Hope in the Age of Addiction
- Christian Living
- Counseling, Grief & Mental Health
- Publisher: Revell (Baker Publishing Group)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
Between alcohol, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, pornography, gambling, and eating disorders, fully 25% of the population of the United States is addicted to something. Those addictions are taking a massive physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial toll on individuals, families, and communities. The problem can feel insurmountable. But there is a solution, at once ancient and supported by the latest in neuroscientific research. With an honest assessment of the facts, yet always reaching out toward hopeful solutions, counselors Chip Dodd and Stephen James explain what addiction really is, how it works, and why it is so damaging to our hearts, souls, minds, and relationships. They then take us beyond mere coping techniques that allow us to function to the real solution--restoring our broken relationship with our Creator so that we can rediscover how to live fully the way we were created to live. Each chapter includes the personal story of a recovering addict, told from the addict's point of view. The authors also include a list of books, organizations, workshops, and treatment centers people can turn to for help along the road to lasting recovery.
Endorsements (5)
“Parenting with Heart is a radical and compelling book for parents and grandparents, who know in their heart parenting is not easy. It is foolish to believe something as important as parenting can be legislated into a few steps or principles. James and Dodd offer a map to guide your engagement with your children and the wisdom to do so humbly, even in the face of inevitable struggles. Parenting changes us all, but often it turns us more toward guilt or worry. This brilliant resource will give you a path for joy and rich relationships with your children. You (and your children) will not be the same after reading this book.”
“I trust Chip Dodd and Stephen James. I trust and value their work as counselors and teachers. More importantly, I trust them as people and as fathers themselves. These wise men are inviting us into a more sustainable way to parent the kids we love, whatever ages they may be. Chip and Stephen are showing us how to be clumsy and courageous at the same time. I will recommend this book to countless parents, and I’ll be revisiting this rich content as a dad myself.”
“Every beleaguered parent who reads this book is going to let out a massive sigh of relief. Finally, a book that is not telling them what to do and how they are not measuring up. Stephen James and Chip Dodd do a masterful job of defining God’s high calling in the life of a parent without adding to their collective sense of regret and guilt for not being ‘perfect.’ I had to laugh out loud when I read the subheading, ‘Clumsy is as good as it gets’! And all the parents said, ‘Amen!”
“a safe space for you to grow as a parent—to learn, to laugh, to be honest about your vulnerability and imperfection, and to discover. You will finish this book with more hope, more understanding, and more grace—for both your child and yourself.”
“As Stephen James and Chip Dodd so effectively articulate, parenting with heart is infinitely more wonderful—and more challenging!—than trying to control our kids’ behavior and future. While we may think having happy, successful children is the highest goal, that’s a poor substitute for raising kids who can love and learn from life on life’s terms. Stephen and Chip share vulnerably from their own parenting journeys, guiding those of us who long to embrace the adventure and freedom of being full-hearted parents. In reading this book, you will grow and be transformed, which means your children will grow and be transformed too. Don’t settle for endless striving to be a ‘perfect’ parent. Follow Stephen and Chip and be a gloriously clumsy, fabulously good-enough parent instead.”
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