Author: Downtown Women's Center
Publisher: WestBow Press
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 457
Book Description
When I was released from jail, it was a pure miracle from God. I knew this was another chance, and I was not going back this time. I vowed to be a good mother to my boys and my new baby on the way. Two days after being released from jail, I moved into Haven House at Downtown Women’s Center. It was a starting point for my new life. It takes great courage to tell a personal story, especially when the tale is of addiction, hopelessness, bad choices, and eventually redemption, by the grace of God, through recovery. Everyone Is Redeemable is a daily devotional that shares inspiring personal stories of women in recovery, scripture readings, and reflective meditations that demonstrate God is always at work. In this daily devotional, broken women are provided a voice and platform to show the world they are worthy of being saved. Each month begins with a powerful story that details one woman’s experiences with addiction and her journey to recovery, followed by daily scripture readings and reflective meditations. The history of Downtown Women’s Center, founded by the late Sister Mary Virginia Clark, is evident throughout the collection, rich in spirituality and a reflection of God's continued saving grace for all who walk through the doors.
Redeemable
Author: Erwin James
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 140884933X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Born in Somerset in 1957 to itinerant Scottish parents, Erwin James lost his mother when he was seven. Shipped from home to home and subject to the whims of various caregivers after his father turned to alcohol and violence, he committed his first crime of breaking and entering when he was ten. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned increasingly violent, culminating in the terrible events for which he was jailed for life in 1984. Entering prison at 27, James struggled to come to terms with the enormity of his crimes and a future without purpose or hope. Then he met Joan, a prison psychologist, who helped him to confront the painful truth of his past, and to understand how it had shaped him from such a young age. Her sessions transformed his life. Encouraged to read and to educate himself, over the next twenty years Erwin James would go on to receive a BA in History, and become a regular columnist for the Guardian. Speaking to the very heart of the human condition, this is a book that offers no excuses – only the need to understand how we become who we become, and shows that no matter how far a person may fall, redemption is possible with the right kind of help. It is an important and timely memoir.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 140884933X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Born in Somerset in 1957 to itinerant Scottish parents, Erwin James lost his mother when he was seven. Shipped from home to home and subject to the whims of various caregivers after his father turned to alcohol and violence, he committed his first crime of breaking and entering when he was ten. His teenage and early adult years were spent drifting, and his petty crime turned increasingly violent, culminating in the terrible events for which he was jailed for life in 1984. Entering prison at 27, James struggled to come to terms with the enormity of his crimes and a future without purpose or hope. Then he met Joan, a prison psychologist, who helped him to confront the painful truth of his past, and to understand how it had shaped him from such a young age. Her sessions transformed his life. Encouraged to read and to educate himself, over the next twenty years Erwin James would go on to receive a BA in History, and become a regular columnist for the Guardian. Speaking to the very heart of the human condition, this is a book that offers no excuses – only the need to understand how we become who we become, and shows that no matter how far a person may fall, redemption is possible with the right kind of help. It is an important and timely memoir.