Joanne Lindstrom

Blest Be the Tie

Fiction

“When I first began reading Blest Be the Tie, I thought, ‘I know these people.’ As I continued reading, I thought, ‘I am these people!’ White takes what is common in all of us—our frailties, shortcomings, and wounds as well as our beauty, strength, and possibilities—and weaves together stories of community. Not only do we see ourselves, but we see the possibility of redeemed relationships and hopeful community that is a taste of ‘on earth as it is in heaven.’”

The Trauma of Sexual and Domestic Violence

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Through part memoir, part theological reflection, and part call to education and action, Sharon Ellis Davis transparently offers her life story as one of hope, healing, and possibility. She shows how honoring the whole of one’s life, the gift of deep friendships, and love of family can pave the way for restoration to self, to others, and to God.”