Basyle Tchividjian

The Long Journey Home

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“It is no secret that the darkness and horrors of sexual abuse are all too prevalent within the Christian community. Tragically, for too many years the Church has responded to such darkness with silence. As a result, this darkness has spread and left a broad trail of destruction along its way . . . the destruction of individual lives, families, church communities, and the glorious witness of Christ. Through this great tragedy, we must be reminded that all is not hopeless and lost. There is hope, much hope, because we worship the God of truth and light who is moving in mighty ways by demonstrating love to those who knew no love, hope to those who had no hope, and the power of His Gospel to those who had only associated the Gospel with abuse and pain. Dr. Schmutzer's new collaborative book, The Long Journey Home, will undoubtedly be one way God uses to demonstrate such Gospel-centered hope to so many inside and outside of His Church who have been effected by abuse. Written by a collection of experts who have spent entire careers addressing and confronting the various facets of this sin, The Long Journey Home is the most comprehensive and well informed book on this subject from a Gospel-centered perspective. As one who spends his days laboring alongside the Christian community in addressing the issue of abuse, I am greatly encouraged by the depth and spirit that fill the pages of The Long Journey Home. This book should be required reading for all Christian leaders and anyone else whose life has been impacted by the horrors of abuse.”