how-to books out there. In terms of the practicalities of recovery, they’re brilliant. What they don’t address is the spiritual dimension. However, even when writing about ‘spiritual recovery’, the author confesses that it’s tempting to offer some sort of programme or strategy.
‘But I don’t think I’ve got one, ‘ she says. What she does offer are practical suggestions for how to apply core gospel truths to practical circumstances.
With honesty and examples from real life (including her own), Emma connects with her reader. She shows how the gospel can speak to every heart and every addiction, equipping readers with confidence in Christ’s sufficiency and the power of his Word and Spirit to bring change where change seems impossible.
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Introduction/Our timetable
PART ONE: Darkness Falls
Chapter 1: Evening
(Choices and chains)
Chapter 2: Midnight
(A Saviour who enters the darkness)
Chapter 3: The Early Hours
(A Saviour who shines)
PART TWO: Life in the Light
Chapter 4: Dawn
(Stepping into the light)
Chapter 5: Morning
(New power for old struggles)
Chapter 6: Afternoon
(Sharing the light)
Reviewing the Day
Appendix
Further Help
Over de auteur
Emma Scrivener was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, studied at Oxford University and worked in London. She speaks at national events and blogs at A New Name. Her first book, also A New Name, was shortlisted for a national award. Emma and Glen, an evangelist, live with their young daughter Ruby in Eastbourne, UK.